Mr. Nick Hamilton-Piercy
Independent Consultant, Nick Hamilton-Piercy
Member of the Telecommunications Council
Council Member Biography
Nick Hamilton-Piercy is recently retired as a Senior Technology Advisor at Rogers Communications, a cellular wireless and cable provider/ MSO. There he was responsible for advising the corporation on broadband and video related technology directions and programs. Previously, he was the Chief Technology Officer at Rogers Cable, and was responsible for introducing the broadband industry to ringed fiber networks for metro environments, launching digital video satellite distribution, interactive television technology and high speed cable modem services. He has over 55 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Mr. Hamilton-Piercy was the Chairman of the CableLabs' Technical Advisory Committee. He is a Senior Member of the SCTE and a Life Fellow of IEEE. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2008 - Unspecified
- Independent Consultant, Nick Hamilton-Piercy
- 2002 - 2008
- Senior Technology Advisor , ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC
- 1974 - 2002
- CTO, ROGERS CABLE INC
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Nick Hamilton-Piercy
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Continued comment on WiMAX from one associated with the current roll-out of WiMAX
December 17, 2007
The Road To WiMAX | www.businessweek.com
WiMAX is another "tetherless" tool not a panacea for data/video delivery. HSDPA rather than WiMAX is better suited to true "mobile" applications.
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WiMAX is Great but a bit too late!
October 3, 2006
Goodbye Wi-Fi: wireless signals get maximized | money.cnn.com
WiMAX enables rich mobile broadband experienced but too late for cellular carriers.
EV-DO & HSDPA are expensive implementations for far less broadband capability. -
Switched Digital Video Provides Very Cost Effective Last Mile Cable Capacity
September 13, 2006
Cable Industry May Need to Spend Heavily on Broadband Upgrades | online.wsj.com
Cable Industry can achieve near limitless downstream capacity at moderate costs.
Delivering video programming has highest bandwidth demand and best provided by hybrid multicasting/unicasting
Cable data services of 20Mbps or greater can be provided today without significant Industry CAPEX -
Right on Target:Not such a grim tale for MSOs
August 25, 2006
Right on Target:CATV MSOs Have no Choice | news.glgroup.com
High bandwidth demands drive CATV MSOs to revise their network architectures.
Substantal increases in bandwidth achieved at minimal CAPEX
Within a decade broadband networks (CATV & Telco) will look essentially similar.
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GLG Study Groups with Nick Hamilton-Piercy(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 18330 |
| Telecom Infrastructure & Equipment Experts | 4070 |
| Telecommunications Council Members in Member Programs | 3785 |
| Digital Media Distribution Experts | 605 |
| Wireless Services Experts | 517 |
GLG Live Meetings with Nick Hamilton-Piercy(?)
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