19. Chris Pearson of 5G Americas Shares What 5G Means for Edge Computing

Elevate the Edge

Have you ever wondered where we are in 5G deployment and if it matters for your business? In this podcast, we ask Chris Pearson, the president of 5G Americas to share insight on where we are with standards, 5G deployment , private 5G and the future of wireless.
Bio
Chris Pearson is the President of 5G Americas. In his executive role, he is responsible for the overall planning of the organization and providing management for the integration of strategy and operations in the areas of technology, marketing, public relations and regulatory affairs. As President of 5G Americas (formerly called 4G Americas), Mr. Pearson represents the organization’s Market Representation interests within the 3rd Generation Partnership Program (3GPP) organization.

Mr. Pearson led the organization from its inception in 2001 as the 3GPP family of technologies market share grew from 10 percent in 2001 to more than 90 percent in North, Central and South America. Mr. Pearson came to the organization from the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium (UWCC) where he served as Executive Vice President in charge of the strategic executive management of the global TDMA wireless technology consortium. Prior to joining the UWCC, Mr. Pearson held several senior technical and marketing positions at AT&T Wireless and GTE.

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You can find Chris at https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-pearson-602820/