Jeff Kagan; Telecom analyst

Analysis and opinion on the changing wireless and telecom industry since the mid 1980's.

Kagan gives keynote speeches at meetings of wireless and telecom competitors, trade shows, investment groups, advertising and public relations groups, university and educational groups, and more over the past 20 years.

Where this industry came from ~ Where we are today ~ Where we are heading tomorrow

Looking at the competitive moves of wireless competitors like AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-mobile, Clearwire and the assorted smaller wireless networks. Wireline companies like AT&T, Verizon, Qwest, CenturyTel, Embarq, Time Warner Telecom and all the cable players like Comcast, Time Warner, Cox and all the assorted smaller players. Wireless handset makers like Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, LG, Sony Ericsson and so on. Smartphone makers like Apple iPhone, RIM Blackberry, Palm Pre, Samsung, HTC and the assorted other players. Equipment makers like Lucent, Nortel, Cisco and more. The assorted new companies in the wireless space like Apple and Google and more.

How is the industry changing. So many companies. So many technologies. So many ideas. So much competition. So much change so quickly. How do I market going forward. How do I remain fresh and keep on the radar. So much confusion! So much fun.

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Who is Jeff KAGAN ?

"Even though I've given hundreds of speeches from sea to shining sea, just standing at the White House podium in the press briefing room during a very special tour of the West Wing with the family was a real thrill. The Oval Office was amazing too. I want a home office like that."

Over the past twenty years Jeff Kagan has become one of the most often quoted wireless and telecom industry analysts in the industry. He has spoken at countless industry conferences, Colleges and Universities and company meetings to groups of employees, customers and investors. He focuses on the changing wireless and wire-line telecommunications business. He examines the competitive technologies and the advertising and marketing issues and strategies these companies face as they compete. This includes technology trends, customer behavior, business models, and attitudes of both the customer and the competitors.

What's hot, What's not and What's next is what Kagan has focused on over the last two decades.

Kagan is not a stock analyst, however he watches the rise and fall of competitors and technologies in the industry. He examines their history, where they are now, and where they are expected to be in the months and years ahead and why.

He offers opinion and strategic vision and advice to those looking for his insight. He offers commentary to a variety of clients, competitors, investment groups, advertising and public relations agencies and a variety of other companies and groups through teleconferences, speeches, reports and meetings.

Kagan regularly meets with and talks with the competitors, compares their strategies, products, services, competitive actions and offers comments in speeches, articles, research and in conversations with the media.

Over the last 20 years the media calls for comments to help them round out stories, and Kagan talks with them to keep his thoughts in the national conversation.

He has tracked the companies as the industry evolves, from local and long distance companies, to wireless, to internet and to television. He follows all the companies and is available to participate in their analyst relations programs.

As all industry analysts, his earnings come from a variety of sources including speaking fees, research and consulting fees from a variety of companies and organizations in the industry.

He follows the news, announcements, competitive issues and trends of the industry and offers comment, analysis and opinion to the media, to companies and at industry meetings and conferences. His comments and analysis have shown up in thousands of articles and news stories in all the major print and broadcast media including USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Business Week, Fortune, CNN, CNBC, ABC, CBS, etc.

As a nationally recognized industry analyst he is also a highly sought speaker, commentator, columnist, professional agitator and author.

Kagan has given keynote addresses and speeches at a wide variety of of corporate meetings, College and University programs and industry conferences ranging in size from a handful of senior execs to a few thousand customers, employees or conference attendees.

He is also called on by advertising and public relations agencies and many other firms who are interested in his analysis of the changing industry and marketplace, and who want to brief him on their announcements and strategies.

Kagan is a 'fee based' analyst. He gives interviews, analysis and insights to the media for free, and charges everyone else. As a "friend to all" he brings an objective, outside perspective on competitive and customer issues and trends. Mr. Kagan started his practice in 1987.

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We had great feedback from your presentation --- it's a blessing to be able to continue to "run like crazy" every morning.

Jeff Kagan is knowledgeable, engaging and incredibly insightful. His presentations and speeches over the years have been provocative, informational and impressive. He is bright, prepared and clearly one of the nation's leading experts in the field. We have used Jeff's great services for years.

Timothy S. Mescon, President, Columbus State University, Columbus GA, Georgia State University System

The students in our MBA Class of '2010 are still 'buzzing' about the insights shared regarding the global telecom industry, AT&T's position in it, and the socioeconomic trends you envision impacting global telecommunications. Specifically, the implications of your presentation on AT&T's 'wired' and 'wireless' businesses have been referenced several times in our Saturday/ Sunday Units. Additionally, based on the way you used data in your discussion, all the student teams have dramatically 'upgraded' their Term Presentations, utilizing more 'facts' and less unsupported 'opinions'.

Glad to see you have remained the foremost industry analyst in America. Your appearance in our EMBA Program remains a 'highlight' in their 20 month journey. Thanks for your time, energy, and your continued commitment to The Coles College of Business, and the Coles EMBA @ AT&T.

Larry Bell, Managing Director, Executive Education Programs, Coles Executive MBA Programs, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw GA, Georgia State University System

Jeff as a recognized telecom analyst and reflectionist has spoke several times at our Atlanta Telecom Professionals events. Jeff has a very holistic view of the cable, wireless and telecom sectors and invokes insightful thinking with historical perspective. We were always pleased at the number of people he could draw to our events.

Jeff is a natural headliner for any telecom-related forum. He can speak to diverse groups, including government policy makers, industry representatives, and regulatory attorneys. He presents the "big picture" in explaining emerging trends in the industry, and, as telecom goes through its inevitable ups and downs, he enjoys the advantage and offers the perspective of having had years of experience in the field.

Kennard B. Woods - Co-Chair, Atlanta Chapter, Federal Communications Bar Association

ATTN; REPORTERS & MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA:

Over the last twenty years I have emailed thoughts and comments on news in our changing industry. If you are in the media, and cover wireless and telecom and would like me to add you to this e-mail commentary list just send me a quick e-mail and let me know. This list is exclusively for members of the media. Send email to jeff@jeffkagan.com

Jeff Kagan, a sole practitioner operating out of his home in the Atlanta suburbs, became the single most widely quoted analyst in the telecommunications industry on the strength of his ability to turn a phrase.

"The vast majority of us are going to be using wireless phones as our main phones" says noted telecom analyst Jeff Kagan in the USA Today story.

"This isn't going to be a ripple on a pond. It's a tidal wave from a boulder," said Atlanta telecom analyst Jeff Kagan.

Jeff Kagan is quoted in media stories on the wireless and telecom and consumer electronics industry in major media nationwide and globally, hundreds of times per year, year after year, in newspapers, magazines, trade journals, television and radio.

Telecom Trends; A look at what's ahead for telecom in '07, with Jeffrey Kagan... and CNBC's David Faber. CNBC

"What man is key to press coverage of the telecommunications industry? What man's disappearance would bring telco reporting to a grinding halt? Never heard of Jeff Kagan? Well, obviously you don't read about the telecom industry. Because if you did, you'd have heard of him, all right." TheStreet.com

"One of America's most often quoted industry analysts" Kensington Group, Inc. Analyst Quotation Tracking System (TM)

"One of America's most influential industry analysts" ADWEEK's Technology Marketing Magazine, Influencers Report

"It's fair to say that Jeffrey Kagan of Atlanta is an expert on telecommunications. He wrote a book on the subject, gives interviews and speeches and keeps up with the latest trends." NEW YORK TIMES

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