Alcatel Appoints Top Telecom Scientist Glenn Estes Vice President of Network Strategy Worldwide
BusinessWire, Wednesday, December 01, 1999 at 10:02
PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 1999--Alcatel today announced the
appointment of Glenn H. Estes to the position of Vice President of
Network Strategy for Alcatel.
Glenn Estes joins Alcatel from SBC Communications, one of the
largest U.S. telecommunications companies, where he was vice
president-technology for SBC Technology Resources and chief scientist
for SBC. He was responsible for supervising the technical areas of SBC
Communications' advanced technology subsidiary and overseeing the
transfer of technology to the company's business units.
"The addition of Glenn Estes to the Alcatel team is a major plus
for Alcatel and for our customers worldwide going into the new
millennium," said Serge Tchuruk, chief executive officer, Alcatel.
"Glenn Estes is ideally suited to support Alcatel's strategic
technology and marketing initiatives, including broadband access and
optical networking, as well as accelerate our rapid U.S. market
growth."
In 1993, Glenn Estes joined Pacific Telesis Group, acquired by
SBC, in San Francisco as assistant vice president-corporate strategy.
At the same time, he was president of Telesis Technologies Laboratory,
where he built a state-of-the-art technology R&D organization. The
laboratory was responsible for launching corporate initiatives for
Internet, ADSL high speed wireline data, wireless video, electronic
commerce, integrated messaging and new IT customer care support
systems.
He started his career at Bell Telephone Laboratories, where he
was a member of the technical staff that introduced digital
technology, microprocessors, and optical fiber into transmission and
switching systems. From 1984 to 1993, he was a director for Bellcore,
the former U.S. RBOC R&D consortium, and was involved in LAN and video
technology, broadband access technologies, and ATM technology and
services.
Glenn Estes established and chaired the first U.S. standards
group for broadband technology and he authored the first U.S.
contribution to the International Telecommunications Union, proposing
the adoption of SONET. He chaired the national and international
standards group that wrote the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
protocol.
Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated
end-to-end voice and data solutions to established and new carriers,
as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees
and sales of EURO 21.3 billion ($25.0 billion), Alcatel operates in
more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on
Internet: alcatel.com
CONTACT: Press office -- Paris HQ
Niall Hickey
(33 1) 40 76 11 56
niall.hickey@alcatel.fr
or
Press office -- US
Mark Burnworth
972/519-5168
burnma@usa.alcatel.com
KEYWORD: INTERNATIONAL EUROPE
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKING MANAGEMENT
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