#MobilityLIVE: Leveraging Your Mobile Wi-Fi Network As A Strategic Business Asset - Hotspot 2.0
Description
Diego Gastaldi, Director of Operations, Office of the CTO, Cisco.
The convergence of Wi-Fi and Cellular on mobile devices has been the catalyst for the exponential growth in mobile data and the mobilization of the Internet. As part of this new innovation cycle, we are seeing a convergence of Mobility and Big Data/Analytics that are allowing businesses and service providers to leverage their Wi-Fi networks as a business asset. This session will look at how venues are leveraging their mobile Wi-Fi networks to deliver context aware mobile experiences to consumers in their venue and optimize their business operations.
Speakers
DIEGO GASTALDI
Director of Operations in the Office of the CTO at Cisco Systems, Inc.
Originally from Argentina, over the past 20+ years Diego has been working with Service Providers in all regions: North and Latin America, Europe, Mainland and SouthEast Asia to help them address critical business problems through the use of innovative technologies. Over these years, he has held positions in the areas of Engineering, Product Management, Sales, Business Development, Strategy, Operations and General Management, leading a Business Unit with annual revenues of $500M. He has participated in multiple M&A efforts for Cisco, including a couple of recent acquisitions. He is currently responsible for driving Innovation across Business Groups in Cisco, along with key Academic Partners, and key strategic Service Providers worldwide. Along these lines, he is intimately involved with AT&T's Atlanta Foundry at Georgia Tech, where Cisco is the Host Sponsor.