Ben Piper, Director of Broadband Networking Strategies, has over ten years experience in market development, research and consulting in the Information Technology and Telecommunications sectors. His experience spans the globe, and includes substantial background in the Asia Pacific market. Mr. Piper has worked with clients including NTT, Sony, China Unicom, Korea Telecom, NEC, IBM, Hewlett Packard, Mitsubishi, Cox, Huawei, and Nokia, among others. As BNS Director, his focus is on the intersection of consumer broadband and digital TV access (including DSL, cable, satellite networks and wireless) and residential content distribution. In addition, he covers Service Provider strategy, enabling technology, and consumer adoption trends and forecasts. In 2003-2004, Mr. Piper authored two of the earliest syndicated research reports predicting the emergence, growth, and business models of WiFi hotspots in North America and Asia. Prior professional experience includes roles at InCode Advisors, International Planning & Research, Lucent Technologies and Forrester Research. Mr. Piper holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of International Management, a BA from Tulane University, as well as certificates from Université de Paris-Sorbonne and Institut d Etudes Politiques de Paris. He is proficient in both French and Japanese.