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Phil Wilkinson has been at the forefront of some of the most important breakthroughs in broadband communications services and the convergence of telephone, computing and video into a single network. in his current capacity as President and Chief Operating Officer of broadband Technology Innoations, LLC, Phil oversees the portfolio of patents that constitute the key enablers for ADSL systems being deployed broadband services delivered from the internet; hence enabling the "Triple Play" via the telephone network. Phil began his career at AT&T, where he worked for over 20 years, holding positions of increasing responsiblity. During his career there, he was responsible for planning the introduction of new technologies into the AT&T network, including fiber optics, which created broadband transmission in the telephone trunk network in the 1980's. As Vice President of Strategy - AT&T Network Systems, he developed AT&T's entry strategy into the Japanese market in 1988 as a member of the CEO's task force. The result was AT&T becoming the largest US network equipment supplier to NTT - Japan, deploying the first broadband ATM switch fabric. His responsibilities also included management of Bell Telephone Laboratories' Intellectual Property portfolio as a profit center, while directing $2 billion annual Bell Lab's developnment and research budgets. Subsequently, at Ditital Switch Corporation (DSC) in the mid 90's, Phil was EVP (US) and President (Denmark), Broadband - Transport and Access Products. Under his leadership, the $1 100 million a year profits. Phil received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University. | 