Tom Jasny
Tom Jasny, VP, Wireless & Broadband Network Systems, joined Samsung Telecommunications in April 2005, to lead Samsung’s Wireless and Broadband Networks efforts in the US.
He has 26 years of technology experience, including wireline, broadband, and wireless infrastructure and device business. Jasny recently led Samsung’s efforts to support the Sprint Network Vision project, resulting in Samsung’s selection as a supplier for Sprint’s national network upgrade. He has also been involved in LTE new business development in the US. Previously, he led Samsung’s Mobile WiMAX effort in the US, resulting in Samsung’s selection as primary supplier for the Sprint/Clearwire 4G network. Jasny also helped launch multiple new products in the US, including Samsung’s industry-first CDMA femtocell product with Sprint and Verizon. For the past two years, Jasny has led Convergence Business Development activities, an initiative to connect, share content, and share user experience across Samsung’s consumer electronics and telecommunications device portfolio.
Jasny has held various positions within Nortel Networks, Siemens, and VocalData, a Tekelec company. He came to Samsung from VocalData, a provider of hosted Internet Protocol (IP) telephony applications, delivering advanced telecom services and applications to business and residential customers.
Jasny has been in key leadership roles since 1993 when he assumed VP responsibilities for Nortel Sales and Customer Services organization, designing and building a total sales organization including customer and supplier contracts, marketing operations, program management, installation and field service. In 1995 he assumed the role of VP, Sales and Service for Siemens Wireless Terminals. For the next three years Jasny led an organization that sold GSM and CDMA handsets to North American and Asian operators.
In 1998 Jasny was recruited back to Nortel where he assumed P&L responsibility for all Nortel product and account activities for the Sprint PCS national network. In 1999, he assumed P&L responsibility for all Nortel product lines sold to the major national and regional emerging wireless carriers.
Jasny has an MBA from Vanderbilt University and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a Board member of the Open Patent Alliance, a recent member of the Board of Directors of WCAI and is a former Board Member of the Heard Museum and the Boys and Girls Clubs.
Session: One Step Ahead – Samsung’s Commercial LTE Innovation
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 26
Time: 10:30 AM
