Brian Partridge

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Brian Partridge

Vice President, Yankee Group

Brian Partridge is vice president of Yankee Group’s Network Research group with expertise in carrier network infrastructure and service delivery solutions. Partridge focuses on the challenges that network operators face as multimedia services migrate to packet-based networks. Specifically, he examines market drivers, vendor/operator strategies and new business models driving investment in next-generation service delivery architectures, including NGN, IMS and SDP.

Prior to joining Yankee Group, Partridge served as senior director of marketing and business development at ReefEdge Networks, a leading vendor of wireless security and management systems. Before ReefEdge, Partridge was the worldwide director of industry analyst relations at 3Com Corp.  Before 3Com, Partridge held a number of sales support and product marketing roles at Enterasys Networks, a Tier 1 enterprise networking vendor.

Partridge holds a B.S. degree in business administration from the University of New Hampshire and an M.B.A. degree from Plymouth State University.

Co-Moderator:
Security and Policy Management in 4G Customer Experience
- Creating the Network of the Future

Date: Monday, Oct. 24
Time:  1:20 PM

Moderator:
Policy Management Solutions
Date: Monday, Oct. 24
Time:  2:10 PM

Moderator:
Cloud Services Interconnection
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 25
Time:  2:40 PM

Track Chair:  4G Technologies
Date:  Wednesday, Oct 26