Doug Smith

President & Chief Executive Officer @ Ligado Networks arrow icon

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  • Has over 25 years of domestic and international telecom and wireless industry experience
  • Engineered, built, and launched nationwide networks for GTE, Nextel, Sprint Nextel, and Clearwire
  • Was involved with the development and technical support of several nationwide cellular networks from the first analog networks through today's systems
  • Joined Nextel when it was a start-up and helped build the business from the ground up
  • Was responsible for the design and operation of Nextel's nationwide network consisting of more than 20,000 cells and serving more than 20 million subscribers
  • Served as Sprint's Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Operations Officer and embarked on the deployment of the company's 4G network
  • Received a Master of Science in Management of Technology from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Merrimack College

About Ligado Networks

Ligado Networks specializes in satellite communications, offering services such as satellite IoT, MSAT satellite services, and 5G mobile networks to government and enterprise customers in North America.

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