Philip  Solis
Practice  Director, Wireless Connectivity

As head of ABI Research’s Wireless  Connectivity research practice, Philip Solis is responsible for ABI Research’s  Wi-Fi and short-range wireless research. Phil also heads ABI Research’s 4G Research Service, which covers the 4G  market across chipsets, devices, network infrastructure, and subscribers. Phil  leverages his extensive experience covering Wi-Fi and WiMAX chipsets, GPS,  cellular modems, netbooks, MIDs, mobile consumer electronics, smartphones, and  WiMAX and LTE infrastructure to guide his view of the 4G market across the  ecosystem.

Prior to joining ABI Research, Phil worked  as a Sales Engineer in the Enterprise Solutions Group of Verizon  Communications, a role in which he provided technical sales support for ISP  partners and also designed, recommended and implemented telecommunications  network solutions.  Earlier, he held  positions as Engineering Specialist in the Network Engineering   Center, and Manager in  the Telesector Resource Group at Verizon.

Phil has been quoted and published in a  variety of industry media, including the Wall  Street Journal, New York Times, Investor’s Business Daily, BusinessWeek, EE  Times, GigaOm and WiFiNetNews, and has spoken, moderated or participated in   industry events including Wi-Fi Planet,  WCA Symposium, WCA International, WiMAX World, and GlobalComm (WiMAX  Strategies).

Phil holds a Bachelor of Engineering in  Electrical Engineering from the State University of New York at Stony Brook,  and has an MBA with a dual concentration in Marketing and Information Systems  from Pace University’s Lubin School of Business.