Mike Talbert

Associate Fellow at Verizon

Mike is an Associate Fellow and has been with Verizon Communications for the last 14 years. He brings 30 years of residential CPE experience, with recent focus on Wi-Fi, SON and developing a service based home architecture. Last year Mike developed the world’s first 10 Gig Modular Router that was the foundation for Verizon’s next generation in-home architecture which happened to be closely aligned with PRPL’s direction. His passion to enhance customer experience while increasing revenue and driving down OPEX. Mike has a broad hardware and software background stemming from his initial career as an electrical and computer engineer in the aerospace sector. Mike is currently the Vice President for the MoCA Alliance and sits on the Board of Directors for the Broadband Forum.