Al Jenkins

Board Advisor at WBA Connected Cities

Speaker

Executive level strategist/advisor of Broadband Network Implementation and Services bridging municipal broadband deployment initiatives with wireless and wireline next generation Smart City technology. SME on the assessment of real property assets and its viability for neutral host options for third party broadband providers. Al is the former Deputy Commissioner of Telecommunications Planning at NYC’s Department of IT & Telecommunications (DoITT) with extensive domestic and international experience with Telecommunications & Broadband Planning senior officials and their initiatives to implement Smart City solutions. Extensive knowledge of Federal, State and Local wireless citing and policy issues. Al possesses a BS in Architecture from the University of Maryland.

Achievements:

• Lead connected city advisory board discussions with international municipalities regarding next generation Smart City solutions and infrastructure use economics
• Managed the initiations and rollout of the nation’s largest free public WiFi network – LinkNYC
• Managed OEM’s network deployment rollouts in several international markets
• Managed major US carriers FTTP and FTTC deployments in US markets
• Expert telecom testimonies to NYC City Counsel and Technology Committees