Network X Americas
May 18-20, 2026
Irving Convention Center at Las ColinasDallas, Texas

Joe Madden
Founder and Chief Analyst at Mobile Experts
Speaker

Profile

Joe Madden founded Mobile Experts and serves as the lead analyst. Over the past 30 years, Mr. Madden has accurately predicted Digital Predistortion, Remote Radio Heads, Small Cells, 5G Fixed Wireless, as well as accurate growth forecasts for IoT, Virtual RAN, and Open RAN. He has worked as an RF engineer and managed product lines in mobile infrastructure and in handset components. He has parachuted in as an interim CEO, and returned a dying company to profits.

Joe leads the Mobile Experts team in analysis of wireless communications and Edge Computing. Education: UCLA and Stanford for Physics and Business. He says that, despite 30 years in Silicon Valley, he still obeys the laws of physics.

Agenda Sessions

  • Chair’s Welcome Address

    1:00pm
  • Panel discussion — Beyond the hype: The real economics of space-based cellular connectivity

    1:50pm
  • Panel discussion — Navigating satellite and cellular convergence

    3:35pm
  • Monetizing satellite connectivity: Unlocking value in LEO and NTN networks

    4:15pm
  • Fireside chat — Satellite IoT: How will convergence shape the future?

    4:55pm