Phil Edholm

President and Founder

PKE Consulting

http://www.pkeconsulting.com

[email protected]

 

Phil Edholm is the President and Founder of PKE Consulting. PKE consults to end users and vendors in the communications and networking markets. PKE works with our clients to deliver the value of the integration of information and interaction. Whether with Unified Communications or integration of communications and business processes, PKE has the experience and knowledge to transform your organization.

Phil Edholm has over 30 years experience in creating innovation and transformation in networking and communications. Prior to founding PKE , he was Vice President of Technology Strategy and Innovation for Avaya. In this role, he was responsible for defining vision and strategic technology and the integration of the Nortel product portfolio into Avaya. He was responsible for portfolio architecture, standards activities, and User Experience. Prior to Avaya, he was CTO/CSO for the Nortel Enterprise business for 9 years. At Nortel, he led the development of VoIP solutions and multimedia communications as well as IP transport technology. His background includes extensive LAN and data communications experience, including 13 years with Silicon Valley start-ups.

Phil is recognized as an industry leader and visionary. In 2007, he was recognized by Frost and Sullivan with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Growth, Innovation and Leadership in Telecommunications. Phil is a widely sought speaker and has been in the VoiceCon/Enterprise Connect Great Debate three times. He has been recognized by the IEEE as the originator of “Edholm’s Law of Bandwidth” as published in July 2004 IEEE Spectrum magazine and as one of the “Top 100 Voices of IP Communications" by Internet Telephony magazine. Phil was a member of the IEEE 802.3 standards committee, developed the first multi-protocol network interfaces, and was a founder of the Frame Relay Forum. Phil has 13 patents and holds a BSME/EE from Kettering University.

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I spent a few days last week at the Unify Analyst and Consultant Summit. It was a great opportunity to evaluate the progress and outlook for Unify in the Unified...
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This UCStrategies White Paper investigates the use of an external vendor unaligned Managed Services Provider as the primary service entity for the operational and maintenance services...

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Speakerphones have always been a luxury compared with handset phones, but they have a few drawbacks associated with them. Although speakerphones eliminate the need to...
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There has been much discussion about the cloud and the new economics of scale and delivery it introduces to the business communications market. In the cloud delivery...
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The team at VOSS Solutions introduced me to a case study they have done about the impact of BCOM. This is an excellent case study of how BCOM can be transformational...

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The team at VOSS Solutions introduced me to a case study they have done about the impact of BCOM. This is an excellent case study of how BCOM can be transformational...
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The functions and complexity of Unified communications have dramatically increased the challenge for operational teams. To better manage the deployment and ongoing operations of UC systems,...

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This webinar focused on one critical objective: ensuring that you are highly successful in managing your current UC environment despite its complexity. UCStrategies Expert Phil Edholm, and leading...

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Revolabs recently rolled out a set of new audio devices designed to be the next generation of small conference room and huddle room solutions. The speakerphones have...
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For UCStrategies readers in Asia, you still have a chance to attend the Real Time Web Solutions event by WebRTC World. The event starts on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
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I had the opportunity to sit down with Tony Zhao, the CEO of Agora Inc., a new Communications as a Service (CaaS) company headquartered in Palo Alto, California with an...
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Damaka is offering its UCC solution and platform as a source license for Service Providers and UC/telecomm channels that are looking for a differentiated cloud solution...
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