Jim Orr is a principal network architect in the wireless market development group at Fujitsu Network Communications. He has worked in the telecommunications industry for 18 years, serving in various engineering, network planning, network architecture and marketing roles in both the vendor and the carrier community. Before joining Fujitsu in November 2001, Jim increased his industry experience through progressively expanding responsibilities in network architecture and implementation with Latus Lightworks, McLeod Communications, Caprock Communications, GST Telecom and Electric Lightwave. He began his career with Northern Telecom in systems and sales engineering roles.

Jim is a widely recognized expert in wireless and optical technologies and is an active member of the WiMAX Forum. He can address the global market implications of 4G technologies on today’s wireless networks and is a much requested speaker at major conferences, for quotes in trade publications and for live radio and on camera interviews.

Jim holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University and a master’s degree in business administration from Washington State University