David Lewis Email & Phone Number

San Carlos, California, United States

Montreal, Canada Area

Montreal, Canada Area

Executive responsibility for MSS satellite services strategy, operations and regulatory. Managing partner relationships with Hughes Network Services, Telesat, Xplornet, EchoStar and DISH Network. Developing the next generation service roadmap and satellite platforms, and the 5G-NTN roadmap for a 'Flying Base Station' Direct-Satellite to Everyday Device.

Montreal, Canada Area

Relaunching Mobile-Satellite Service across Canada in early 2020, with updated gateway and portable terminal equipment. TerreStar Solutions Inc is the Canadian licence-holder and operator of Mobile-Satellite Service (MSS) and Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) spectrum; operating/utilizing the Echo T-1 S-band/Ku-band MSS satellite, and towers to provide.

Toronto, Canada Area

ADVISOR / CONSULTING ASSISTING CLIENTS IN STRATEGY, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & GROWTH:Broadband, Satellite, Spectrum, Telecom / Media / Technology market analysis, due diligence, business development and technical solutions; including Technology and/or Business Development, Fixed Wireless & Satellite Broadband ISP, MSS + Mobile Satcom, LEO/MEO/IEO.

Waterloo Region - Ontario Canada

DEVELOPING THE MOST EFFICIENT/BEST PERFORMING GLOBAL BROADBAND SATELLITE PLATFORM. CB2.0's IMHO=BEST [Inclined Medium-earth Hemisphere-wide Orbit = Best Economics Satellite Technology] mini-constellations provide cheaper/faster/better global broadband internet solutions globally (with as few as 6-9 satellites, 2 launches) for Consumers, Enterprise, 5G.

Ottawa, Canada Area

REGULATORY POLICY DEVELOPMENT - INDUSTRY ADVOCATE & CONSENSUS BUILDER:Chair of Aerospace Industry Association representing Canadian Satellite operators/licence holders and Aerospace manufacturers & service providers. Advancing and promoting common interests on regulatory, policy, and business issues. Member Radio Advisory Board of Canada (RABC).

Ottawa And Toronto Canada Area

DEVELOPING NEW SPECTRUM OPPORTUNITIES:Regulatory strategy and preparation of Industry Canada Applications for Orbital Spectrum Licenses. Reviewing ITU filings, developing strategy for new filings, targeting and negotiating with partner(s) and suppliers, writing compliant applications, designing services, satellite technical designs, market strategy.

DEVELOPING A SUPERIOR DISRUPTIVE NATIONAL TV & ON-DEMAND 4K-HD PLATFORMBusiness Development including business plan & financial models, market assessment & forecasts, strategic partner & financing presentations and negotiations, vendor negotiations.Developed an innovative Business designed to deliver"Canada's Best TV Entertainment"​ - a 'next-generation'.

Toronto, Canada Area

ADVISING A GROUNDBREAKING LEO CONSTELLATION (the basis for the OneWeb Constellation)Advisory Board of broadband LEO Constellation operator/manufacturer during start-up, spectrum licensing & technology/business development...See company website at: http://www.commstellation.com/about/index.html

PARTNERING WITH SES & OMERS / BOREALIS INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACQUIRE/DEVELOP SPECTRUM LICENSES - BUILT NEW DBS PLATFORM FOR DISH NETWORKJoint Venture Partner with SES to introduce satellite operator competition - obtained 8 Orbital Spectrum Licences. Sold and launched a high-power Spot-beam DBS satellite program for EchoStar built by Thales Alenia Space.

CO-FOUND & DEVELOP PARTNERSHIP AND INITIAL ORBITAL SPECTRUM LICENCEFounding Executive and minority shareholder - partnering with SES and OMERS-Borealis to apply for Canadian Orbital Spectrum Licences.

INITIAL STRATEGY, BUSINESS PLAN AND LAUNCH OF A NATIONAL RURAL BROADBAND SERVICECo-founder of LinCsat, a HughesNet DirecWay reseller - Canada's first consumer VSAT broadband ISP - later acquired by Barrett Xplore and rebranded Xplornet. Xplornet is Canada's leading Rural Broadband Satellite and Fixed Wireless ISP for residential and SOHO-SME customers.

RAPID GROWTH & MERGER OF LEADING DBS AND MEDIA CONTENT DISTRIBUTORCanada's leading DTH satellite TV and content distribution platform & HITS provider. Assisted in initial development, launch and rapid growth of SRDU Uplink as President HomeStar. Merged and managed Cancom and Star Choice - Canada's leading Cable wholesale signal business and only profitable.

GROUNDBREAKING FIRST ENTRANT DTH & MEDIA CONTENT SERVICE IN CANADA/US Founding executive and operating managing executive of Canada's first operating DTH company. Developed plan and successfully obtained CRTC licences - launched a new national DTH service,

Tee-Comm was founding partner in ExpressVu with Bell. Launched ExpressVu DTH in Canada and AlphaStar DBS in US market and Puerto Rico. Tee-Comm was a manufacturer of DVB Set-Top Boxes and a Master Distributor for many satellite TV product manufacturers.

International Sales of Digital Video Compression MPEG-2 & DVB systems to DBS, DTH, Broadcast and Educational TV markets - US and Canada.

Successfully sold and introduced first Digital Video Compression (Digital TV) services in Canada.

Sold a wide variety of RF & Microwave components and sub-systems and computer software design systems to telecom, satellite, military and scientific research markets. Consultative selling increased sales three-fold per year.

Project managed first satellite delivered voice communication across Canada's Arctic to remote communities.