David Lewis Email & Phone Number

Canada

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 solution.

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 fixed-terrestrial and 2 GHz/AWS-4 mobile services across Canada.

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 Constellations, Media-Video Cloud & Broadcasting, Internet-of-Things (IoT), ITU & Canadian Government Regulatory and Policy expertise, Spectrum… Show more 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 Constellations, Media-Video Cloud & Broadcasting, Internet-of-Things (IoT), ITU & Canadian Government Regulatory and Policy expertise, Spectrum Applications, Spectrum Auctions, Disaster Recovery and Public Alerting.Clients include TerreStar Solutions, Eastern Arc Satellite (EAST), Iristel, Nordicity Group, Signal Hill, Xplornet, ViaSat, Telesat, Bruce Power, Canadian Cable System Alliance (CCSA), GLG Consulting, Wren House, COMMStellation, Astrapi Corp, RuralWeb. Show less

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, IoT, and Connected Cars. Delivering Tbps+ capacity at 3x better bits/$ compared to the leading UHTS GEO platforms; yet reaching high latitudes… Show more 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, IoT, and Connected Cars. Delivering Tbps+ capacity at 3x better bits/$ compared to the leading UHTS GEO platforms; yet reaching high latitudes where GEO can't at half the latency - - or global capacity at 10x better bits/$ CapEx + OpEx cost compared to LEO mega-constellations; yet having twice LEO lifetimes. CB2.0 is the only truly-global capacity solution that precisely matches capacity supply to local broadband internet demand during peak daily variations across an entire hemisphere (tripling capacity during peak evening hours). Our award-winning service can deliver lowest cost/highest efficiency growth capacity in any/all satellite spectrum bands globally in small scalable incremental CapEx investments - - with capacity launches timed precisely to match network fill and regional demand - - delivering global coverage at high look-angles including over the poles, highest efficiency and best ROI/capital. CB2.0's novel service offers many technical & economic benefits compared to GEO or LEO satellite networks - - delivering ULTRA-RELIABLE C-BAND AVAILABILITY (no rain fade), 80% lower-cost receive antennas, half the latency, and with hemispheric & high latitude reach to areas current GEO satellites can’t reach. CB2.0 was recognized by the Canadian Space Agency to pitch at InvestmentSpace 2019, Hello Tomorrow 2019 Challenge, Telecom Council Silicon Valley Innovation Showcase Class of 2018 as an "Innovator to Watch", SATELLITE 2018 selected CB2.0 for their Startup Space, and Euroconsult chose CB2.0 as a FinSpace Runner-Up during 2017 World Satellite Business Week.For more details visit www.cb2sat.com Show less

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, business plans and models RFI & RFQ.Developed Sky-Cloud; an innovative, lowest-cost superior next-generation "CDN-In-The-Sky" satellite… Show more 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, business plans and models RFI & RFQ.Developed Sky-Cloud; an innovative, lowest-cost superior next-generation "CDN-In-The-Sky" satellite TV platform to deliver DTH B2C and B2B Media content nationwide to multiple business segments (5+ revenue streams). Developing satellite IoT & M2M services and rural broadband initiatives. Show less

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' DTH/DBS TV service with future HEVC/Ultra-HD content. Obtained four (4) CRTC Licences [DTH / DBS, Wholesale, PPV & VOD] and three… Show more 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' DTH/DBS TV service with future HEVC/Ultra-HD content. Obtained four (4) CRTC Licences [DTH / DBS, Wholesale, PPV & VOD] and three (3) Industry Canada Orbital Spectrum Slot Licences. Show less

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 - jointly program managed with SES, Ciel and EchoStar. Member of Board of Directors.

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 across Canada. Co-developed Xplornet's Fixed-Wireless Broadband business plan, negotiated Motorola Canopy and Telesat/ViaSat Ka-band… Show more 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 across Canada. Co-developed Xplornet's Fixed-Wireless Broadband business plan, negotiated Motorola Canopy and Telesat/ViaSat Ka-band SurfBeam supply/reseller agreements. Negotiated/managed Barrett Xplore's founding minority shareholdings in Ciel Satellite Group. Show less

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 "multi-Revenue stream" DTH service..Launched first DTH HD service & dual-LNB dish, and obtained Ka-band Spectrum… Show more 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 "multi-Revenue stream" DTH service..Launched first DTH HD service & dual-LNB dish, and obtained Ka-band Spectrum Licence.Created Star Choice Uplink Business Plan, negotiated programmer deals/executed strategy to become Canada’s leading media content distributor (95%+ share).Developed Cable wholesale signal sales Business Plan and managed merged Star Choice & Cancom sales team; resulting in Star Choice/Cancom becoming Canada’s leading wholesale video signal provider (95%+ share) – implemented several technical migrations/upgrades. Integrated/merged and corporate administration of Star Choice & Cancom Broadcast groups through consensus & team building, and managed multi-site technical uplink & IT operations $50M+ annual CapEx budgets & technical planning as CTO of merged business. Show less

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.