Arif Hussain Email & Phone Number

Mckinney, Tx, Us

Founder and Principal Consultant/ Advisor SourceOne Knowledge Solutions, LLC. SourceOne provides market information, analysis and intelligence for companies in the dynamic and rapidly moving telecommunications sector. We combine in-depth market research with experienced and perceptive analysis, aiming to deliver market based intelligence, insight and leading knowledge based solutions with a strategic perspective, customized to suit the needs of individual clients in key areas such as 4G LTE, 5G, Edge Computing, Data Center, SaaS, CaaS, Fiber networks, telecom towers, access & core networks as well as digital infrastructure. SourceOne is committed to empowering our clients with valuable global perspectives on the current state of the market, its future direction and the big picture, enabling measurably more accurate and timely investment decision-making.Current Engagements: 5G Access Infrastructure, Concierge Medicine Start-up, Cyber Security start-up, 5G RAN, IT Services Start-up, SMB M&A Advisory

Saujana Resort, Section U2, Selangor, My

Founded telecom infrastructure company acquired by edotco and appointed to lead team of 250+ to launch and rapidly scale business, closing USD 250m+ multi-year customer agreements for 4G / 5G Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutions and Energy as a Service (EaaS) requiring stringent SLA compliant O&M for maximum uptime and performance with demanding multi-national mobile carriers including Telenor, Veon, China Mobile and Etisalat. Build and grow a winning team culture to invest, manage and deliver returns on substantial shareholder investment through effective deployment of capital for M&A and capex to build new sites. Directed USD 150m+ capex investment for organic and inorganic growth, delivering over 6k tower assets while obtaining regulatory and technical design approvals as well as establishing new commercial market model. Successfully led USD 100m M&A closing and operational integration through pivotal role with Malaysian investor in selection of Board of Directors, multi-year strategic business growth plans as well as establishing optimal capital structure, leveraging available debt and equity options.

Karachi, Pk

Lead team of 200+ communications professional planning and managing end-to-end Enterprise and Carrier IT services portfolio built on 15,000+ Km of 100% optical fiber metro plus long-haul network offering NaaS and IaaS services as well as Data Center offering CaaS and SaaS services. Drove creation and upkeep of annual sales plan, budgets, 3-year Business Plan and Quarterly Business Reviews with capex investment for additional 5,000+ Kms route miles of fiber. Delivered 5-year CAGR of 25%+ for top-line revenue and contribution margin by achieving aggressive business scale, implementing process driven CRM and ERP operational platforms with wide organizational impact including Sales & Marketing, M&A, Business Intelligence, Product Management, New Product Introduction, Program Management, and Business Operations. Consistently rated #1 infostructure provider, supporting an extensive local and global customer base on best-in-class nationwide data network.

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Established Lucent’s Emerging Markets presence including developing new customer relationships, delivering aggressive revenue targets and achieving sustainable competitive advantage. Program managed successful service launch to grow subscriber base closely coordinating deployment teams, service testing and marketing for nationwide service. Customer consultant on several Business Transformation initiatives ranging from Marketing & Sales, Enterprise Solutions, New Product Introduction, Customer Care/ Service and Customer Satisfaction. Key results supported include competitor displacement, delivering USD $15m revenue, successfully negotiating contract up-scopes and developing new revenue opportunities.

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Leadership of Lucent Global Market Research team, with direct accountability for primary and secondary Market Research Projects covering Global Mobility/ Cellular Markets. Drove business plan decision-making for emerging/ developing market trends and in-house Subject Matter Experts for market/ competitor position, market segmentation, statistical trend comparisons, and market share outlook. Successfully managed $10m+ Mobility market research budget, with close external vendor management to deliver multiple key strategic primary research project on time and under budget.

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Lead development of comprehensive 3-year Strategic Sales plan for Mobility Business Unit, understanding customer and market requirements and identifying key sales opportunities. Drove key Sales Initiatives with Customer Account Teams through provision of market collateral and direct customer presentations/ interface. Supported sales teams in exceeding revenue target of $3.5b through close teaming with Product Unit to prioritize and resolve revenue recognition and customer delivery/ implementation issues.

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Build and lead Technical Marketing and Business Development team to support EMEA Business Development for Lucent Mobility Segment. Develop sales funnel with key customers in EMEA, including setting the sales strategy, leading bid response and negotiating contract terms and pricing. Regular public speaking engagements at leading industry forums to raise visibility of solutions offer, leveraging key Bell Labs technology leadership and value proposition. Also led Mobile Content team with skills including Strategy, Architecture and Implementation to create competitive advantage for offer, understanding customer opportunities and building best-of-breed regional Mobile Internet partner portfolio. Delivered innovative, leading-edge applications & content for end-users through product evaluation, prototype development, field testing and negotiating exclusive rights contracts resulting in first successful customer market trial.

Bs, Electronics Engineering

Mba, Marketing & International Finance

Bachelor'S, B2B Sales