Dr. Ali Amer
Senior Expert
Consultant
Saudi Telecom Company

Ali  is currently a distinguished member of the Technical staff  with Saudi Telecom Company, and worked also with Alcatel, Lucent, Telcordia,  and he’s a  recognized information and communication Technology (ICT) expert with proven track record of significant contribution and achievements. He has an experience  that extends to more than  25 Years,  . He’s well experienced with  the Fixed,  Mobile, and  Wireless technologies (PSTN, SS7, SDH, 2G, 3G, HSDPA, Wimax, and NGN), with more dedication to IP network architecture, Optical Network, Network design and architecture, Network optimization, reliability, and Interoperability.   More recently  he’s more  involved   on strategies and business development, business process reengineering & change management, and  deeply  focusing  on optimizing the use of technology in pursuit of the Telecom Operators (Telcos) business goals.

Ali’s  core  areas of expertise are Next generation Network (NGN), IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC), Strategic planning, Business planning, corporate strategies, Network Communication  design & deployment, investigation and assessment of new technology solution. He’s supporting and  advising Telcos’  top management in  studying and recommending new Technologies, Services,  consulting and executive coaching in business strategy, project management, technical due diligence  of services development, risk assessment, technology knowledge transfer, and   building ties with ICT communities. Ali holds  Master degrees from King Fahad University for Petroleum and  Minerals (Saudi Arabia), and a PhD degree from Bahrain University (Bahrain). He authored/Co-authored several  technical papers, and is a member of IEEE, Computer Society, Communication Society, the Project Management Institute, and the  Saudi  Engineering Association.