5. About Mark McDonald

    Mark McDonald

    Mark McDonald is the vice president of product management at Overture Networks.  With over 25 years in the telecommunications industry, Mark brings extensive experience to Overture’s product management team. Mark began his career at Bell Labs in the early days of fiber deployments, and has participated in several network evolutions including DLC’s, PON’s, Wireless Local Loop systems, and most recently the evolution of Ethernet into the carrier network. Mark was vice president of product management at Ceterus Networks (acquired by Overture), and prior to that he was vice president and general manager of the wireline product group for ADC Telecommunications Corporation. Mark has also held a number vice president-level positions for Marconi Communications (formerly Reltec Corporation), including product marketing and business development. He previously held director positions in marketing and systems engineering for DSC Communications. Earlier in his career, McDonald worked as director of product development for Rockwell International and Alcatel. He holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Oklahoma State University. Mark has two patents.

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    2. Survey Says! - Results of Carrier Ethernet SONET/SDH Displacement Survey are In

      Explore CEN Feature (May 24 2011)

      Survey Says! - Results of Carrier Ethernet SONET/SDH Displacement Survey are In ...ew days ago, just in time to share the preliminary results with the audience at TIA 2011 last week. Mark McDonald and Don MacNeil of Overture and XO Communications, respectively, led a highly interactive session. ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   XO Communications   Overture Networks   Mark Durrett

    3. Carrier Ethernet shows it’s still hot at TIA 2011 in Dallas

      Explore CEN Feature (May 19 2011)

      Carrier Ethernet shows it’s still hot at TIA 2011 in Dallas ...Ethernet in mobile backhaul and for business services, respectively. In XO communications’ session, Mark McDonald of Overture Networks (my own company) gave a first look at the results of the Overture Carrier Ethe... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Congress   NuVox   Metro Ethernet Forum

    4. Overture Networks' ISG 400 Begins Shipping to Commercial Customers

      Explore FierceTelecom (May 18 2011) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul

      ...lass performance and QoS demands while realizing greater operational efficiency. Overture Networks’ Mark McDonald, vice president, Product Management, will be a featured TIA speaker on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. He ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Research Triangle Park   XO Communications   Overture Networks

    5. Carrier Ethernet Hot Topic at TIA 2011

      Explore CEN Feature (May 12 2011)

      Carrier Ethernet Hot Topic at TIA 2011 ... Access Technologies Working Group. For example, Overtures’ vice president of product management, Mark McDonald, will speak at TIA 2011 in a session about “What Must Happen for Ethernet to Replace SONET/SDH at t... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   XO Communications   Metro Ethernet Forum   Overture Networks

    6. Carriers get ready for MPLS-TP

      Explore CEN Feature (Dec 14 2010)

      Carriers get ready for MPLS-TP ...reports that its customers are seriously considering MPLS-TP in their access networks, according to Mark McDonald, vice president of product management for Overture. “Our customers see value in MPLS-TP for end-to-... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Infonetics   Overture Networks   Mark McDonald

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