John Frieslaar

Senior Consultant - Huawei Technologies (UK) CTO Office

John has accumulated twenty-six years of Telecommunications and Information’s Communications Technology experience within the global Voice and Data communications market.    John’s experience crosses several continents and includes working with various local and global service providers, such as China Telecom, DT, BT, AT&T, Sprint, Telekom SA and many more.   Much of his career has focused on working within the equipment vendor community, working for companies such as Lucent Technologies, Madge Networks, ZTE and Huawei, while developing successful partnerships with several other vendors and suppliers on major projects.

During the past 10 years John has focused his attention on identifying and qualifying new technology market directions, and on the development of cost effective yet innovative solutions for large-scale deployment.   John has spent much of his time supporting the BT 21cn network activities and on other service provider Next Generation Network projects and programs.   This focus has required John to lead and develop several, often geographically diverse teams, in providing comprehensive solutions to either internal or external customer requirements.

John continues to work towards developing an outstanding track record in both academic and professional achievement, having focused his academic development in on the areas of strategic management, marketing and technical consultancy, where he holds several degrees and has been accredited as a Chartered Marketer.

John is currently working as a Senior Consultant for the Huawei CTO office and is based in the United Kingdom.