01 - 02 October, 2024
FYCMA, Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions
Málaga, Spain
Events
James Watt
Nokia, President for the Optical Networks
About the Speaker
James Watt is President for the Optical Networks at Nokia.
Prior to this, James was the Vice President and General Manager for the Services Business Unit of IP/Optical Networks at Nokia, Chief Operating Officer of IP/Optical Networks at Nokia (and its predecessor in Alcatel-Lucent), President of the Optics Business Line in Alcatel-Lucent and Chief Technology Officer of the Carrier Product Group at Alcatel-Lucent.
Until 2008, James held the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Alcatel-Lucent’s IP Business Division and had previously held the role of Vice President Network Strategy for Alcatel,
James joined Alcatel in 2000 as Chief Technology Officer of the Carrier Internetworking Division through the acquisition of Newbridge Networks, where he was Assistant Vice President, Access and Network Management Strategy. During his 14 years with Newbridge, James held a variety of positions within the research & development, product management and marketing organizations.
James holds multiple patents, primarily in the areas of traffic management and Internet Protocol. He received a B.SC. in Electrical Engineering from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario in 1986.
