Douglas Smith
Chief Executive Officer at Ligado Networks LLC
Profile
Douglas Smith is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Ligado Networks LLC.
Previously, he worked as a Principal at GTE Corp., Senior Vice President-Engineering & Operations at Clearwire Corp., and Chief Technical Operations Officer & SVP at Sprint Communications LLC from 2005 to 2007.
He also served as the Vice President-National Technical Support at Nextel Corp.
from 1999 to 2005.
Mr. Smith obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and Merrimack College.
Douglas Smith active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Ligado Networks LLC
 Ligado Networks LLC Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Ligado Networks provides mobile satellite communications services. It offers custom private networks, standard based satellite IoT, value added, and MSAT satellite services. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2012-08-26 |
Former positions of Douglas Smith
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 2006-12-31 |
| Nextel Corp. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2004-12-31 |
| GTE Corp. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Clearwire Corp.
 Clearwire Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Clearwire Corp. provided fourth generation wireless broadband services. It built and operated next generation mobile broadband networks that provided mobile internet and residential Internet access services. The company was founded by Craig O. McCaw in October 2003 and was headquartered in Bellevue, WA. | Chief Operating Officer | - |
Training of Douglas Smith
| University of Pennsylvania | Undergraduate Degree |
| Merrimack College | Undergraduate Degree |
Experiences
Positions held
Connections
1st degree connections
1st degree companies
Male
Female
Members of the board
Executives
Linked companies
| Private companies | 5 |
|---|---|
Ligado Networks LLC
Ligado Networks LLC Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Ligado Networks provides mobile satellite communications services. It offers custom private networks, standard based satellite IoT, value added, and MSAT satellite services. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Reston, VA. | Communications |
Clearwire Corp.
Clearwire Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Clearwire Corp. provided fourth generation wireless broadband services. It built and operated next generation mobile broadband networks that provided mobile internet and residential Internet access services. The company was founded by Craig O. McCaw in October 2003 and was headquartered in Bellevue, WA. | Communications |
Sprint Communications LLC
 Sprint Communications LLC Major TelecommunicationsCommunications Sprint Communications LLC engages in provision of comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services. It also offers 4G wireless broadband services. The company was founded by Cleyson Brown on November 15, 1938 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.. | Communications |
| Nextel Corp. | Communications |
| GTE Corp. | Communications |
- Stock Market
- Insiders
- Douglas Smith
