Alan Dicicco Email Address

Solutions Marketing Senior Director

Platforms that Connect the World

I analyze, design, present, and market solutions for network operators. I make difficult things easy to understand, teaching sales teams to comprehend what they are selling and engineers to see the context and problems their technology is solving. I’m a one-to-many team player, supporting people and teams trying to solve hard problems. My background is very technical. I moved from Engineering to Product Management to Marketing because I enjoy working with people, solving practical problems, and bringing new ideas back into the development team. I’ve worked on teams that built and operated interplanetary spacecraft and enterprise software platforms, and now help operators build networks that are more efficient and generate ROI more quickly than the status quo. I’m always thinking about the big picture; the implications of each decision; the unexpected consequences that should have been expected if only we had thought it through earlier. I ask a lot of questions so that I can genuinely offer help and support, not just help sell something. I look at every proposition from all angles and seek knowledge and fact upon which to present value to those gracious enough to invite me to meet with them.Currently, I am a solutions marketing architect and product management professional adept in next generation broadband access, carrier Ethernet, and business solutions. An insightful problem-solver who drives innovative solutions that disrupt incumbency and enable strategic account insertion. Specific areas of expertise-Telecom access systems and networks, and their evolution into SDN architectures-NG-PON2, XGS-PON, 10G EPON, 2.5Gbps GPON fiber networks-Carrier Ethernet / Switched Ethernet Services, SD-WAN network virtualization-Next Generation Central Office strategies; ON.Lab CORD project, BBF Cloud CO-5G fixed wireless access, point-to-multipoint solutions