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August 07, 2007
Jon Arnold / Dave Dobbin - Toronto Hydro Telecom
On this week's podcast, Jon's guest was Dave Dobbin, President of Toronto Hydro Telecom. Jon invited Dave to talk about how and why public utilities become telecom providers, and in his particular case, why they recently launched One Zone, a WiFi service serving Toronto's core downtown area.
Dave touched on several aspects of their initiatives, including some pertinent regulatory issues that explain why they focus on the business market with voice services, and do not pursue residential telephony. He also drew some parallels to the U.S. market and how the regulatory environment differs there.
Jon and Dave also discussed how their broadband infrastructure is based on fiber optics and is different from broadband over powerline. Finally, Dave shared some perspectives on One Zone, including an overview of how different types of subscribers use the service.
David Dobbin, President, Toronto Hydro Telecom Inc.
David Dobbin is responsible for leading the market growth and development of Toronto Hydro Telecom Inc., with operational responsibilities for business strategy, sales and marketing, network operations, services creation and customer care.
Dave has extensive knowledge of the telecommunications industry in Canada. In recent years, he has provided strategic counsel to carriers and large corporations both nationally and internationally on projects related to telecom network construction and optimization. He has been instrumental in assisting a large number of municipal electric utilities in Ontario enter the telecom business.
Prior to joining Toronto Hydro Telecom, Dave was the Chief Operating Officer of Telecom Ottawa Limited where he created a successful telecommunications subsidiary for Hydro Ottawa Holdings Inc. Prior to this, he served in senior level executive positions with organizations such as Hydro One Telecom and BDO Watson/Watson and Associates.
Posted at August 7, 2007 04:34 PM
