Atlantic-ACM
| Industry | Telecommunications and information technology market research and benchmarking, management consulting |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts |
Key people | Dr. Judy Reed Smith, Fedor Smith |
ATLANTIC-ACM is a Boston-based[1] independent research consultancy serving the telecommunications and information technology industries. The firm's primary services focus on business strategy and publications the telecommunications industry's primary sizing and market share studies. The company is best-recognized for its "Excellence" awards, which are derived from annual benchmarking studies.
History and Milestones
ATLANTIC-ACM was founded in 1991 by Judy Reed Smith, a Harvard-educated strategist who tackled her first telecommunications industry project in 1987[2] and worked for such consultancies as Gray Judson Howard (offshoot of Arthur D. Little) and Mercer Management Consulting.[3]
After generating some of the competitive telecommunications industry's first sizing and share forecasts, Reed Smith was recognized as an industry influencer, based largely on the firm's research become a trusted data source in resources ranging from industry trades to The Wall Street Journal.[4] By 2000, she was recognized within the industry as a "mastermind" and her firm an industry "braintrust".[5]
In 2002, Reed Smith was the first supplier member appointed to the board of directors for the Association of Communications Enterprises (ASCENT), which is now the Internet and Competitive Networks Association (INCOMPAS).[6] In 2009, ATLANTIC-ACM president Fedor Smith became a featured columnist for xchange magazine[7] and later for RCR Wireless News.[8]
Benchmarking and Awards
The company's benchmarking research practice includes annual studies across numerous industry segments at the wholesale and retail levels. Awards derived from that research[9] are promoted by brands that win them in their public relations, marketing and investor relations activities.[10][11][12]
References
- ^ "Methodology". ATLANTIC-ACM. ATLANTIC-ACM. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ http://www.phoneplusmag.com/articles/profiles/6ch281112266175.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Prepaid Press". www.prepaid-press.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Titsch, Bob, Jr. (November 1997). "The 25 Most Influential People in Competitive Long Distance". PHONE+. Virgo Publishing. Archived from the original on June 22, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Seeking Telecom's Masterminds". Informa Exhibitions LLC. September 1, 2000. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ Business Editors (December 16, 2002). "ATLANTIC-ACM CEO Appointed to ASCENT's Board of Directors; Dr. Judy Reed Smith to Serve as Association's First Supplier Representative". Business Wire. Gale Group. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Smith, Fedor. "Fedor Smith's Blog". xchange. Virgo Publishing, LLC. Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "Analyst Angle: Managing M2M's big data will be an all-tech-on-deck exercise". RCR Wireless News. April 2, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "Sprint Receives Three Domestic Wholesale Best-in-Class Awards From ATLANTIC-ACM". Business Wire (Press release). Overland Park, Kansas. Reuters. March 4, 2009. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "AT&T Scores Two Atlantic-ACM Wholesale Metro Carrier Excellence Awards". AT&T. Dallas, Texas: AT&T Intellectual Property. October 13, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ Payatagool, Chris (February 12, 2008). "Verizon Business Receives ATLANTIC-ACM Global Wholesale Carrier Excellence Award". Telepresence Options. Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Retrieved June 7, 2018 – via Fox Business.
- ^ "Qwest Wholesale Earns Carrier Excellence Awards from ATLANTIC-ACM". Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2009.