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Ben Cardwell

Ben Cardwell is the senior vice president and segment lead for CommScope’s Connectivity Solutions and Mobility Solutions businesses. He is responsible for leading the global business units that develop innovative wireline and wireless solutions for use in service provider and business enterprise networks around the world. Prior to his current role, Mr. Cardwell was senior vice president of sales and marketing, and was senior vice president of global wireless sales, responsible for leading all CommScope customer-facing activities for the wireless group globally. 

A 25-year veteran of the telecommunications industry, Mr. Cardwell also served as vice president of wireless sales for CommScope Asia Pacific, where he worked closely with US and Asia Pacific service providers in developing and deploying radio frequency and data communications infrastructure for voice and data services over mobile networks. Prior to joining CommScope, Mr. Cardwell served in various leadership positions in research and development, product management, systems engineering, and field sales with UTStarcom, Ericsson, and 3Com.

Mr. Cardwell graduated from Davidson College in North Carolina with a bachelor of science degree in physics. He holds an MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University.

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January 11, 2021

What will the future hold for building and campus networks?

The Covid-19 pandemic’s impact has been felt in every area of life, and it has brought new changes to venues and campuses struggling to stay relevant in a time of mass isolation. In this blog, Ben Cardwell looks at some key trends impacting building and campus networks that we expect to see in 2021.

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January 07, 2020

2020 is all about bandwidth, edge devices and PoE

With the introduction of Wi-Fi 6, spectrum sharing, and the continued rollout of 5G networks, 2020 will offer consumers and businesses a wide range of connectivity options. In this blog, Ben Cardwell highlights how new standards, products and services will drive the demand for more bandwidth and more power over ethernet for edge devices across a wide range of connected spaces.

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December 23, 2019

A Look Back at 2019: The 5G Future Begins Now

As we say good-bye to 2019, we look back at some of our most shared blogs of the year. 5G networks promise to make new vertical markets more accessible and the possibilities are endless. In this blog, Ben Cardwell explains some of the major trends driving 5G innovation today.

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April 19, 2019

The connectivity world is wide open

The network connectivity industry is expanding and growing. Now that CommScope acquired ARRIS, more opportunities have opened up. In this video blog, Ben Cardwell expands upon what he expects from the new CommScope.

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January 08, 2019

The 5G Future Begins Now

5G networks promise to make new vertical markets more accessible and the possibilities are endless. This year, we will see the first glimpses of 5G. In this blog, Ben Cardwell explains some of the major trends driving 5G innovation today.

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March 07, 2018

Remembering Alexander Graham Bell

On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his revolutionary new device—the telephone. Since then, telephony has evolved in ways even this great thinker could not have imagined. Mobile technology dominates the telecom industry today. From Mobile World Congress 2018, Ben Cardwell gives an update about CommScope’s latest wireless innovations.

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January 08, 2018

A Time for Pragmatism: Wireless Industry Trends in 2018

In the wireless industry, 2018 will be a time for pragmatism, a time to get down to what’s really possible. Ben Cardwell expects this year will be a productive time when we really start sorting out what’s possible for 5G from the hype. Densification, virtualization, optimization and simplification of networks will continue to be at the forefront of operator goals for the coming year. See more of the mobility trends that Ben foresees in this blog post.

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January 09, 2017

Cellular Networks in 2017: More of the Same in the Midst of Change

The trends that defined the wireless network industry in 2016 are all still in play in 2017, says Ben Cardwell. While that might sound like more of the same, it can also be thought of as a prelude to 5G. Now is the time when mobile network operators are laying the groundwork for the future while monetizing and managing their investments from the past. See today’s blog post for more information.

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January 04, 2016

The 3 Major Trends for Outdoor Cell Sites in 2016

The wireless industry is currently in the middle of the 4G technology cycle. The industry is also in the midst of the evolving to the next generation of virtualized wireless networks. The 5G vision is blurry, but there are three primary trends for the evolution of the outdoor radio access network: densification, virtualization and optimization. Ben Cardwell explains these trends in today’s blog post.

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