Gerlinde Bedoe

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Gerlinde Bedoe is in charge of Business Development Optical Networks at Nokia Siemens Networks.

Her previous positions include:

• Previously Strategic Marketing for broadband connectivity solutions and fixed access and value argumentation manager for broadband access and transport solutions
• Joined Siemens in 2001 as Business Development manager for optical networks
• Gerlinde started her career as research and teaching assistant at the Technical University of Munich, Institute of Technical Electronics

With about 10 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, Gerlinde has strong knowledge in various fields within telecommunications, mainly transport networks with focus on optical transmission and fixed access networks. Her focus has been within business development, marketing, sales and value based argumentation including detailed business case calculations

She started in Siemens with Business Development, value argumentation and marketing for optical networks. After that she was doing value based argumentation for broadband access and techno-economic evaluation for different 1st mile access technologies.

Until 2008, Gerlinde Bedö was heading up Broadband Access Marketing, then she was responsible for strategic marketing transport, before she joined New Business Creation team where she is responsible for Submarine Networks and dedicated customer projects.

She holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Munich.