LYA Team

Robert K. Yates, BASc., M.Eng., MBA

Mr. Yates has been Co-President of LEMAY-YATES ASSOCIATES INC. since its inception in 1993 and has over 25 years of experience in the telecom industry. Mr. Yates is an expert in market forecasting and segmentation analysis, business case development, network technologies and enterprise valuation.

Mr. Yates has often been called upon to support clients via expert testimony in regulatory or other public proceedings. Testimony has been focused on industry competitive structure, foreign ownership policy, broadband network evolution, interconnection, cost structures and business economics.

In the wireless arena, Mr. Yates has been instrumental in development of in-depth business cases working closely with clients to assess competitive entry, auction strategy, license valuation and financial viability for mobile and fixed services, and combinations thereof.

Mr. Yates has contributed to LYA’s published Reports and has provided many customised analyses and market forecasts to private clients.

Mr. Yates holds a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering (1979) and a Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering – Specialisation in Management Science/Operations Research (1983), both from the University of Toronto. He completed his MBA in Concordia University’s Executive Program in Montreal in 1992. Prior to embarking on a career as a consultant, Mr. Yates spent 10 years with Bell Canada and Nortel Networks.

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