LYA Team

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

Mr. Yates has been Co-President of LEMAY-YATES ASSOCIATES INC. since its inception in 1993 and has over 30 years of experience in the telecom industry. Mr. Yates is an expert in spectrum auctions, licensing, telecom and licensing policy and regulation, business case development, wireless and network technologies, strategic marketing and product management, market and demand forecasting, segmentation analysis, and enterprise valuation.

In the wireless arena, Mr. Yates has been instrumental in development of in-depth business cases including network models driving spectrum usage based on subscriber demand characteristics. He has worked closely with clients on assessment of competitive entry opportunities, forecasting of spectrum demand, and in development of policy proposals in public consultations. He has participated in many licensing processes, developed auction strategy, bidding tactics, including game analysis, valued licenses and assessed the financial viability of mobile and fixed wireless services.

Mr. Yates has often been called upon to support clients via expert testimony in regulatory proceedings and public consultations. Testimony has been focused on industry competitive structure, spectrum licensing, technologies and deployment in various fixed and mobile bands, auction policy and framework rules, foreign ownership, broadband network evolution, interconnection, cost structures and business economics.

Mr. Yates has contributed to LYA’s published Reports and has provided many customized analyses to clients. Mr. Yates was the primary author of LYA’s report “International Review of Mobile Spectrum Pricing, Licensing and the Economic Crisis” published in September 2009 and of “Mobile Applications, Apps and Smartphones in Canada”, published in June 2010.

Mr. Yates holds a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering (1979) and a Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering – Management Science/Operations Research (1983), both from the University of Toronto. He completed Concordia University’s Executive MBA Program in Montreal in 1992. Mr. Yates is a Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Quebec (Canada) and has a Certificate of Competency in French from McGill University. Prior to embarking on a career as a consultant, Mr. Yates spent 10 years with Bell Canada and Nortel Networks in engineering, product management and marketing roles.

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