Atlantic-ACM explained

Atlantic-ACM
Type:Privately held company
Industry:Telecommunications industry
Founder:Judy Reed Smith
Location:Boston, Massachusetts
Key People:Dr. Judy Reed Smith, Fedor Smith
Services:Telecommunications and information technology market research and benchmarking, management consulting

Atlantic-ACM is an American research consultancy serving the telecommunications and information technology industries. The company is based in Boston and its primary focuses is on business strategy and business research for the telecommunications industry. This involves studies and reports on sizing, benchmarking and market share.[1]

The company is best-recognized for its "Excellence" awards, which are derived from its annual benchmarking studies.

History

Atlantic-ACM was founded in 1991 by Judy Reed Smith, a Harvard-educated strategist who tackled her first telecommunications industry project in 1987 and worked for such consultancies as Gray Judson Howard (offshoot of Arthur D. Little) and Mercer Management Consulting.[2] [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 and become a trusted data source in resources ranging from industry trades to the 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 later became 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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Methodology. ATLANTIC-ACM. https://web.archive.org/web/20120301075902/http://www.atlantic-acm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=9. March 1, 2012. June 7, 2018.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715080352/http://www.phoneplusmag.com/articles/profiles/6ch281112266175.html
  3. Web site: The Prepaid Press . www.prepaid-press.com . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100323220322/http://www.prepaid-press.com/news_detail.php?t=paper&id=2530 . 23 March 2010 .
  4. Web site: The 25 Most Influential People in Competitive Long Distance. Titsch. Bob Jr.. November 1997. PHONE+. Virgo Publishing. https://web.archive.org/web/20060622213007/https://www.phoneplusmag.com/articles/7b125mip.html. June 22, 2006. June 7, 2018.
  5. Web site: Seeking Telecom's Masterminds. September 1, 2000. Informa Exhibitions LLC. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307082659/http://www.channelpartnersonline.com/articles/2000/09/seeking-telecom-s-masterminds.aspx. March 7, 2016. June 7, 2018.
  6. News: 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. June 7, 2018.
  7. Web site: Fedor Smith's Blog. Smith. Fedor. xchange. Virgo Publishing, LLC. https://web.archive.org/web/20100131053721/http://www.xchangemag.com/blogs/fedor/blogdefault.aspx. January 31, 2010. June 7, 2018.
  8. Web site: Analyst Angle: Managing M2M's big data will be an all-tech-on-deck exercise. 2014-04-02. RCR Wireless News. en-US. 2019-12-17.
  9. March 4, 2009. Sprint Receives Three Domestic Wholesale Best-in-Class Awards From ATLANTIC-ACM. https://web.archive.org/web/20121114141238/http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/03/04/idUS115210+04-Mar-2009+BW20090304. Business Wire. Overland Park, Kansas. Reuters. November 14, 2012. June 7, 2018.
  10. Web site: AT&T Scores Two Atlantic-ACM Wholesale Metro Carrier Excellence Awards. October 13, 2009. AT&T. Dallas, Texas. AT&T Intellectual Property. June 7, 2018.
  11. News: Payatagool. Chris. February 12, 2008. Verizon Business Receives ATLANTIC-ACM Global Wholesale Carrier Excellence Award. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716204253/http://www.telepresenceoptions.com/2008/02/verizon_business_receives_atla/. usurped. July 16, 2011. Telepresence Options. Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Fox Business. June 7, 2018.
  12. Web site: Qwest Wholesale Earns Carrier Excellence Awards from ATLANTIC-ACM . November 21, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100408233827/http://news.qwest.com/index.php?s=43&item=42 . April 8, 2010 .

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