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Dr. Kas Kalba
Raised in four countries, Kas Kalba developed an international bent early in life. After graduating from the International School of Brussels, he returned to the U.S. for college (Yale) and graduate schools (Annenberg School for Communication and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, both at the University of Pennsylvania). His first full-time job was as a staff member of the Sloan Commission on Cable Communications, after which he served on the Board of Editors of the Yale Review of Law and Social Action at Yale Law School and on graduate faculties at Harvard University (City and Regional Planning) and M.I.T. (Political Science).
Co-Founder Kalba International
Kas Kalba co-founded Kalba International in the 1970s and has led the firm through several stages of development. After building the firm’s initial government policy and licensing practice, he went on to develop market research, commercial strategy and international practices, the latter of which he continues to nurture.as the firm expands its activities to six continents and to a wider range of service offerings. Apart from organizational responsibilities his work has focused on market assessments, competitive strategy, licensing tenders and spectrum auctions, and regulatory and policy issues.
Clients Include Companies, Investors and Governments
In the course of leading several hundred consulting and advisory engagements, Kas Kalba has assisted numerous companies and investors win operating licenses and spectrum, introduce new communications products and services that have been welcomed by consumers, enter new international markets, avoid non-productive investments, strategies and regulatory entanglements, and generate new employment and wealth. He has also helped governments develop sustainable policies and regulatory frameworks, manage effective tenders and procurements, and introduce effective ICT development strategies.
Original Telecom Research
On the research side Dr. Kalba has focused in recent years on factors that account for different levels of mobile penetration across countries, on the impacts of alternative broadband deployment approaches, and on changes in telecom sector leadership at the company and country levels. He has also authored a series of case studies on the role of unexpected events in spectrum auctions and their impact on spectrum prices. He has recently taught a course on “Globalization and Communications” at Yale and periodically lectures in academic and management education contexts.