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CQR 2007 CHAIRMAN’S AWARD
Mr. G. Keith Cambron is cited for sustained contributions in the field of network reliability, technology introduction, and leadership in the research and development of telecommunications systems.
G. KEITH CAMBRON is President and Chief Executive Officer – AT&T Labs, Inc., AT&T's applied research and development subsidiary.
Keith has a broad range of knowledge in telecommunications networks, technology, and design, and experience ranging from circuit board and software design to the implementation of large public networks. His expertise extends to the areas of switching, call processing, line and trunk signaling, SS7, VF and RF transmission, system testing, telco operations and traffic engineering, network reliability, and performance analysis. He has been involved in testing and introducing the ‘first in the US’ new technology:
first local digital switch (DMS10)
first integrated digital pair gain system
first SS7 Regional Bell Operating Company (RBOC) network
Before the recent merger with AT&T, he served as the president and CEO of SBC Laboratories, Inc. This role enabled him to bridge the innovation in the laboratories to bottom-line results for SBC companies. He has been profiled in Telephony and America's Network, and was published in Proceedings of the IEEE Community Network Conference of 1992 and 1995. He received Telephony Magazine’s Network Design and Implementation Award for Fiber in the Loop in 1995.
He received his B.S.E.E. from the University of Missouri, and his M.S. in systems management from the University of Southern California. He is a retired Commander in the United States Naval Reserve. Keith is a senior member of IEEE.
Mr. Cambron receiving the CQR 2007 Chairman's Award from Kenichi Mase in CQR 2007 Workshop, Fort Myers, Florida