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Mr. Lawrence is an independent telecom/technology/energy research analyst and marketing advisor in China with over fourteen years of experience in international high-tech industries.

Mr. Lawrence is a Canadian citizen, married with a wife (from Beijing) and son. He has spent nearly five years in China. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Science & Technology Studies from the University of Toronto. Mr. Lawrence has also studied product development and telecommunications management at York and Ryerson Universities in Toronto, Canada

iSuppli China & U.S.
Since April 2006, provides confidential advisory, analysis, training, market intelligence and quality control services for iSuppli's research on the semiconductor, telecom and consumer electronics industries in China including network operators, component suppliers, OEMs, ODMs and EMS companies.
Advisor/Editor for iSuppli’s China Research Services team of market analysts including iSuppli’s China Market Watch monthly newsletter, plus multi-client reports and presentations

Additional China and North American Experience
Former Director of International Marketing & Business Development and Senior Analyst at Norson Telecom Consulting in Beijing
Customized market research and consulting projects for multinationals and investment firms including Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent, ZTE, HSBC and Orange
Nokia: Managed Greater China Wireless R&D research project on 50 companies (network equipment & handset manufacturers)
Former CCTV-9 Program Host, Writer, Editor and English trainer for news, science and documentary programs in Beijing
First Foreign Host of CCTV’s “Documentary” series
Hosted more than twenty CCTV “Documentary” programs
Narrated over ten CCTV programs (voiceovers) including a special documentary series on China’s first astronaut in space and the history of international space exploration
Former Global Product Manager, Inquent Technologies Inc. (now Network Solutions) in Toronto, Canada
Former Manager of Development, Group Telecom, Engineering Dept. in Toronto, Canada
Former Product Manager, Internet Services/New Product Introduction at MaxLink Communications Inc. in Toronto, Canada
In 2000, helped launch the first national LMDS (pre-WiMAX) broadband wireless network across Canada
Worked on projects with numerous voice, data, IP, wireless, and IT equipment vendors including:
Nokia, Nortel, Lucent, Alcatel, Cisco, Microsoft, HP and ZTE
Worked in partnership with carriers and cable operators such as:
SBC, Bell Canada, AT&T Broadband, Cox, Comcast, KPN and Orange
Worked on confidential communications-related projects with the Governments of France, Cuba and the People's Republic of China

Research Interests: Renewable energy, nanotechnology, solar thermal & photovoltaic technologies, cleantech, Chinese R&D, 4G wireless technologies, aerospace