David Allen
Advanced Product Development - IoT Solutions, AT&T
David currently serves as Senior Director of Internet of Things (IoT) Advanced Product Development at AT&T, working out of the IoT Foundry. David is responsible for AT&T’s IoT platforms and architecture. David also leads the Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) strategy, evaluation and deployment of LTE-M and NB-IoT (Narrow Band IoT) and their evolution to 5G NR.
David also Co-Chairs the GSMA Mobile IoT Forum on behalf of AT&T, which currently has members from over 100 global mobile operators, network providers, module providers and chipset manufacturers.
David Allen previously served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Locaid, where he was responsible for the technology vision and direction of network aggregation gateway and platform. David’s experience in Product Management, carrier networks and channel development for the US, SE Asia and CALA markets led him to senior management positions at SnapTrack and Qualcomm. Earlier in his career, David open Samsung Telecom America’s wireless infrastructure office in the United States, where as Director of Wireless Networks, he built a team to expanded Samsung’s wireless infrastructure products into the North American market.
David earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and MBA from the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Stuart School of Business, where he also held an Adjunct Faculty teaching position within their Stuart School of Business MBA program.
