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Alex Chace, Program Manager and John Melick, President Middle East and Africa at APTelecom, a digital infrastructure consulting firm specializing in developing connectivity in established and emerging global markets joins Enterprise Radio.
Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Alex Chace & John Melick discuss the following:
- When discussing the Central Pacific Cable initiative, you often mention the term ‘redundancy.’ Could you explain what redundancy means in the context of this project and why it’s so critical for the Pacific Island Countries?
- What is the significance of the Central Pacific Cable (CPC) initiative being the first cable for Tuvalu?
- How does the Central Pacific Cable initiative aim to address social issues such as education and healthcare in the Pacific Island Countries?
- Can you discuss the expected economic impact of the CPC initiative on the Pacific Island Countries and how it will contribute to their long-term development?
- In light of the CPC initiative, what advice would you give to businesses in the Pacific Island Countries to leverage this new digital connectivity for growth and innovation?Â
John Melick has over 30 years of international telecommunications experience in starting, building, and managing growing technology companies in dynamic international markets. Most recently, John was the cofounder and Chairman of the multi-award winning Djibouti Data Center (DDC), which is the first and most connected Tier 3 standard, carrier-neutral data center in the African continent, with direct access to 11  international and regional fiber optic cable systems connecting Europe, the Middle East, and Asia markets with Africa.  Prior to founding the DDC, John was part of the co-founding management team of a global voice and data service provider that grew from a start up to a publicly traded (USA: NYSE) Fortune 1000 company with USD $1+ Billion in annualized revenue, and operations in 14 countries.  John also served as an executive at MCI where he was directly responsible for launching the first-ever international digital satellite services for multinational corporations in over ten (10) different countries in Latin America.  Among other industry acknowledgements, John has most recently been recognized by Capacity Media in their Power 100 global index of the wholesale telecommunications industry’s most influential leaders, and by Data Economy in their Africa 50: The 50 Leaders in Data Centers and Cloud.  John holds a B.A. degree from University of Maryland and an M.S. degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Alex Chace is a Program Manager at APTelecom, a digital infrastructure firm specializing in developing connectivity in both established and emerging markets around the globe. There he directs the implementation of Federal capacity-building grants and feasibility studies. Chace is also an Adjunct Professor of Management at his alma mater Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Chace has been featured as a panelist at the Telecom Review Leader’s Summit in Dubai, UAE, a moderator at Datacloud Nordics in Oslo, Norway, and a moderator at the Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association (PITA) in Suva, Fiji.
Chace is an Honors Graduate from Bryant University earning a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 2020. He completed the Bryant Graduate School of Business Administration MBA program in 2021 specializing in International Business. During his time in the graduate Program, Chace interned for the United States Department of State. He served the Regional English Language (RELO) Officer to the mission of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan engaging in public diplomacy.
Website: https://aptelecom.com
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