Laurie Bigler leads the Access, Analytics and Systems organization focused on Access data collection, Video, Broadband & Mobility Customer Experience, Network Performance Analytics and Capacity Planning around some of AT&T’s priority initiatives, including 5G, Fixed Wireless, RAN virtualization and FirstNet.

Laurie has over 20 years of experience in telecommunications, focused on identifying key emerging technologies, shaping them to meet customer and service provider needs, and moving them from the lab into the network. Laurie started her career in SBC TRI Labs, holding various technical positions in development, applied research, and architecture for wireless communications. Laurie’s responsibilities within AT&T have included radio access network design and architecture as well as device certification and testing for AT&T’s wireless network. In her current position, Laurie is responsible for Video, Broadband, and Mobility Customer Experience and Network Performance Analytics.

Laurie has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.