2027 Speakers
Gregory Glenn, Principal Engineer, Comba Telecom / TRYG Inc.
Greg Glenn is a radio system design engineer, management professional, instructor, and consultant with more than 45 years of experience in land mobile radio (LMR), distributed antenna systems (DAS), and in-building public-safety communications. He is widely recognized for his technical leadership and longstanding contributions to the in-building and LMR industries. During his career, Greg served on the leadership team that introduced SOLiD Technologies to the U.S. market and later led engineering for prominent DAS integrators across the country. Earlier, he engineered and operated some of the nation's largest 800 MHz LMR networks serving public-safety and commercial users, and he held a range of technical and management positions with Motorola. An experienced educator and industry presenter, Greg has served as an instructor for the University of Colorado Boulder–sponsored Certified In-Building Engineering Technologist (CIBET) continuing-education program. He has developed technical and sales training for SOLiD Gear and Tri-Power Group, delivered programs for public-safety communications organizations, and appeared regularly at IWCE. He currently develops and delivers training for licensees, integrators, and authorities having jurisdiction on behalf of Comba Telecom USA. Greg also advises clients on interference mitigation, in-building coverage best practices, and macro-RF system design. His clients have included Stanford Medical, Napa County, Placer County, the cities of Sacramento, Roseville, and San Francisco, and Collier County, Florida. As a business and technology leader, Greg was instrumental in developing Pacific Wireless Technologies and securing funding for the regional iDEN system operator. The company completed its first call less than 90 days after inception, then the fastest iDEN deployment in the United States. The $90 million venture was acquired by Nextel in 2002. Greg holds an FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License and a process patent for remote-monitoring techniques. His industry service includes participation in the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council Spectrum Management Committee, the Safer Buildings Coalition, the UL 2524 Committee, and the NFPA 1225 Committee. He has also contributed to Antenna Systems and Technology and Public Safety Communications.