Eric Lampland

President
Lookout Point Communications

Eric Lampland founded Lookout Point Communications, an independent consultancy, in 1997. A network architect for over thirty-five years, Lookout Point focused initially on large scale, mostly global, networks and their unique technical issues. In 2003 Lookout Point redirected its efforts toward aiding municipalities and public utilities. Today Lookout Point has developed the most experienced national team concentrating on the deployment of fiber optic and wireless networks for this segment. Mr. Lampland has served on standards forums, various boards and in multiple companies advising and birthing new technologies. He advises, and learns from, the financial and vendor communities concerning technical and business trends. Currently, his focus has moved to Software Defined Networks using Network Function Virtualization as a means to lay the foundation for the next stage of Internet architectures. He is frequently called upon to share insights at various technical and regional conferences.