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| − | '''Susan Estrada''' is President and CEO at Aldea Communications.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/susan-estrada/1/302/996 LinkedIn]</ref> | + | '''Susan Estrada''' is President and CEO at [[Aldea Communications]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/susan-estrada/1/302/996 LinkedIn]</ref> |
== Career History == | == Career History == | ||
| − | Estrada was the founder and president of the nonprofit [[FirstMile.US]], which pushes for nationwide broadband access, advocating that such measures are the 21st century pathway to better quality of life. Estrada has a deep interest in developing broadband technologies and she works to use those technologies to solve real world problems.<ref>[http://www.firstmile.us/about/bio.php?id=1 firstmile.us]</ref> | + | Estrada was the founder and president of the nonprofit [[FirstMile.US]], which pushes for nationwide broadband access, advocating that such measures are the 21st-century pathway to a better quality of life. Estrada has a deep interest in developing broadband technologies and she works to use those technologies to solve real-world problems.<ref>[http://www.firstmile.us/about/bio.php?id=1 firstmile.us]</ref> |
In 1988, Susan founded [[CERFnet]], one of the original regional [[IP]] networks. She commercialized internet for users by taking the initial [[National Science Foundation]] funding of $2.8M, and, through her leadership and collaboration with [[PSInet]] and [[UUnet]] (now [[MCI]]), helped form the interconnection enabling the first commercial Internet traffic via the Commercial Internet Exchange ([[CIX]]).<ref>[http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/estrada.html inmotionmagazine.com]</ref> | In 1988, Susan founded [[CERFnet]], one of the original regional [[IP]] networks. She commercialized internet for users by taking the initial [[National Science Foundation]] funding of $2.8M, and, through her leadership and collaboration with [[PSInet]] and [[UUnet]] (now [[MCI]]), helped form the interconnection enabling the first commercial Internet traffic via the Commercial Internet Exchange ([[CIX]]).<ref>[http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/estrada.html inmotionmagazine.com]</ref> | ||
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== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
| − | Estrada authored a book titled "Connecting to the Internet: An [[O'Reilly]] Buyer's Guide." It is currently out of print | + | Estrada authored a book titled "Connecting to the Internet: An [[O'Reilly]] Buyer's Guide." It is currently out of print but was once a best seller at Barnes and Noble. <ref>[http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/309 oreillynet]</ref> |
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Susan Estrada is President and CEO at Aldea Communications.[1]
Career History
Estrada was the founder and president of the nonprofit FirstMile.US, which pushes for nationwide broadband access, advocating that such measures are the 21st-century pathway to a better quality of life. Estrada has a deep interest in developing broadband technologies and she works to use those technologies to solve real-world problems.[2]
In 1988, Susan founded CERFnet, one of the original regional IP networks. She commercialized internet for users by taking the initial National Science Foundation funding of $2.8M, and, through her leadership and collaboration with PSInet and UUnet (now MCI), helped form the interconnection enabling the first commercial Internet traffic via the Commercial Internet Exchange (CIX).[3]
She has been a board member at PIR, a founder of Commercial Internet Exchange (CIX), an appointed member to the FCC's Technological Advisory Committee, an elected trustee of the Internet Society, and a former Area Director for the Internet Engineering Software Group (IESG) and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). She was an appointed member of SBC/Pacific Telesis' Telecommunications Consumer Advisory Panel and a member of the U.S. Federal Networking Council's Advisory Committee (FNCAC), and is listed in the millennium and 1998-1999 editions of Who's Who in Executives and Professionals.[4]
Publications
Estrada authored a book titled "Connecting to the Internet: An O'Reilly Buyer's Guide." It is currently out of print but was once a best seller at Barnes and Noble. [5]