Speaker Bio
Stephen Bye is President and CEO of Ookla, a division of Ziff Davis, overseeing the Ookla business and related properties which includes Speedtest, Downdetector, Rootmetrics and Ekahau. Stephen also serves on the board of directors for DISH.
Stephen brings to Ziff Davis three decades of experience across wireless, cable and wireline providers in the U.S. and several other countries. Prior to joining Ziff Davis in January 2023, Stephen was the Chief Commercial Officer of the wireless business at DISH, where his responsibilities included consumer, wholesale and enterprise product management, device and solutions engineering, business development, roaming and strategic partner management.
Prior to DISH, Stephen was CEO of Connectivity Wireless, a provider of carrier-grade, in-building wireless solutions. Before that, he served as the President of C Spire, where he was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company, with industry-leading Net Promoter Scores (NPS) across all lines of business. Previously, Stephen served as CTO of Sprint during the transition and upgrade from three operationally-disparate networks to an LTE-based network. Additionally, he has held a range of executive positions at Cox Communications, AT&T, BellSouth International, Optus Communications and Telstra.
Stephen holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree (Hons.) in electrical engineering from the University of Tasmania (Australia) and a Bachelor of Science degree (Hons.) in banking and finance from the London School of Economics (UK). He is a Chartered Engineer, a Senior Member of IEEE and a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology. Before his career in telecom, Stephen served as an officer in the Royal Australian Navy.