Distinguished Fellow Award
Distinguished Fellow Award
The Distinguished Fellow title is bestowed by the Broadband Forum to exceptional individuals who have over time provided a major influence on the direction and success of broadband development. Individuals who attain this honor and are recognized as BBF Distinguished Fellows are the key individuals who help the Forum break into new areas of technology, and whose vision continues to inspire our industry’s growth.
| Year | Recipient |
| 2023 | Joey Boyd, Adtran William Lupton, Broadband Forum |
| 2022 | John Blackford, CommScope |
| 2021 | Aleksandra Kozarev, MaxLinear Robin Mersh, Broadband Forum |
| 2020 | Kevin Foster, BT Jason Walls, QA Cafe |
| 2019 | Tim Carey, Nokia |
| 2018 | Lincoln Lavoie, UNH-IOL |
| 2017 | Barbara Stark, AT&T Michael Shaffer, Nokia |
| 2015 | Les Brown, Huawei Technologies |
| 2014 | George Dobrowski, Huawei Technologies |
| 2013 | David Thorne, BT David Sinicrope, Ericsson |
| 2012 | Thomas Anschutz, AT&T Andrew Malis, Verizon Communications |
| 2011 | J. Rao Cherukuri, Juniper Networks Greg Bathrick, PMC-Sierra, Ltd |
| 2010 | Dave Allan, Ericsson |
| 2009 | Frank Van der Putten, Alcatel-Lucent |
| 2008 | Tom Starr, AT&T Gavin Young, C&W Access Bernard Dugerdil, Freescale Semiconductor |
| 2006 DSL Forum Lifetime Member | David Greggains, Greggains Management Ltd |
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