About Us

Your Building. Connected.

The Neutral Path Networks Solution

Who We Are

NPN was founded in 2019 by telecom industry veterans to tackle the growing demand for seamless in-building connectivity. The founding partners have over 75 years of combined industry and executive experience from tower construction, to spectrum relocation, contracts and leasing, in-building DAS, distribution, and IT solutions. The team at NPN has a vision to redefine the third party owned model for the enterprise and Wireless Carriers by providing aggressive pricing, flexible agreements, and no upfront commitments. With offices in Chicago and California, and headquarters in Dallas, NPN has positioned its teams across United States to support any project.

The Neutral Path Advantage

The mobile operators strive to improve services to their customers but face competition for access rights to venues and battle ever shrinking budgets. Venue owners look to provide value to their tenants and enterprises struggle to meet user’s demands for connectivity. These challenges facing the industry make current connectivity solutions a cumbersome and costly prospect for the venue and enterprise; and can be an inefficient use of capital for the mobile operators.

Neutral Path Networks has developed a unified approach to address venue owners and enterprise customers while also managing the mobile operators expectation for service models which maximize their CapEx & OpEx spending.

MEET THE TEAM

Chukwuma Agba

Vice President of Technology Solutions

As a technology enthusiast and problem solver, Chukwuma Agba has spent the last 9 years developing and delivering DAS systems and extended coverage solutions for some of the most iconic buildings in the country. Chuks, as he is known to friends and colleagues, has built his career leading with solutions, insights and strategies that drive value for both the wireless carriers and enterprise customers.

Chuks’ experience in design, management and nearly a decade in the wireless industry; has led to the successful completion of more than 55 Million square feet of cellular DAS deployments and many of the “first” Wireless Carrier trial deployments across the country. Chuks and his team were the first group to design and install in-building small cells for Verizon Wireless. He also successfully led the engineering effort and ROI analysis for AT&T ASG Group’s first “high-power” radio architecture project.

Prior to joining Neutral Path Networks (NPN) executive team, Chuks operated as the Director of Technical Sales at WIN Connectivity, where he was challenged with building and managing a team focused on bridging the gap between engineering, business development and WIN’s enterprise customers. In addition, Chuks works at researching and implementing progressive strategies for new technologies and establishing strategic partnerships with OEMs and service providers. He has invested his time becoming an industry thought leader by leading multiple panel discussions on the education of extended coverage solutions and smart buildings applications focused on the multiple verticals in the commercial real estate market.

Chuks has made it a priority to stay at the forefront of the technological advances in the industry, creating an environment for his organization to always be positioned as an innovative leader in the commercial real estate market.

Ben Collins

Managing Partner

Ben is an executive with over 17 years of experience in the telecom and technology industries. While primarily focusing on sales and business development, he has also been heavily involved in the operational execution of projects for national deployments across multiple carriers.

Prior to co-founding Neutral Path Networks (NPN), he was apart of the executive management team for Wireless Information Networks, while there, he focused on expanding their Class A business model to include Enterprise, Healthcare and Industrial markets.

Before WIN, he worked for several companies in a variety of capacities on the macro side of the telecom industry; specifically in Spectrum Clearing for the major carriers. He started the field services divisions at both Tempest Telecom Solutions and Clover Telecom, where he secured and completed the majority of spectrum relocations for T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless, AT&T and SpectrumCo. During this same time, he founded and operated The Walker Collins Group – a consulting company that specialized in spectrum resolution and efficiency with wireless carriers and incumbents, FCC coordination, and clearing.

He began his technology career in sales for Green Hills Software, an industry leader in C, C++ and RTOS’ focusing on the Aerospace and Military verticals for advanced projects.

J. Brian Hough

Managing Partner

Brian is a senior executive with over 19 years of sales and marketing experience in the field of wireless communications throughout the US and several other international markets. He has been extensively involved in sales through all the major wireless carriers and equipment manufacturers within the distribution and supply chain channel, direct sales as an OEM and turnkey extended coverage integration services.

Prior to co-founding Neutral Path Networks (NPN), he most recently served on the executive management team for WIN Connectivity, with focused efforts on sales strategies in Class A office buildings and expansion to new target verticals in Healthcare, Education, Multi-Family, and Industrial markets as well as Public Safety DAS solutions.

Preceding WIN, Brian operated as the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for RF Industries (NASDAQ:RFIL), where he focused on demand creation and new product development into emerging markets, specifically targeted to cellular and public safety DAS verticals. With the expanding opportunities in this space, Brian pushed for the development of new products to build critical turnkey DAS systems, establishing new overseas manufacturing partnerships and channel strategies. In conjunction with the CEO, his responsibilities also included spearheading the M&A team focused on due diligence and negotiations for multiple key acquisitions.

Brian spent 13 years in wireless distribution and supply chain logistics as the Global SVP of Sales & Marketing. During this time, he managed the sales, marketing and procurement organizations. He also oversaw and developed the company sales segments focused on microwave broadband networks, Tier 1 carriers, utilities and the DAS/Small Cell divisions. He was intricately involved in the expansion of the company’s national footprint in order to continuously support the growing Tier 1 carrier’s macro development. As indoor connectivity capacity needs increased, Brian was instrumental in expanding sales into international markets as well as significant growth throughout the US integration channel.

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