◉ SP Networks Inc. — Product & Engineering Professional Services
We take products from idea to market leadership.
Executive-level Product Management, Marketing, Architecture and Engineering — backed by Strategy, Technology and Operations — for teams building multi-cloud AI platforms, connected-community networks, and OTT and broadcast services.
Capabilities
01 · PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
02 · MARKETING
03 · ARCHITECTURE
04 · ENGINEERING
05 · STRATEGY
06 · OPERATIONS
07 · MULTI-CLOUD AI
08 · AWS / GCP
09 · FIBER & WI-FI
10 · NOC ANALYTICS
11 · OTT & IPTV
12 · ROADMAPS
01 · PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
02 · MARKETING
03 · ARCHITECTURE
04 · ENGINEERING
05 · STRATEGY
06 · OPERATIONS
07 · MULTI-CLOUD AI
08 · AWS / GCP
09 · FIBER & WI-FI
10 · NOC ANALYTICS
11 · OTT & IPTV
12 · ROADMAPS
01 — Core Capabilities
Product, marketing, architecture and engineering — working as one team.
Our core disciplines work together on every engagement, so strategy turns into architecture, architecture into shipped product, and product into revenue.
01
Product Management
Roadmaps, lifecycle governance & P&L
- →Multi-year roadmap definition
- →Product lifecycle from innovation to deployment
- →Business cases & value propositions
- →OKRs, vision & product strategy
02
Marketing
Go-to-market that converts
- →Go-to-market planning & positioning
- →Demand generation: inbound, outbound, email
- →Analyst, media & event evangelism
- →Targeted sales collateral
03
Architecture
Architecture for scale
- →Solution & system architecture
- →Multi-cloud design on AWS & GCP
- →Platform scalability & reliability
- →Requirements, RFP & RFI
04
Engineering
From specification to deployment
- →Engineering leadership across countries
- →Development, test & release process
- →Partner & third-party vendor management
- →Deployment & support
02 — Practice Areas
Where we put our capabilities to work.
Area A
Multi-Cloud AI Platforms at Scale
We design and build AI/ML products across AWS and GCP, covering video, image and audio analysis. Past work includes 110× growth in concurrent users and a roadmap that took a SaaS company from Series A to Series B.
Area B
Connected Communities & Managed Networks
For managed service providers like HealthSignals: fiber and Wi-Fi, cellular boost, emergency responder coverage, quad-play services for senior living communities, and analytics fed by a 24x7 network operations center.
Area C
OTT, IPTV & Broadcast
Interactive TV for OTT and broadcast operators: DTH and Pay TV platforms, and OTT and IPTV roadmaps that deliver content to gaming consoles, PCs, Android and iOS devices.
04 — The Principal
Sheriff Popoola
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Product Management and Engineering executive and Board Director. He has owned P&Ls and led global B2B and B2C teams across AI, SaaS, multi-cloud platforms, and wireless and wireline networks.
From Motorola's first 3G CDMA mobile and global Femtocell business, to Comcast's OCAP reference platform (now X1), to building national Pay TV platforms — Sheriff leads cross-functional, global teams and consistently fosters innovation. MBA, Kellogg School of Management; MSEECS, University of Illinois at Chicago; Motorola patent holder.
2013 — Now
HealthSignals / CTO & Board Director
240% revenue growth in one year; 8× customer growth; CareBlanket360, Fiber360-WiFi and SeniorConnect360 quad-play solutions.
2021 — 2023
LifeBrand / Chief Product Officer
AI/ML strategy across 4 countries; 110× platform scale; ARR up 460× and valuation 4× from Series A to B.
2012 — Now
SP Networks Inc. / Chief Executive Officer
Interactive TV, DTH, OTT and IPTV professional services for operators and MSOs; Zodiac Interactive product leadership.
2010 — 2012
Comcast / Director, Video Software
Remote Access Solution for a 24M subscriber base; OCAP RI strategy that became the X1 platform.
2008 — 2010
AXXTEK Corp. / Chief Technology Officer
Doubled the 3G & 4G portfolio with cloud-based telecom and cable solutions.
1995 — 2008
Motorola / GM, Femtocell Business
$110M global P&L; first commercial Femtocell deployments in Asia & Europe; $300M Motorola-Huawei UMTS/GSM program.
05 — Engage
Consult the Architect.
Tell us about your platform, roadmap or network challenge. We respond within two business days.
L · Chalfont, PA 18914
Global Reach
Connected across markets.
Technology, product and engineering experience spanning key markets across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia.