Technology >> Analyst Interviews >> September 24, 2001
Greg Mesniaeff is Principal and Senior Analyst covering telecommunications and
broadband technology for Needham & Company. He joined the firm in 2005.
Previously, Mr. Mesniaeff was the Senior Media and Communications Analyst at
Credit Lyonnais Securities USA. Prior to that, he covered telecom, cable and
communications technology for Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Robinson-
Humphrey Co. and Wheat First Securities. He holds a Bachelor of Business
Administration from the Baruch School of Business in New York and an Master of
Arts in economics from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. He is a member of the
New York Society of Security Analysts. Profile
TWST: What triggered what you have referred to as the telecom equipmentcrisis?
Mr. Mesniaeff: I think a number of events came together and magnified
each other. At the top of the pyramid I