Ross Cassan is the senior director of assurance strategy for the Spirent’s Automated Test & Assurance business unit. In this role, he guides the future product and solution direction and works with leading operators, network function vendors, and cloud providers on testing and assurance strategies for 5G networks. Ross joined Spirent in 1999 has held positions in product management and product marketing for both hardware and software platforms. Prior to joining Spirent, Ross held marketing positions at Newbridge Networks and Nortel. In addition, he has been a key contributor to many technical standards bodies such as the Broadband Forum and TIA.