Richard Kane

Telecom entrepreneur Richard Kane founded Coastal Technologies Group (CTGi) in 1996. As chairman and CEO of the company, Kane sets the corporate direction in research, design, development and optimization.

His success began at age 17 when he was profiled by the New York Times for innovative developments in security and copy protection. Now, with over 20 years of proven experience in high–performance computing, Kane has achieved a number of industry firsts in real-time SS7 correlation, automated revenue assurance systems, X.25 CDR collection and processing, fraud/balance control and migration of call processing to networked PC nodes. As a creator of intellectual property, Kane holds a number patents and copyrights and continues to lead R&D in high-performance computing and artificial intelligence.

Kane and his team have provided support for all aspects of carrier network operations, including traffic analysis, fraud prevention, trouble analysis and reporting, operator services, dedicated order processing, provisioning, CDR collection, network control and VPN.

Before founding CTGi, Kane was the director of Network Product Development at EDS where he set the technology direction for the 12,000-person communications industry group as co-author of Plan 2000. Kane was also responsible for 14 telecommunications engagements at Sprint, WorldCom, Frontier/GC and others.

In addition to his industry achievements, Kane currently holds seven world speed records in piston and turboprop aircraft, has flown the North Atlantic, and has served as both an FAA Aviation Safety Counselor and Young Eagles Flight Leader. Kane is actively involved in the X Prize Foundation and has sponsored a 2007 Lindbergh Foundation Grant. Both organizations seek to improve the world and the human condition by striking a balance between technology and the environment while advancing the pace of technological progress in answer to the grand challenges of our time.

Click here to view Aviation and Space World Records set and held by Richard Kane.

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