ADVISORY/Ron Nelson, President and CEO of Agility Communications, Invited to Participate in Panel Discussion At Prestigious RHK STARTRAX 2001 Conference.Business Editors/High-Tech & Assignment Writers ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Oct. 30) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Media are invited to hear Ron Nelson Ron Nelson is a composer of both classical and popular music and a retired music academic. He was born in Joliet, Illinois, on December 14, 1929. After earning bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester in New , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Agility Communications(TM), Inc., participate in a panel discussion at RHK's STARTRAX 2001 conference on Tues., Oct. 30 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Ariz. RHK's STARTRAX 2001 conference being held Oct. 30 through Nov. 2 will feature more than 40 panel and market sessions that address Capex analysis, traffic trends, and market forecasts of the telecommunications industry. The conference is geared to systems, component and software vendors, investment bankers and venture capitalists, service provider executives, and government and regulatory experts. Titled, "Dynamic Optical Components: Do They Rewrite the Rules?" Nelson will give a 15-minute presentation that discusses the fundamentals of widely tunable laser A laser that can change its frequency over a given range. In time, tunable lasers are expected to be capable of switching frequencies on a packet by packet basis. technology. He will address the components that are required, present the solutions they solve, and discuss the cost and performance trade-offs of adopting tunable technologies. Agility Communications, Inc., is the leader in widely tunable lasers for metro, switching, and long-haul markets. The panel discussion will be moderated by Daryl Inniss, senior analyst of optical components at RHK RHK Ratahallintokeskus (Finnish: Finnish Rail Administration) RHK Ryan Hankin Kent (RHK, Inc. marketing consulting firm) RHK Rigshospitalets Kollegium (Copenhagen, Denmark dorm) , Inc. When and Where Media attending RHK's STARTRAX 2001 conference can see Ron Nelson participate in a panel discussion on Tues. Oct. 30 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Pavilion Patio at the Biltmore Hotel Biltmore Hotel is the name of a hotel chain created by hotel magnate John McEntee Bowman. The name evokes the Vanderbilt family's Biltmore Estate, whose buildings and gardens within are privately owned historical landmarks and tourist attractions in Asheville, North in Phoenix, Ariz. For more information about RHK's STARTRAX 2001 conference visit http://www.startrax2001.com/STARTRAX2001/default.asp. For more information about Agility Communications, Inc. visit http://www.agility.com. Biography for Ron Nelson, President and CEO Ron Nelson has established a distinguished 25-year record and is widely regarded for his development and operations accomplishments in the photonics arena. Prior to becoming president and CEO of Agility, he was vice president and an officer at Motorola and director of the Phoenix Advanced Technology Center. In that capacity, he assembled and led world-class teams developing high-speed optical interconnects, vertical lasers, flat-panel displays, and components and software for wireless products, helping Motorola generate more than $1 billion in revenues. He set up and directed Motorola's manufacturing line, delivering the highest performing and reliable vertical lasers available in the marketplace at that time. Prior to his accomplishments at Motorola, Nelson was one of two co-founders of Lytel, Inc. Lytel, a successful startup company The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. that produced optoelectronic components and subsystems for telecommunication and data communication applications, was acquired by AMP (now Tyco). At Lytel, Nelson held various positions including: vice president of product development, vice president of device manufacturing, and vice president and general manager of the Telecom Division. A seasoned veteran, Nelson started his career in 1976 at Bell Laboratories, where he worked on short- and long-wavelength lasers. He led the team that developed the Bell Systems' first long-wavelength lasers for use in submarine cable See Telegraph. See See also: Cable Submarine and terrestrial fiber systems. He has a long-standing history of activity with the Optoelectronic Industry Development Association (OIDA OIDA Optoelectronics Industry Development Association ), serving on the board of directors and as the vice-chairman of the Technology and Market Opportunity Roadmap Committee. This committee produces a comprehensive set of roadmaps and opportunities, helping to establish a cohesive direction for university and industrial R&D and government-funded optoelectronics research. Nelson holds a doctorate degree from the University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
About Agility Communications, Inc. Agility Communications, Inc., the leader in pioneering widely tunable lasers for metro, switching, and long-haul markets, is providing the lowest total cost of ownership and dramatically reducing the costs and complexity of supporting agile networks. The company has been named one of Light Reading's Top 10 Privately Held Companies privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , has won the Technologic Partners' Optix 2001 Investor's Choice award, and was listed in UPSIDE Magazine's "Hot 100" private companies for 2001. Agility has also been highlighted in several "Hot Companies to Watch" lists including, BusinessWeek and Lightwave Magazine and is a recipient of one of Communication Systems Design Magazine's Comet Awards. Founded by a team of optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. and semiconductor veterans in Oct. 1998, Agility is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara is a city in California, United States. It is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 92,325. and has manufacturing facilities in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Agility investors include: Alliance, Amerindo Investment Advisors, CIENA Corp., Comdisco Ventures, Dell Ventures, GM Investment Management Corp., Global Strategic, Granite Global Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures, Mustang Ventures, Tellabs, U.S. Venture Partners, and Worldview world·view n. In both senses also called Weltanschauung. 1. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world. 2. A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group. Technology Partners. For more information about Agility solutions visit www.agility.com, send email to info@agility.com or call 805/690-1700. Note to Editors: Agility Communications and the Agility logo are trademarks of Agility Communications, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other company and product names mentioned are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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