Advanced Radio Telecom CEO to Speak at Broadband Wireless World Forum; Wharton ''Zie'' Rivers to Keynote Tuesday, February 20 Session.Business/High-Tech Editors BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2001 Wharton "Zie" Rivers, 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 Advanced Radio Telecom Corp. (ART) (Nasdaq:ARTT ARTT, n.pr See asymmetry/range of motion alteration/tissue texture alteration/tenderness. ), will be a keynote speaker at this year's annual Broadband Wireless See wireless broadband. World Forum, February 19-21, at the Moscone Center The Moscone Center is San Francisco, California's largest convention and exhibition complex. The complex consists of two main underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, Moscone North and Moscone South, as well the three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street. , San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , produced by Shorecliff Communications. Rivers is scheduled to speak on Tuesday morning, February 20, about the future of the broadband fixed wireless industry. ART is a leading provider of broadband fixed wireless Internet services. "We stand at the cusp of a fixed broadband wireless explosion," Rivers said, in advance of his speech. "What was an unproven concept only a few short years ago is today's reality for business. I look forward to conveying our view of this industry at this very important Forum." Rivers joined ART in November 2000 with more than a decade of experience in executive management roles for some of the most prominent telecommunications companies in the U.S. Most recently, Rivers was president of Cable & Wireless North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. where he was responsible for a business organization with approximately 3,300 employees and over $1 billion in revenues. Prior to that, Rivers held executive positions with Ameritech and MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. . His experience spans sales, marketing and finance, as well as voice, data and Internet network construction, management, services and operations. Rivers also completed a distinguished 20-year career as an Army officer, having served in a variety of command and high-level staff positions, culminating in his assignment as a strategic policy specialist for the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon. He holds a Masters degree in International Relations international relations, study of the relations among states and other political and economic units in the international system. Particular areas of study within the field of international relations include diplomacy and diplomatic history, international law, from Boston University Boston University, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1839, chartered 1869, first baccalaureate granted 1871. It is composed of 16 schools and colleges. , a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College Columbia College: see Columbia University. (Columbia, MO) and completed advanced graduate study and research as a National Security fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government The John F. Kennedy School of Government, colloquially known as the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) or simply the Kennedy School, is a public policy school and one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. at Harvard University. In its third year, the Broadband Wireless World Forum promises to be the largest gathering of broadband wireless service providers anywhere in the world, with 130 exhibitors and 2500 attendees. For more information on the show, visit: www.broadband-wireless.com. About ART Advanced Radio Telecom Corp. (ART) provides broadband fixed wireless Internet services with speeds up to 155 Mbps. ART's BroadStream(TM) Internet Service's compelling price-performance package of 100 Mbps at $1,000 a month is designed for companies seeking fast Internet service and high bandwidth capacity. In addition to BroadStream Internet Service, ART provides dedicated, protected and redundant OC-3 service with speeds up to 155 Mbps to extend fiber capacity and provide redundancy for mission critical network connections to other service providers. ART provides broadband services without the delay and disruption that can occur with phone company hook-up or fiber optic installation. ART can provision service in as fast as 10 working days and has a service level agreement that provides for 100 percent availability. ART is a Cisco Powered Network(TM) Service provider headquartered in Bellevue, Wash. For more information, visit ART's website at www.ipsp.com. BroadStream IS Broadband About the Broadband Wireless World Forum 2001 Held annually each Spring, the Broadband Wireless World Forum is the industry's largest industry show focused exclusively on the technology, business and competitive forces driving the deployment of fixed wireless delivery of broadband services. Speaker, sponsor and registration information is available on the web at www.broadband-wireless.com. About Shorecliff Communications Inc. Shorecliff Communications Inc. is the leading media company serving the broadband wireless and independent tower/owner management industries, providing trade shows, executive conferences and publications. Shorecliff Communications is also the first to offer focused educational events for companies offering wireless Internet solutions in the unlicensed spectrum. More information is available on the web at: www.scievents.com. |
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