AirFiber Inc. Names Industry Veteran Brett Helm as President and Chief Operating Officer; Former Intel Executive, IPivot CEO to Help Lead Company Into Next Phase.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo available on BW PhotoWire/AP PhotoExpress, NewsCom, PressLink and on Business Wire's Web site at www.businesswire.com SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2001 AirFiber Inc., the San Diego-based developer of wireless 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. equipment, today announced the addition of Brett Helm as president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. (COO). Helm will oversee all of AirFiber's company operations focusing on revenue growth and evolution to profitability. Helm will also focus on the expansion and development of AirFiber's wireless optical networking product line and maximizing the company's market share in the burgeoning wireless optical networking market. Jim Dunn will continue in his role as 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. , focusing on strategic direction, relationships and opportunities for the company. "In the next year, AirFiber's wireless optical networking products will change the way that telecommunications services are delivered," said Helm. "By extending fiber-like capacity without the cost and time constraints required for fiber, AirFiber has the potential to shatter shat·ter v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·ters v.tr. 1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow. 2. a. the 'last mile' bottleneck and dramatically increase bandwidth in buildings worldwide." Helm previously served as general manager of Intel Corp.'s Network Equipment Division, which was formed in part by the acquisition of IPivot Inc., in October 1999. Before the acquisition by Intel, Helm served as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of IPivot, where he led the venture capital funding and all facets of the company. During his tenure, Helm and IPivot introduced many new category-defining products to the market. Prior to launching IPivot, Helm served as vice president and general manager of @Work, a unit of the @Home Corp. geared toward providing broadband services to the business community. Helm's vision created @Work, which he managed from inception through initial revenue attainment. Helm has also held several executive positions with US WEST !nterprise Network Services, and oversaw the initial expansion of the company's national deployment of data services. Helm earned a bachelor of science in engineering Noun 1. Bachelor of Science in Engineering - a bachelor's degree in engineering bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies from the University of Utah The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. . "Brett has the vast experience in telecommunications and depth in day-to-day operations that will ensure our company's success," said Dunn, CEO of AirFiber. "Brett's expertise and background will drive AirFiber's transition to profitability." About AirFiber Inc. San Diego-based AirFiber is a telecommunications equipment supplier of wireless optical networks that provide high-bandwidth access to urban buildings for voice, data and multimedia services. The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , OptiMesh, is a reliable, quickly deployed and cost-effective access solution for carriers worldwide. Founded in 1998, AirFiber is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. . For more information, visit the AirFiber Web site at http://www.airfiber.com. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.011601/bb2 |
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