ArrayComm Executive Named To FCC Advisory Council; Wireless Veteran Appointed To Help Guide FCC On Technology.Business Editors/Technology Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2001 ArrayComm Executive Vice President Nitin J. Shah has been appointed to the Federal Communications Commission's Technological Advisory Council (TAC 1. TAC - Translator Assembler-Compiler. For Philco 2000. 2. TAC - Terminal Access Controller. ), a select group of technology experts who advise the FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. on innovations and developments affecting the telecommunications industry. Shah brings the TAC an intimate knowledge of the technical and business issues related to wireless services. He served as vice president in charge of Wireless Internet Applications for Lucent Technologies' Wireless Networks Group before heading up development of ArrayComm's i-BURST system for high-speed, portable Internet services. As a member of the TAC, Shah will work with two dozen top technologists and business leaders from some of America's leading telecommunications and networking companies, as well as representatives of universities and citizens groups. Council members offer commissioners a broad technological perspective to help them facilitate tomorrow's most useful wireless services. "Commissioners face an overwhelming task in digesting all the information that comes at them and in discerning technology and market trends," Shah said. "The Advisory Council can be a tremendous resource to make their jobs easier. I'm eager to work with my council colleagues to ensure that the FCC has all the information it needs to make informed decisions and to maximize the benefits of America's radio spectrum resources." The council was chartered in 1998, and it was re-instituted last year to continue serving the FCC for at least two more years. The TAC meets approximately three times each year to address specific issues raised by commissioners, and members confer weekly between meetings. Additional information on the TAC is available at http://www.fcc.gov/oet/tac/. About ArrayComm Named one of Wireless Week's 25 companies to watch in the new millennium, ArrayComm, Inc., is the global leader in fully adaptive smart antenna-based wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. . Its core IntelliCell(R) technology, which is licensed to manufacturers for use in W-CDMA See WCDMA. , GSM, PHS (Personal Handyphone System) A TDMA-based cellular phone system introduced in Japan in mid-1995. Operating in the 1880-1930 MHz band, PHS uses microcells that cover an area only 100 to 500 meters in diameter, resulting in lower equipment costs but requiring more base and WLL See wireless local loop and PHS-WLL. networks, has proven immensely valuable in large-scale commercial systems throughout the world. Additionally, ArrayComm has leveraged its innovative technology to create i-BURST(TM), a high-speed, portable, wireless system built from the ground up to maximize the benefits of IntelliCell technology for wireless data. Company co-founder, chairman 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. Martin Cooper was recently named one of the Top 10 Entrepreneurs of 2000 by Red Herring Red Herring A preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEC describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company. Notes: magazine. Cooper, who drove the development and introduction of the world's first cellular telephone, also was inducted as a charter member of the CTIA/RCR Wireless Hall of Fame for his pioneering contributions to the wireless industry. ArrayComm partners include Kyocera Corporation, Marconi Mobile, AirNet Communications Corporation, DDI ddI and ddC: see AZT. Pocket Telephone and Redback Networks. For more information, please visit http://www.ArrayComm.com ArrayComm and IntelliCell(R) are registered trademarks, and i-BURST(TM) is a trademark of ArrayComm, Inc. Other names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. |
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