DATACentric Broadband Names Industry Leader to Board of Directors.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2001 DATACentric Broadband (DCB DCB Dichlorobenzene DCB David Crowder Band DCB Dictionary of Canadian Biography DCB Device Control Block DCB Double Cantilever Beam DCB Disk Coprocessor Board DCB Dependent Care Benefits DCB Data Control Block DCB Direct Copper Bonding ), a wireless Internet and data service provider offering ultra high-speed services to non tier-one markets, today announced that Jimmy Byrd, COO of 360networks and former president of 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. at Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications NASDAQ: LVLT is a communications and information services company headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, USA. , has joined the Company's board of directors. "Jimmy adds to the strength and diversity of experience of our board," said Russell Buras, 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 DCB. "As a young, progressive company, we need industry leaders like Jimmy who possess broad experience and expertise in the operations and executive management of major high-growth telecom companies, and who can offer DCB the advice and strategic counsel we need to grow this Company." "We believe Jimmy will add value to our efforts to effectively deploy DCB's services to non-urban and underserved markets," noted Mark Lay, DCB board member and president of EIP (1) (Enterprise Information Portal) See corporate portal. (2) (Extended Instruction Pointer) The program counter on x86 CPUs. . "He has worked for some very large, reputable companies, and has managed a lot of people and numerous high-growth situations, especially in the operational and IS side." Before joining 360networks in late 2000 as 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. , Jimmy Byrd was president of North America at Level 3 Communications. He also was president and chief executive officer of a Level 3 subsidiary that provides computer outsourcing, systems integration and Web-enabling services. Prior to Level 3, Byrd served concurrently as president and general manager of the New South Wales New South Wales, state (1991 pop. 5,164,549), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban centers are Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, Lismore, Wollongong, and Broken Hill. (Australia) office of Corporate Express International and as the chief information officer of Corporate Express Australia/New Zealand. He also has held senior management positions at IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and was chief information officer of Temple-Inland Inc. About DATACentric Broadband DCB announced in December that it secured venture financing from Enron Investment Partners and Redstone Equity Fund I, a fund affiliated with The Redstone Companies. Arthur Andersen's Global Corporate Finance Team assisted in obtaining this first round of funding, which will enable the Company to significantly expand its existing network and continue deployment of its wireless broadband infrastructure throughout Texas in 2001. DCB was founded in 2000 to provide ultra high-speed Internet and data services to non tier-one markets. Utilizing fixed wireless data networking equipment from Adaptive Broadband, along with the Company's own proprietary provisioning and management software, DCB is able to provide scalable-on-demand bandwidth speeds ranging from 256K to 100Mbps to non-urban and underserved markets. For more information, please visit http://www.databb.net. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion