Spatial Wireless Appoints Chief Executive Officer; Kjell S. Andersson, Former Head of Ericsson Global GSM Infrastructure Business, To Lead The Wireless Core Switching Vendor.Business/Technology Editors CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless 2002 RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2002 Spatial Wireless today announced the appointment of Kjell S. Andersson as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Andersson will be responsible for developing and driving the vision and business strategy as Spatial Wireless moves into the deployment phase with wireless service provider customers. Interim-CEO and co-founder Pardeep Kohli will continue with the company in the position of CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. & Vice President of Engineering. Prior to joining Spatial Wireless, Mr. Andersson was an Executive Vice President with Omnipoint Corporation and the 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 Omnipoint Technologies where he provided the vision and direction of advanced wireless technologies. Mr. Andersson also spent 16 years with Ericsson where he served as Executive Vice President and General Manager for Ericsson Radio Systems AB in Stockholm, Sweden. In this position, he held global responsibility for Mobile Telephone Systems for European Standards, i.e; GSM 900, DCS (1) See also DSC. (2) Digital Cross-connect System) A network switching and grooming device used by telecom carriers. See digital cross-connect. 1800, PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. 1900, NMT (Nordic Mobile Telephone) An analog cellular phone system deployed in more than 40 countries in Europe. Launched in the Scandinavian countries in 1979, NMT was the first analog cellphone system. Both 450 MHz and 900 MHz versions are available. See cellular generations. and TACs. Mr. Andersson also consolidated marketing and sales and was responsible for product development, production, support and distribution in 70 subsidiaries in 60 countries with 20,000 employees and a total of $5 billion in annual sales. "The appointment of Kjell brings Spatial Wireless a tremendous wealth of knowledge and experience in the wireless market," said Ben Scott Benjamin James Matthew Scott (born August 4, 1981) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Born in Isleworth, Middlesex, Scott started his career at Middlesex, moving to Surrey for one season, before moving back to Middlesex in 2004. , Board Member, Spatial Wireless and former CEO of PCS PrimeCo. "At Ericsson, Kjell lead their wireless business during its most dynamic period attaining clear market leadership. His experience and vision are a perfect fit for Spatial Wireless as we move aggressively into the deployment phase of our products with high profile wireless service providers worldwide." "Spatial Wireless is offering an impressive portfolio of wireless switching products that deliver dramatic operational and capital expenditure savings and enable 3G multimedia services on existing networks, making a significant difference for wireless service providers currently striving to achieve increased profitability. I am proud to be joining a company with such an exciting and forward thinking industry solution," said Kjell Andersson. Mr. Andersson holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering electrical engineering: see engineering. electrical engineering Branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics. from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and a diploma in management from CEDEP CEDEP Centro Brasileiro de Documentação e Estudos da Bacia do Prata (Brazil) CEDEP Centre European d'Education Permanente in Fountainbleu, France. About Spatial Wireless Founded in January 2001, Spatial Wireless 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. with a vision of next generation wireline and wireless network architectures. Introducing leading-edge technologies to achieve this vision, Spatial Wireless breaks new ground in the way systems are developed in this revolutionary new market. Assembling a unique blend of competencies in systems architecture, hardware implementation and software development, Spatial Wireless enables switching solutions that accelerate the progression of packet based wireless voice and data communications. The Spatial Wireless product line currently consists of two solutions: the Spatial Portico(TM) and the Spatial Atrium(TM). The Spatial Portico is an overlay gateway product that supports the introduction of voice, data and converged services. The Spatial Atrium is a high capacity converged voice and data mobile core switch. Spatial Wireless has recently announced a successful trial of its Spatial Portico product with SUNDAY, a leading wireless service provider in Hong Kong. Spatial Wireless recently closed its second round of funding, bringing total funding to date to $20.6 million from investors including Austin Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Dali, Hook Partners, and Genesis Campus. For further information visit www.spatialwireless.com |
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