Teledesic appoints industrial alliance manager.KIRKLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 1996--Teledesic Corp., which is building a global, broadband "Internet-in-the-sky," today announced the appointment of Dave Payne as industrial alliance manager. In the newly created position, Payne will be responsible for developing relationships with potential system engineering and industrial partners, focusing on the technology areas of communications systems, antenna systems and satellite cross-links. "Dave's energy, vision and well-deserved reputation as an industry leader will be a great asset to Teledesic's industrial alliance building activities," said Teledesic President Russell Daggatt. "Dave's broad experience in the field of small satellite communications will complement our existing team." Prior to joining Teledesic, Payne was manager of spacecraft technology for TRW's Space and Technology Division. His responsibilities included technology development, new business operations and strategic planning for the division's spacecraft and subsystem product lines. Previously, Payne was program development manager for TRW's Brilliant Pebbles program, part of the proposed "Star Wars" missile defense system Noun 1. missile defense system - naval weaponry providing a defense system missile defence system naval weaponry - weaponry for warships , the technology precursor to Teledesic's distributed low-Earth-orbit architectural design. Like Teledesic, Brilliant Pebbles was conceived as a constellation of several hundred, advanced, semiautonomous sem·i·au·ton·o·mous adj. 1. Partially self-governing. 2. Having the powers of self-government within a larger organization or structure. sem satellites. During his 14 years at TRW TRW The Real World (TV reality show) TRW The Right Way TRW Tactical Reconnaissance Wing TRW The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD) TRW Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc , Payne occupied various system engineering project management positions. He also was TRW's representative to Air Force Space Command during Operation Desert Storm Noun 1. Operation Desert Storm - the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991) Gulf War, Persian Gulf War - a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; , supporting the chief scientist in optimizing Defense Support Program warning to civilian and military authorities. Payne received a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in systems engineering and economics from the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at Los Angeles. Using a constellation of several hundred low-Earth-orbit satellites, the Teledesic Network will provide affordable, worldwide access to switched, broadband network connections, enabling such "fiber-like" telecommunications services as broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a , digital voice, data, videoconferencing and interactive multimedia. Essentially an "Internet-in-the-sky," the Teledesic Network emulates the most famous distributed network, the Internet, while adding the benefits of real-time capability and location-insensitive access. Initial service is scheduled to begin in 2002. Backed by telecommunications pioneer Craig McCaw and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Teledesic 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. based in Kirkland, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. CONTACT: Media: Roger Nyhus, 206/720-1739 nyhus(at)teledesic.com Corporate Offices: 206/803-1400 info(at)teledesic.com |
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