Aperto Networks Announces New Executive as
Vice President of Operations
Milpitas, Calif. September 15, 2004 - Aperto
Networks, a leading 802.16 class broadband wireless access (BWA)
systems provider, announced today the appointment of Allen Adolph
as vice president of operations. Mr. Adolph is responsible for
manufacturing operations and quality assurance activities, as
well as the expansion and management of Aperto's global supply
chain.
"Allen's record of accomplishments in rapidly
scaling up manufacturing and directing high-quality volume production
is a great fit for the expansive growth phase we have entered,"
said Dr. Reza Ahy, Aperto's Chairman and CEO. "He has strong
experience in the fast-track introduction of carrier-grade networking
infrastructure products, management of global contract manufacturing
relationships, rapid deployment of business systems and implementation
of quality systems certified to the ISO Quality Standard."
Prior to joining Aperto Networks, Mr. Adolph was
vice president of operations for a division of ARRIS, a leading
provider of broadband network system products, where among other
accomplishments, he established an Original Design Manufacturer
(ODM) partnership in India to both design and manufacture a family
of cost effective optical access products. Allen has also held
vice president of operations positions at networking start-up
companies Adaptive and Whitetree, was co-founder of Atmosphere
Networks, and held senior management positions at N.E.T. and Dataproducts
Corporation.
"Aperto's PacketWave solutions have established
a solid foundation and great momentum with deployments in over
50 countries, underscoring Aperto's leadership in meeting current
BWA market demand and the upcoming WiMAX Forum-certified
products," said Allen Adolph. "I have joined Aperto
to focus on scaling our current supply chain and quality processes
to meet the rapidly growing global demand for high quality, cost
effective product solutions."
About Aperto Networks
Aperto Networks is a leader in 802.16-class multiservice broadband
wireless access systems for global markets. The company was founded
to provide breakthrough solutions to the bottleneck in last-mile
broadband access, and is a founding board member of the WiMAX
Forum as well as a founder and lead contributor to IEEE 802.16
and the ETSI-BRAN standards. Its PacketWave®
system is a family of base stations, subscriber units, radios
and antennas in 2.5, 3.5 and 5 GHz frequencies for point-to-point
and point-to-multipoint deployment. PacketWave's scalability and
patented technologies support new wireless builds and complement
wireline broadband access networks. Aperto is already deployed
in 50 countries, meeting service provider needs for installation
ease, IP-rich network functionality, cost effectiveness, rapid
provisioning and interference resilience. For more information
on Aperto Networks, go to www.apertonet.com.
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