Wi-Fi Industry Innovator, Greg Williams, Joins BelAir Networks
Kanata, ON, January 20, 2010 - BelAir Networks, the global market share leader in service provider Wi-Fi, today announced that Greg Williams, a senior wireless executive most recently with AT&T, has joined the company as senior vice president, corporate and business development. Greg will focus on BelAir Networks tier 1 service provider customers worldwide, supporting integration of the company's licensed and license-free wireless products into customers' networks and businesses.
"2010 is shaping up to be a banner year for BelAir Networks so we're pleased that we've attracted a top executive like Greg, whose unique perspective and experience will be a vital resource to our major service provider customers," said Bernard Herscovich, president and CEO, BelAir Networks.
Recently, as executive vice president, business development at AT&T's Wi-Fi subsidiary, Greg's responsibilities included deploying new Wi-Fi networks for 3G offload. Greg has also served as Chairman of two key wireless industry associations: UWCC (now 3G Americas) and the WAP Forum (now the Open Mobile Alliance). Greg's service provider career spans more than two decades and includes senior management positions focussed on wireless and internet services, technology, operations, and business development at AT&T, Wayport, SBC and Prodigy.
"My experience on the service provider side of the business has given me an extensive insider perspective and I have been really impressed with BelAir Networks service provider Wi-Fi solutions and the proven benefits they bring to the operator's network and business," said Greg Williams, senior vice president, corporate and business development, BelAir Networks. "Carrier adoption of Wi-Fi as both a customer retention tool and a cellular data offload solution has helped make BelAir Networks the market leader in this growing space. The company's success deploying large scale Wi-Fi networks for Tier 1 service providers – both mobile carriers and cable operators – has driven innovations that differentiate BelAir from the competition and I am really excited to play a key role in the company's growth."
BelAir Networks service provider Wi-Fi solutions deliver:
• Carrier-grade security, management and integration
• Proven high performance scalability in high traffic environments and large scale deployments
• Ship-plug-and-play installation for ease of deployment in multi-site networks
• Support for multiple operators, licensed and unlicensed spectrum, free and fee-based services, and public and private access – all on one network
• Micro mobility for single sign-on user convenience
• Vehicular speed mobility with 'make before break' for mass transit networks
About BelAir Networks
BelAir Networks is the market share leader in Service Provider Wi-Fi solutions. The company's portfolio of indoor and outdoor wireless LAN access points, control and management systems enable service providers, government and businesses to deliver high performance, scalable and flexible managed Wi-Fi services to both enterprise and public users. BelAir Networks solutions provide a compelling return on investment and address the need for public Wi-Fi hot spots and hotzones, secure wireless LAN, cellular data offload, wireless backhaul and video surveillance. Innovative cable, telecom and mobile service providers use BelAir Networks to drive revenue and improve competitiveness. Founded in 2001, BelAir Networks is a privately held company with customers that include AT&T and Cablevision and backed by investment from Comcast Interactive Capital, T-Mobile Venture Fund and leading venture capital firms including Trilogy Equity Partners. For more information, visit www.belairnetworks.com.
BelAir Networks
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