CHELMSFORD, Mass., Dec. 18, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Airvana, Inc. (www.airvana.com), an innovator and leader in mobile broadband infrastructure based on 3G wireless packet data technology, today announced it has named David Nowicki as vice president of marketing and product management.
"Airvana has distinguished itself by its ability to identify growth markets, and deliver innovative solutions," said Nowicki. "I look forward to contributing to Airvana's future success by helping drive a winning product line strategy, and by increasing our mind-share among mobile operators and equipment vendors."
Over the past 18 years, Nowicki has earned a strong reputation for managing all aspects of marketing and product development. Nowicki was most recently vice president of global product management and marketing for Bytemobile, Inc., where he oversaw global marketing for all products. During his time at Bytemobile, Nowicki also managed the product strategy that led to amassing more than 70 full-scale wireless operator deployments.
Prior to Bytemobile, Nowicki was vice president of product management and marketing for ArrayComm, Inc., where he managed OEM relationships and product lines across numerous air-interface technologies. Before ArrayComm, Nowicki held positions at Hewlett-Packard and Resonex. Nowicki earned an MBA and Masters of Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and a BS in applied physics from the University of California at Davis.
"David brings a lot to our management team," said Randy Battat, president and CEO of Airvana. "He has a great track record of bringing innovative products to market in the wireless industry."
About Airvana
Airvana is an innovative leader providing mobile broadband infrastructure based on third-generation (3G) wireless packet data technology. Airvana is the first company to combine advanced CDMA2000 1xEV-DO broadband technology with an innovative IP-Radio Access Network architecture -- providing carrier-class performance and reliability. Networks based on Airvana's technology service millions of consumer and business subscribers, and a wide range of mobile broadband information, communication and entertainment applications.
Worldwide, Airvana's mobile broadband systems are deployed on six continents in 16 major networks by industry-leading service providers who demand high standards of carrier-class performance. In North America, Airvana's largest deployments are Verizon Wireless (USA), Sprint PCS (USA), Bell Mobility (Canada) and Telus (Canada). The company's products are also deployed in networks including Telstra (Australia), Vesper (Brazil), Eurotel (Czech Republic), and Pelephone (Israel).
In addition, Airvana builds solutions for other wireless markets including in-flight, air-to-ground communications; and fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) for the integration of cellular and IP-based access technologies.
Airvana is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA, USA. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.airvana.com