CHELMSFORD, Mass., July 17, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Airvana, Inc., a leading provider of network infrastructure products used by wireless carriers to provide mobile broadband services, today announced that Robert Badavas has joined its board of directors.
Badavas has more than 20 years of executive experience spanning technology, venture capital, and business services. He is currently president and CEO of TAC Worldwide Companies, in charge of all North American and European operations. He started with TAC in 2003 as executive vice president and CFO, and was responsible for overall supervision and leadership of finance, treasury, corporate development and information systems.
"Mobile broadband technology is a big idea and Airvana is a leader in this exciting arena," said Badavas. "I am pleased to join the Airvana Board of Directors and look forward to working with the Management and the rest of the Board of Directors as Airvana continues to grow and expand its market reach."
Prior to joining TAC Worldwide Badavas held several executive-level positions, including COO of Atlas Venture, a $2+ billion venture capital firm headquartered in Boston; CEO of Cerulean Technology, a wireless application software company that was sold to Aether Systems in 2000; and CFO of Chipcom, where he played an important role in the company's successful IPO and subsequent sale to 3Com Corporation.
Badavas who spent the first 9 years of his career in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Boston, has a BS in accounting, with high honors, from Bentley College where he currently serves as a Trustee. He has previously served as a director of Renaissance Worldwide, a prominent U.S. consulting, solutions and staffing company, and of RSA Security Corporation, now part of EMC Corporation. He also serves as chairman of the board of directors for the Learning Center for Deaf Children in Framingham, Mass. In 2003, he was selected as a recipient of the Ellis Island National Medal of Honor.
"Bob brings a lot to Airvana's Board," said Randy Battat, president and CEO of Airvana. "His depth of experience in management, strategy and finance makes him a tremendous asset to our company."
About Airvana
Airvana is a leading provider of network infrastructure products used by wireless carriers to provide mobile broadband services. Airvana's software and hardware products enable wireless networks to deliver broadband-quality multimedia services to mobile phones, laptop computers and other mobile devices. These services include Internet access, e-mail, music downloads, video, IP-TV, gaming, push-to-talk and voice-over-IP. Airvana's solutions enable new services and deliver carrier-grade mobility, scalability and reliability with relatively low operating and capital costs.
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. Airvana has OEM agreements with Alcatel-Lucent, Nortel Networks, and QUALCOMM.
Airvana is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA, USA. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.airvana.com