Thank you Chuck! I don’t officially start until March 1st. Patrick is putting together a great team, including Boun Senekham, myself and two others yet to be announced. I am really looking forward to talking to Wisps on a daily schedule again. We think Baicells products will be well received and we are excited to be working together to make sure our clients are extremely satisfied.
Below is a combination of two press releases that came out last week. It was easier to combine the two as much of the material was duplicated. My new email address should be set up in a few days and will be [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Patrick’s is [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> and Boun’s will be [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Make sure and visit our booth (215) at WISPAmerica. Baicells Technologies is a Gold Sponsor. Patrick Leary, Rick Harnish & Boun Senekham Take on Leadership Roles with Baicells North America Feb 17, 2016 Dallas, TX, USA & Beijing, China – February 15, 2016 —Baicells Technologies, an emerging global provider of disruptive LTE solutions founded by several of the telecom market’s top scientists and executives, today announced the launch of their North American operations, also naming American wireless broadband veteran Patrick Leary to lead the subsidiary. Baicells, a 2015 Red Herring Top 100 Asia Winner, is focused on connecting the unconnected using cutting-edge and disruptively-valued LTE solutions. Less than two years old, Baicells’ technology is already network-accepted by one of the top mobile carriers in the world, and won a small cell innovation award from a top U.S. based silicon maker. Baicells was founded by top telecom executives, including Chairman and CEO Sun Lixin, formerly one of the “12 Fellows” of Huawei, a former chairman of the ITU-R WP5D and a leading scientist for 3GPP.org, both global organizations defining 4G/5g and LTE standards. “We founded Baicells because we have a dream to be a disruptive player, including in North America, and few people have had a greater influence over the North American wireless broadband market than Patrick Leary,” explained Mr. Sun Lixin. “Patrick shares our vision and our passion to connect the unconnected, so this is a natural pairing for both Baicells and Mr. Leary. We are excited for our future in North America.” “My career’s mission has been to enable the entrepreneurs bravely trying to solve the digital divide across the continent,” shared Patrick Leary, President, Baicells, North America. “In Baicells, I’ve found a company with the same passion, as well as the resources and drive to disrupt the market with unique and right-priced LTE solutions. I’m honored to join the esteemed leadership team at Baicells.” Baicells, an end-to-end LTE solution provider, has three main product sets: Light4g, BroFi, and WeLTE, targeting small cells, rural broadband, and private LTE networks, respectively. We also develop our own cloud core enhanced packet core (EPC) technologies, along with the supporting QAM management and billing software tools. Our solutions support unlicensed spectrum, as well as the newly-created U.S. CBRS band, and higher power 2.x and Canadian 3.x frequencies. Also joining the Baicells North America team is Mr. Rick Harnish, formerly the Executive Director of WISPA, the Wireless Internet Service Providers’ Association, to the position of Director of WISP Markets. Rick will lead penetration and customer management in this vital market sector. Rick joins officially March 1. During his tenure with WISPA, Mr. Harnish grew the association from about 100 to 800 member companies. Over the course of this period, WISPA established itself as the association of record for the industry, leading its representation before Congress and the Federal Communications Commission. “I’ve known Rick for many years,” said Patrick Leary, President, Baicells North America. “Rick is pretty much ‘Mr. WISP’ and he remains a much-loved figure in the WISP market. Baicells and our customers will greatly benefit from his steady hand, and of course the depth and breadth of his knowledge.” “Life’s journey is filled with wonders and twists,” shared Mr. Harnish. “I love this community and Baicells will be a perfect vehicle for me to take the next step to help build our industry. I hope my friends throughout will welcome me to the commercial side of our industry, and will be patient as I learn new things.” Additionally, Baicells is also happy to announce Mr. Boun Senekham, a top wireless broadband sales executive and customer relationship expert, has joined the Baicells North America team. The announcement comes one day following the news that market veteran Patrick Leary will lead the North American subsidiary. Boun (rhymes with “dune”) joins officially March 1. For the past 7 years, Boun has been a regional sales manager for Double Radius, one of the leading value-added distributors in the wireless market and where he consistently was among its top performers. “Baicells will be built by professionals with reputations synonymous with integrity and commitment,” noted Patrick. “We owe this to our partners in China, who put so much faith in us, and we owe this especially to our future customers, whose businesses will depend upon our solutions. Ask anyone who’s been around this space for a few years which salespeople they trust the most, and Boun will be in that list.” “This was not an easy decision for me,” commented Mr. Senekham, “But I’m joining colleagues with such passion for our market they consider this work a vocation, and combined with a parent company led by some of the smartest people in LTE, this was the right move. I’m excited to share Baicells with my contacts, and honored to be selected to build our sales organization.” About Baicells Baicells is a privately-held, high tech company dedicated in wireless broadband access solutions. Our main products and solutions cover indoor and outdoor small cells, CPEs, antennas, etc. With the vision to connect the unconnected, Baicells has introduced some real breakthrough technologies to the LTE system, like moving a complete LTE system to unlicensed spectrum and building it with an IT based architecture. With Baicells’ turnkey end-to-end solutions, it becomes much easier to provide wireless internet within everyone's reach at a very low cost. Baicells' innovative solutions can be used by mobile operators, broadband access operators, cable operators, mobile virtual operators, governments and enterprise private networks. (http://www.Baicells.com/en/index.jsp<http://www.baicells.com/en/index.jsp>) Respectfully, Rick Harnish Broadband Consultant & Industry Analyst 260-307-4000 cell Skype: rick.harnish. Twitter: @rharnish From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Monday, February 22, 2016 3:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Rick Harnish Well, Congrats Rick! (a week late) From: Jason McKemie<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2016 1:25 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Rick Harnish Yeah, there was an announcement last week. On Monday, February 22, 2016, Chuck McCown <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Did I miss this: Rick is at BaiCells now.
