WISAPAPLOOZA Fall 2017 - Day 1 Show Daily

www. WISPA .org 2 3 www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 1 Sindelar Named Calix CFO C alix, Inc., the world leader in Subscriber Driven Intelligent Access, announced that Cory Sindelar was named Chief Financial Officer, effective imme- diately. Calix engaged Sindelar as interim CFO in May and he has made significant progress in bringing increased operational rigor to Calix. Sindelar brings extensive expe- rience leading finance teams at high-growth software and technology companies. “Cory has done an outstanding job working with our leadership team to establish new processes that are already increasing our financial visibility and control of operations. In particular, Cory has partnered with Greg Billings, our senior vice president, services, as we set our services business on a path to success,” said Carl Russo, Calix president and CEO. “As Calix transforms into a cloud, software, systems, and services company, Cory’s experience in software and systems businesses will be a tremendous asset. We are fortunate that he has stepped in so effectively over the last few months, and we are confident that he will help accelerate our transformation.” Prior to joining Calix, Sindelar served as Chief Financial Officer at Violin Memory where he helped Violin transition from a privately held to a public, multi-national technology leader. Prior to his time at Violin Memory, Sindelar was CFO of Ikanos Communications, where he led an aggressive growth strategy. He also has served as Vice President, Corpo- rate Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer at Legato Systems. Following EMC’s acquisition of Legato, Sindelar held a variety of senior financial positions. “I’m truly excited to join Calix as CFO at this critical point in the company’s history,” said Sindelar. “We are building a new company – one ready to seize the opportunity created by the massive growth in subscriber demand for bandwidth and the explosion of IoT devices. I’ve already seen the differentiable value that Calix is delivering to our customers every day. I look forward to leading our finance team and guiding our efforts to optimize our execution so we can scale and drive shareholder value.” m I n conjunction with the launch of Rodeo TV, Rodeo Internet is now Rodeo Networks. The new name represents the introduction of true fully licensed television programming over Rodeo’s new IPTV service designed for multi- platform delivery systems. “Finally, we can deliver TV for wireless opera- tors who have been looking for a way to deliver their customers the TV aspect of the Triple Play,” said Frank Befera, Vice President of Video Services at Rodeo Networks. “From the Big 4 Networks to ESPN, Discovery, History Channel, HDTV, and HBO, we have the programming covered.” In addition to content delivered via fiber, wire- less, or satellite, Rodeo Networks is providing a complete hardware complement (set top boxes and head end), the availability to use licensed and unlicensed spectrum, consulting, engineering, marketing, and management. In conjunction with WISPAPALOOZA, Rodeo Networks is providing “white label” branding at no cost (a $1,400 value). Market exclusive territories are also available on a first come first served basis. Operators who sign up for market exclusivity during the show will receive their first 90 days of content for free. m A former leader of the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association has been named to head a Federal Communica- tions Commission (FCC) advisory committee on broadband deployment. L. Elizabeth Bowles, president and chairman of Arkansas-based Aristotle, Inc. and a former board member of WISPA, was appointed by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to serve as chair of the agency’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC). In the announcement, Chairman Pai said Bowles “has made great contributions to the BDAC and its working groups already, and she brings to the table a combination of talents and expertise that will serve her well in this new role. I thank her in advance for her leadership of the BDAC as it develops recommendations to accelerate broadband deployment and close the digital divide.” “WISPA congratulates Elizabeth on her appointment to this important role,” said Jimmy Carr, CEO of Virginia-based All Points Broad- band and Chairman of WISPA’s Legislative Committee. “Elizabeth is a consensus builder who will bring valuable perspective to advance the important objective of delivering connec- tivity to all Americans.” Chairman Pai formed the BDAC in January 2017 to provide advice and recommendations to the Commission on how to accelerate the deployment of high-speed Internet access. The BDAC will offer recommendations to the Commission for a two-year period. m Rodeo Puts the TV Into the Wireless Triple Play WISP Industry’s Elizabeth Bowles to Head FCC Broadband Committee AMCOM Solutions Booth #412 Check out AMCOM’s booth for a chance to win its popular “Bottle-a-Day Giveaway.” AMCOM is also a 50/50 Sponsor so get your ticket stamped while visiting.