[August 16, 2016]

Stephen Bye Named as Rivada Networks CTO

Rivada Networks has announced Stephen Bye (News - Alert) will join the company as Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Bye has more than 24 years of senior management experience in network strategy, planning, product development and management, network and technology development, network and device engineering, network operations, construction and deployment, field services, systems integration and testing.

Stephen currently serves as CTO for C Spire, responsible for technology planning, network development, network and device engineering, wireless and fiber network deployment, construction and field services as well as the day-to-day operations of the wireless and fiber-to-the-home networks, serving consumer and business customers. Stephen will help coordinate an orderly transfer of duties at C Spire.

Before joining C Spire, Stephen was the CTO for Sprint (News - Alert), where he was responsible for technology and network innovation, strategy, planning and development. His team was accountable for the network capital investment plan and network operating budget, technology and network engineering and development, product integration, transport and access, domestic and international roaming, network, systems and device testing and field integration.

Stephen has held executive positions with Cox Communications, AT&T, inCode Wireless, BellSouth International, Optus and Telstra (News - Alert).

Commenting on the appointment, Rivada Networks Co-CEO Joe Euteneuer said: /p>

"Our mission is to work with our partners to deliver something truly innovative: A dedicated, resilient, reliable, and self-sustaining network for America's first responders. Such a challenge requires not just the innovative solutions Rivada already has - it requires proven leaders to fortify our team. In Stephen, I am delighted to have secured just such a leader."

New Rivada Networks CTO Stephen Bye said:

"The vision of Rivada Networks is compelling and achievable. I saw this as an opportunity to serve not just a company, but a cause. America's public safety community needs what Rivada Networks is proposing, and as with all such noble causes, others too will benefit. The innovation that Rivada's Open Access Wireless Market will deliver has the potential to unleash the full power of next generation wireless networks in a way that was previously difficult to imagine. It is a tremendous opportunity, and I am looking forward to getting started."

C Spire's CEO Hu Meena said:

"Stephen is a long-time friend, a very strong leader and has made a great contribution to C Spire, leading our team in significantly enhancing the performance of our wireless and fiber network operations. This is an exciting opportunity for Stephen to work with Rivada Networks to deploy and manage a network built to serve our country's first responders and the public safety community. His passion for doing so, combined with his technological expertise, will provide strong leadership to their national endeavor."

About Rivada Networks
Rivada Networks is a leading designer, integrator and operator of wireless, interoperable communications networks. Rivada's technology, Dynamic Spectrum (News - Alert) Arbitrage-Tiered Priority Access (DSATPA), allows wireless broadband capacity to be dynamically bought and sold in a fully competitive on demand process to competing commercial entities. DSATPA is a game changer for the way in which spectrum is consumed, maximizing the efficiency of radio spectrum bandwidth and unlocking the potential for more extensive, higher capacity broadband networks.

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