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About the Company

NII Holdings, Inc. (formerly Nextel International) is a holding company that, through its various subsidiaries, provides iDEN-based mobile communications services under the Nextel brand in five Latin American countries including; Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru.NII recently launched HSDPA-based 3G service in Mexico as planned expansion in other countries continues.

About the Person

Raul Ramirez is executive vice president and chief technology officer of NII Holdings, Inc., a provider of differentiated mobile communication services for business and high value consumers in Latin America. With operations in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Chile, NII is a Fortune 500 company and trades on the NASDAQ market under the symbol NIHD. As the company’s chief technology officer (CTO), Mr. Ramirez is responsible for the direction and management of the company’s engineering and network operations. His responsibilities also include strategy, planning, engineering and implementation of next generation networks and services across all business markets. In addition, he is in charge of fielding operations, installation and maintenance. Prior to joining the executive management team at NII Holdings, Mr. Ramirez was the chief technology officer of Nextel Mexico, a subsidiary of NII Holdings. In this role, he was instrumental in the development and deployment of Nextel Mexico’s next generation network. Mr. Ramirez joined Nextel Mexico in 1998 as a technical director and has helped build and grow the company’s mobile network and IT operations across Mexico. Prior to Nextel Mexico, Mr. Ramirez served as technical director of Motorola for its Latin America network operations. In 1987, Mr. Ramirez received the National Telecommunication Award from the Secretary of Communications and Transportation. Mr. Ramirez holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and electronic engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico.