What Happened?
Herndon, VA-based Rivada Appointed Stephen Bye as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
Rivada Networks is a leading designer, integrator and operator of wireless, interoperable public safety communications networks. We provide advanced communications solutions to the public safety community at local, state and federal levels. Rivada Networks` technologies enable public safety agencies to retain absolute control over their own dedicated broadband networks, while enabling the generation of valuable revenues from unused capacity, when available. Following the events of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, Congress allocated dedicated radio spectrum in the 700 Mhz band, to US public safety. The legislation allows for non-priority access to the spectrum for competitive commercial users. Rivada`s core technology, Dynamic Spectrum Arbitrage Tiered Priority Access (DSATPA) works out to the very edge of the network, allowing public safety absolute priority access with instant (millisecond) pre-emption in the event of an emergency situation – thus guaranteeing first responders access to the highest quality bandwidth capacity at the moment they need it most. Meanwhile, in the extended periods of time when the public safety broadband network has significant extra bandwidth to spare, DSATPA allows that capacity to be dynamically auctioned in a fully competitive `on demand` process to competing commercial entities – providing more choice and availability to industry and consumers while generating essential revenue for the public safety mission. DSATPA is a game changer for the way in which spectrum is consumed, maximising the efficiency of the radio spectrum bandwidth resource and unlocking the potential for more extensive high capacity broadband networks. Rivada has served public safety for a decade, helping to meet their unique and critical communications challenges. Our work has been recognised for helping to save lives during times of severe crisis, such as Hurricane Katrina and multiple other emergencies and disasters. Our commitment to helping the men and women who stand on the front lines of emergency situations is absolute, and our dedicated team of innovators work tirelessly to bring their unparalleled expertise to the task.
About the Person
Stephen 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, 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.
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