If I am not on team then it is not kool.... lol. Congratulations On Feb 22, 2016 1:51 PM, "Rick Harnish" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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]. Patrick’s is [email protected] and > Boun’s will be [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 <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Monday, February 22, 2016 1:25 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Rick Harnish > > > > Yeah, there was an announcement last week. > > On Monday, February 22, 2016, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Did I miss this: Rick is at BaiCells now. >
