Cambridge Broadband appoints Theo Wegbrans as Executive Vice President - Sales



-/24 Jan, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- Cambridge Broadband has appointed Theo Wegbrans as Executive Vice President - Sales to lead the company through its next growth phase.

Cambridge Broadband is seeing demand for the VectaStar product increasing across new market sectors including transmission services predominately to alleviate the growing backhaul crisis as cellular networks expand. Theo will lead Cambridge Broadband?s growing sales success, and be responsible for worldwide sales initiatives and expanding Cambridge Broadband?s presence through strategic partnerships and key accounts.


?We aim to build on our strengths, concentrating on achieving leadership in both wireless access and transmission network solutions?, commented Theo Wegbrans, ?Our focus will be on a more high-touch support style for our customers explaining all the benefits of our VectaStar multi-service/multi-business proposition in achieving a low-risk investment. At the same time, we will increase the role of our partners in the overall delivery of customer projects ,.?

Theo joins Cambridge Broadband from IPWireless, where, under his control as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing, the company achieved more operator deployments than any of its competitors. Prior to IPWireless, Theo held positions of Vice President, Northern European Operations at Cisco, Vice President, EMEA for Digital Equipment and President, EMEA for NeXT Computer Inc.

About Cambridge Broadband http://www.cambridgebroadband.com
An active member of the WiMAX Forum?, Cambridge Broadband has pioneered the development of carrier-class, point-to-multipoint broadband wireless access equipment. The company is focused on delivering high quality multi-service networks to network operators with the best price-performance in the licensed band worldwide. Cambridge Broadband was formed in January 2000 by an experienced team with a strong record of successful innovation in broadband wireless design.


About VectaStar
Cambridge Broadband?s 3.5GHz and 10.5GHz VectaStar system offers the most advanced combination of high bandwidth, high coverage and extended range on the market. It supports multiple carrier-class services simultaneously, each with robust QoS through the following customer premise equipment; Solo, Basic, Plus, Max, Max Fibre and Max ATM. The VectaStar has excellent non-line-of-sight capability and self-backhaul at ranges beyond 20km, making it a compelling solution for network operators looking for a fast return on investment.