“Adding Luis to our senior team is an important ingredient to our continued, rapid growth worldwide,” said Randy Battat, president and CEO of Airvana. “Luis brings a proven ability to quickly identify, penetrate and succeed in Airvana’s targeted markets. Luis will lead the expansion of our business through his global sales and services initiatives.”
Pajares joins Airvana as a seasoned professional with more than 18 years experience in the communications industry. Prior to joining Airvana, Pajares served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Inet Technologies where he was responsible for the company’s sales, marketing and customer support operations. Pajares also served as Vice President of International Business for Alcatel where he had profit and loss responsibility for several countries and managed all areas of the business including sales, marketing and customer service. Previously, he was Vice President of Wireless Networks where he formulated and implemented the company’s wireless strategy to address the IS-41 and GSM markets. Pajares began his telecommunications career at NEC America where he served in various sales and management positions.
Battat added, “Luis comes to Airvana with a wealth of knowledge and experience, along with a very specific understanding of the challenges of operating in today’s transitioning market. We are extremely pleased to have Luis join our team and welcome the leadership and energy he will bring to Airvana.”
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO is an “always on” mobile wireless technology that enables data to be sent over PCS and cellular wireless networks at broadband speeds, and at a cheaper cost per byte than any other 3G technology. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) recognizes CDMA2000 1xEV-DO as a global 3G IMT-2000 standard.
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO’s peak data rates can reach up to 2.4 Megabits per second (Mbps), with average per user sustained rates of 600 kbps. Subscribers can connect to a 1xEV-DO network using a 1xEV-DO mobile phone or by connecting their mobile phone or PC card to laptop or PDA. Users experience speeds comparable to cable and DSL services and are able to use all popular business, information and entertainment applications without any modifications. The technology can be added to existing CDMA2000 base stations with a simple channel card upgrade or overlaid on existing CDMA, TDMA and GSM networks.