(Source: Business Wire)

AirHop
Communications, a developer of systems software that enables the
deployment of high performance and highly differentiated 4G wireless
networks, announced the close of a $1 million financing from a syndicate
of wireless industry luminaries and the addition of several industry
veterans to its management team. The company also announced several
additions to its board of directors (see separate release).
"We are pleased to have attracted not only this investment, but stellar
additions to our management team," said Yan Hui, founder and CEO of
AirHop Communications. "We are now poised to extend our lead in solving
the challenges of deploying 4G networks with self-organized networking
(SON), inter-cell coordination, real-time provisioning, and efficient
frequency reuse."
Joining AirHop's management team are Garrett Choi as chief operating
officer, Jerry Hall as vice president of marketing and Anand Parikh as
vice president of business development.
Garrett Choi joins AirHop from Continuous Computing where he most
recently served as vice president of business development. Earlier, he
was general manager of the Trillium software business unit at Continuous
Computing, vice president of engineering at Be Here Technologies and
chief operating officer at Enroute, Inc. before its acquisition by Be
Here. Garrett has also held technical and management positions at
companies including Lockheed-Martin Telecommunications, Hughes Space and
Communications and Rockwell International.
Jerry Hall joins AirHop as vice president of marketing. Hall brings more
than 25 years of technical, marketing and executive management
experience, much of which was with venture-backed high tech companies.
His prior roles include founder and CEO of PriveSec, Inc., vice
president of marketing at ProxiNet, Inc. (sold to Intellisync), founder
and vice president of marketing at NetBoost (sold to Intel) and vice
president of marketing at Lantronix. Hall has also been a board member
or advisor to a number of companies.
Anand Parikh joins AirHop as vice president of business development and
will be responsible for driving the company's relationships with mobile
operators and infrastructure partners. Anand is a seasoned executive
with 25 years experience in the telecommunications industry. Most
recently, Parikh was vice president of business development and
marketing at Cartiza Networks. Earlier, he held senior executive roles
at Sonus Networks, Appian Communications, Telco Systems, and Lightstream
Corporation.
About AirHop Communications, Inc.
Founded in 2007, AirHop provides system software to enable the efficient
delivery of services in 4G networks with self-organized networking,
inter-cell coordination, real-time provisioning and management, and
improved QoS technologies. The company is privately-held and based in
San Diego, CA. More information is at www.airhopcomm.com.
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