Shared
Spectrum Company (SSC), the leading innovator of Dynamic Spectrum
Access (DSA) and wireless Spectrum Intelligence technology, today
announced that it has named Michael A. Daniels, who led Network
Solutions, Mobile365 and the Northern Virginia Technology Council
(NVTC); and William J. Merritt, president and CEO of InterDigital
(Nasdaq:IDCC), to its board of directors.
Daniels and Merritt are recognized for their leadership in the both the
commercial and government technology sectors, particularly with regard
to wireless communications, and they have hands-on experience growing
companies to the top of their industries. Their experience in forming
strategic relationships, combined with their guidance for driving
high-tech growth will help catapult SSC’s wireless spectrum solutions to
the forefront of the government and commercial wireless markets.
“We are honored to have Mike and Bill join our board of directors,” said
Thomas Stroup, SSC’s CEO. “They bring a wealth of industry knowledge and
business expertise that will be very valuable to SSC as we expand our
wireless spectrum intelligence solutions in both government and
commercial markets and strengthen our position as an innovation leader.”
Daniels served as chairman of Network Solutions Inc. (NSI) from 1995 to
2000. He led NSI through a successful initial public offering in 1997, a
second offering in 1999, and a follow-on offering of $2.3 billion in
2000. Five years after he led the purchase of NSI, he was instrumental
in the company's sale on SAIC's behalf for $19.6 billion. His DoD
experience includes working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency (DARPA) on numerous international commissions and advisory
boards; and the United States Trade Representatives International
Investment Policy Advisory Commission; as well as serving as a U.S.
National Commissioner to UNESCO; a senior White House advisor on
international technology; and, a senior advisor to the National Security
Council. Daniels has served as CEO, chairman or board member at
companies that were successfully acquired, including Apogen
Technologies, GlobalLogic and Mobile365. He currently serves as chairman
of Logistics Management Institute and Invincea; and is on the board of
directors of the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), the
Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the Boy Scouts of America National Capital
Area Council, Mercury Computer Systems and CACI International.
“Working in conjunction with DARPA and other government agencies, SSC
has pioneered vital spectrum sensing technologies that benefit the
Defense Department’s communications systems at a time when managing
spectrum and adapting to both friendly and unfriendly RF jamming is
critical to the nation’s defense,” said Daniels. “I look forward to
working with the SSC team to expand the use of its pioneering solutions.”
Prior to becoming president and CEO of InterDigital in 2005, Merritt was
the company’s general patent counsel for four years and played a key
role in building a program of licensing InterDigital’s intellectual
property and overseeing the growth in its patent licensing business.
Prior to joining InterDigital in 1996, he served as assistant general
counsel with the Long Island Lighting Company. Earlier in his career,
Merritt concentrated his engineering efforts with Public Service
Electric and Gas Company and Stone & Webster. Merritt earned a Bachelor
of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute and a Juris Doctorate from Temple University.
“Spectrum sharing is vital to our nation’s future, as demand for
spectrum continues to grow with businesses and consumers becoming more
reliant on their smartphones, tablets and mobile broadband access in
every facet of their lives,” said Merritt. “SSC’s innovations in
spectrum sharing technology, some of which have been integrated into
InterDigital’s dynamic spectrum platforms, are primed to fuel even
greater growth in the wireless market. I am honored to work with the
company to help realize the value of their innovative technologies.”
About Shared Spectrum Company
Founded in 2000, SSC is a leading developer of dynamic spectrum access
(DSA) and wireless spectrum intelligence technologies based in Vienna,
Virginia. The company, which last Fall raised $3 million in a Series A
round, has developed innovative cognitive radio technologies for
challenging wireless applications in a broad range of the frequency
bands. Additional information is available at www.sharedspectrum.com.
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