Close WindowSan Jose, Calif. | Sept. 12, 2000 —Aeris.net, the leading provider of web-to-wireless, machine-to-machine communications services, today announced the addition of Elizabeth Maxfield to the external affairs group. Maxfield brings nearly 20 years of legal and consulting experience in the wireless communications industry.
Maxfield will be responsible for regulatory and industry relations for Aeris.net. She will report directly to Dick Gossen, president and CEO.
"Liz's extensive background and familiarity with both the FCC and the CTIA make her an invaluable addition to our team," said Dick Gossen. "We look forward to working with her on a number of important and strategic fronts."
Prior to Aeris.net, she served as senior vice president for industry affairs, vice president and executive deputy director for the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA). She initially met Aeris.net while establishing CTIA's Wireless Data Forum. Earlier in her career, Maxfield was an attorney with Becker, Gurman, Lukas, Meyers, O'Brien & McGowan, representing clients in a variety of communications services including cellular, local exchange, broadcast and microwave before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). From 1979 to 1981, she served as deputy director for the FCC's Office of Public Affairs.
"The market for wireless telemetry technology is poised for explosive growth," said Maxfield. "I am eager to be working so closely with a company whose corporate vision positions them for such an exciting future."
Maxfield graduated from Southern Methodist University, earning a B.F.A., magna cum laude in Journalism. She also received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas School of Law while serving as Administrative Editor for the Texas International Law Journal.
Aeris.net, headquartered in San Jose, Calif., provides web-to-wireless connectivity and control for a broad array of short-packet signaling and messaging services using its proprietary MicroBurst® utility. MicroBurst® technology employs the control channel infrastructure of the cellular network as a transmission medium to achieve low cost of service and ubiquitous coverage. Aeris.net currently has contracts deploying MicroBurst® technology in cellular service areas in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Initial applications include vehicle position and condition reporting, security and equipment monitoring and utility meter reading. For more information on Aeris.net, please visit the company's Web site at http:// www.aeris.net or call 888-Go-Aeris.
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