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Purdue Research Foundation's Discovery Park District Named Overall Winner in IDC's Best in Future of Connectedness Award

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Monday, July 25, 2022
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International Data Corporation ( IDC ) today announced Purdue Research Foundation as the overall winner in the inaugural IDC Future Enterprise Best in Future of Connectedness North America Awards .

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  • International Data Corporation ( IDC ) today announced Purdue Research Foundation as the overall winner in the inaugural IDC Future Enterprise Best in Future of Connectedness North America Awards .
  • Purdue Research Foundation won for its "Private Cellular Network as a Service" project.
  • Covering some 50 square miles, the network stretches across the Discovery Park District (DPD), a smart, mix-used residential, business, and research development managed by the Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) and located near Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
  • "The Purdue Research Foundation demonstrated a strong, future looking 5G story to drive transformation," said Paul Hughes , research director, Future of Connectedness at IDC.

Celona Partners With Google Cloud to Deliver Best-In-Class Private Wireless Networks to the U.S. Enterprise Market

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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Enterprises using Google Cloud will now enjoy unprecedented agility and economies of scale by bringing new private cellular network services closer to users, data, and applications at the mobile compute edge.

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  • Enterprises using Google Cloud will now enjoy unprecedented agility and economies of scale by bringing new private cellular network services closer to users, data, and applications at the mobile compute edge.
  • Google Cloud and Celona are working together to offer turnkey enterprise private 5G networks with the ability to run network management, control, and user plane functions on Google Distributed Cloud Edge wherever it resides.
  • We are excited to partner with Celona to help IT professionals improve application connectivity through private 5G, said Tanuj Raja, Global Director, Strategic Partnerships at Google Cloud.
  • Deployed on Google Distributed Cloud Edge, Celonas end-to-end private network solution enables enterprises to simplify and operate private 5G networks at scale and with the flexibility they need."

Celona Turns The IT Channel Into 5G LAN Fanatics

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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Celona partners will take advantage of the additional services opportunities created as a result of the accelerating adoption of its 5G LAN technology by enterprise environments delivering value to their end customers and improving their bottom line.

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  • Celona partners will take advantage of the additional services opportunities created as a result of the accelerating adoption of its 5G LAN technology by enterprise environments delivering value to their end customers and improving their bottom line.
  • Designed around the premise of simplicity, Celonas Fanatics partner program is the first to uniquely package for the channel the requisite components to quickly deliver a robust 5G LAN solution to enterprise customers spanning a wide range of vertical markets.
  • Celonas Fanatics partner program is the first-of-its-kind to arm solution providers with everything they need to easily enter this market with our highly differentiated 5G LAN solution that clearly fills an unmet customer need.
  • Celona, the enterprise 5G company, is focused on enabling organizations of all sizes to implement the latest generation of digital automation initiatives in enterprise wireless.

5G LAN Provider Celona Is Named a “Cool Vendor” by Gartner®

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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CUPERTINO, Calif., June 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celona, the leading innovator of 5G LAN solutions, today announced it has been named a 2022 Cool Vendor by Gartner.

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  • CUPERTINO, Calif., June 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celona, the leading innovator of 5G LAN solutions, today announced it has been named a 2022 Cool Vendor by Gartner.
  • Specifically, Celona has been named a Cool Vendor based on the April 29, 2022 report titled, Cool Vendors in Communication Service Provider Business and Network Operations by analysts Peter Liu, Pulkit Pandey, Kosei Takiishi, Mike Edholm, Sylvain Fabre, and Susan Welsh de Grimaldo at Gartner.
  • We are delighted to be named a 2022 Gartner Cool Vendor, said Rajeev Shah, Celonas co-founder and CEO.
  • From our perspective, private 5G is going to be defined by the ease with which enterprises can leverage this new technology.

Equinix Announces Two New Appointments to Board of Directors

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Monday, June 13, 2022
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world's digital infrastructurecompany, today announced the appointments ofFidelma Russo and Jeetu Patel to the Equinix Board of Directors.

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  • REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world's digital infrastructurecompany, today announced the appointments ofFidelma Russo and Jeetu Patel to the Equinix Board of Directors.
  • Effective June 9, 2022, their appointments bring the number of directors on the Equinix Board to 11.
  • "We are thrilled to add two accomplished and seasoned business leaders from world-class companies to the Equinix board.
  • In particular, see recent and upcoming Equinix quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available upon request from Equinix.

5 Things To Know About the Women's Center for Entrepreneurship - A Nonprofit that Puts Underserved Small Businesses First

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Thursday, June 9, 2022
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CHATHAM, N.J., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Women's Center for Entrepreneurship stands out as the go-to resource for women and BIPOC entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their business. Here are 5 things you need to know about the WCEC, an organization dedicated to helping small business owners turn their passion into profit.

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  • Here are 5 things you need to know about the WCEC, an organization dedicated to helping small business owners turn their passion into profit.
  • The Women's Center for Entrepreneurship is a nonprofit organization that is a designated Women's Business Center and Small Business Administration Resource Partner .
  • The WCEC Women's Business Center is a go-to resource for women and BIPOC-owned small businesses impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic .
  • As a Small Business Administration Resource Partner, Community Navigator and Women's Business Center, the WCEC's mission is to help small businesses succeed.

Celona Closes Oversubscribed $60 Million Series C Funding Round

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Monday, March 28, 2022
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CUPERTINO, Calif., March 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celona, the first enterprise networking company to bridge the gap between LTE/5G cellular wireless and enterprise IT infrastructures, announced today that it has closed a $60 million Series C financing round led by DigitalBridge Ventures, the Venture Capital initiative of DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG) (“DigitalBridge”). Additionally, Celona has further strengthened its executive leadership team with the recent appointment of Robert Mustarde as senior vice president of Worldwide Sales. Mr. Mustarde is an industry veteran who has held leadership positions at companies including Versa Networks and Ruckus Wireless.

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  • Additionally, Celona has further strengthened its executive leadership team with the recent appointment of Robert Mustarde as senior vice president of Worldwide Sales.
  • The financing round also included participation from all of Celonas existing investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, NTTVC, Qualcomm Ventures and Cervin Ventures.
  • This latest financing round is a strong endorsement of both our existing accomplishments leading the market in 5G network adoption and the tremendous growth prospects still ahead for Celona, said Rajeev Shah, co-founder and CEO of Celona.
  • We are proud to have the support of a top-tier group of investors, including DigitalBridge leading this financing round.

Vertical Bridge Names Ronald Bizick as President and COO

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Thursday, February 24, 2022
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Vertical Bridge REIT, LLC (Vertical Bridge or "the Company"), the largest private owner and operator of communications infrastructure in the United States, today announced the appointment of Ronald G. Bizick, II as President and Chief Operating Officer.

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  • Vertical Bridge REIT, LLC (Vertical Bridge or "the Company"), the largest private owner and operator of communications infrastructure in the United States, today announced the appointment of Ronald G. Bizick, II as President and Chief Operating Officer.
  • Mr. Bizick brings 33 years of telecommunications industry experience to Vertical Bridge.
  • Before forming Tarpon, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Global Signal, Inc., a former NYSE-listed company.
  • Joining a company like Vertical Bridge, with its customer-centric and long-term view of the industry, is a perfect fit, said Mr. Bizick.

IHS Towers Appoints Bill Bates as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022
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IHS Holding Limited (IHS Towers), one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world by tower count, today announces the appointment of Bill Bates as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer.

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  • IHS Holding Limited (IHS Towers), one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world by tower count, today announces the appointment of Bill Bates as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer.
  • With immediate effect, Bill will serve as a member of IHS Towers Executive Committee.
  • Sam Darwish, IHS Towers Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said: I am delighted to start 2022 by welcoming Bill to IHS, and specifically, to our Executive Committee.
  • Bill Bates, IHS Towers Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, said: I am extremely excited to join IHS.

HPE Announces New Chief Technology Officer Fidelma Russo

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced that Fidelma Russo has been named Chief Technology Officer for the company.

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  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced that Fidelma Russo has been named Chief Technology Officer for the company.
  • In this role, Fidelma will lead the innovation agenda and technology roadmap for HPE and manage the design and development of the HPE Greenlake edge-to-cloud platform.
  • We are excited for Fidelma to join the HPE team in this important role, said Antonio Neri, President and CEO of HPE.
  • Fidelma brings deep expertise in cloud services, software, and infrastructure built on an extensive career in technology.