Airties expands North American presence


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Michelle Clancy

| 11 November 2015





AirTies Wireless Networks has opened a US-based office and appointed its North American leadership team.


Oz Yildirim, a long-time AirTies executive, will serve as EVP and GM of North America, based in Silicon Valley. He will be supported by AirTies' executive chairman and co-founder, Bulent Celebi, and a growing team of personnel spanning operations, engineering, sales and support.

Service providers are investing heavily to bring faster Internet speeds to the home to support streaming video needs, but conventional Wi-Fi equipment generally prevents subscribers from actually experiencing those speeds consistently within the home itself. AirTies works with service providers like Sky (UK, Germany, Austria, and Italy), Vodafone, Singtel, Swisscom and others on in-home networking.

Separately, AirTies today also announced its first US deployment with regional cable and broadband provider Midcontinent Communications.

"Providing quality Internet to subscribers is no longer about the 'last mile,' but rather the last few feet," said Philippe Alcaras, CEO, AirTies. "Ensuring that the bandwidth coming into the home is actually available throughout the entire home requires a new approach, and that's what we deliver. Our Wi-Fi Mesh networks have been proven to enhance in-home speed and coverage for operators across Europe and Asia, and our network intelligence capability is flexible enough to work across wired and wireless environments. We're excited to formally enter the US today, and I'm confident that Oz, Bulent, and our team in Silicon Valley will help us address the tremendous market opportunity across North America."

In Europe, AirTies sealed a deal with Opera Software to enable pay-TV operators to offer over-the-top (OTT) and HbbTV video services through hybrid set-top boxes. It's a model it could follow in the United States.