InterDigital Joins MulteFire Alliance Board Of Directors
December 11 2019 - 6:30PM
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile and video technology
research and development company, today announced the appointment
of two of its employees to the Board of Directors of MulteFire
Alliance, an international consortium that advocates for the broad
adoption of next generation mobile technologies in environments
that use unlicensed and shared radio spectrum.
MulteFire Alliance’s members have elected
InterDigital’s Senior Director of Labs, Doug Castor, and Technical
Staff Member, Muhammad Fazili, to serve as Full Director and
Alternate Full Director, respectively. As representatives of
InterDigital, the new directors will join board members from across
the wireless technology industry, including representatives from
Boingo, CableLabs, Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Nokia, and Qualcomm.
Doug and Muhammad bring valuable experience to the board for
progressing the development of 5G NR for standalone unlicensed
spectrum (NR-U) and exploring the market requirements for business
verticals that can use cellular unlicensed.
“We are honored to be represented amongst MulteFire Alliance’s
distinguished board exploring new frontiers for unlicensed and
shared spectrum in evolving markets,” said InterDigital CTO Henry
Tirri. “These leadership opportunities highlight InterDigital’s
constructive role in developing 5G and beyond standards, and we
look forward to collaborating on this important work.”
“InterDigital has been a valued contributor to
the MulteFire Alliance, bringing additional expertise in spectrum
and cellular technologies to our working groups,” said Mazen
Chmaytelli, president, MulteFire Alliance. “We are pleased to have
InterDigital join the Alliance board as we work together to bring
the benefits of MulteFire to industry verticals.”
MulteFire Alliance board members serve two-year
terms. Doug Castor’s and Muhammad Fazili’s tenures will each begin
on December 11, 2019.
About InterDigital®
InterDigital develops mobile and video technologies that are at
the core of devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve
many of the industry's most critical and complex technical
challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient broadband
networks, better video delivery, and richer multimedia experiences
years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has licenses and
strategic relationships with many of the world's leading technology
companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is
included in the S&P MidCap 400® index.InterDigital is a
registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
About the MulteFire Alliance The MulteFire
Alliance is an international association dedicated to building a
global ecosystem in support of the common interests of members,
developers and users in the application of Long Term Evolution
(LTE) and next generation mobile cellular technology in
configurations that use unlicensed or shared radio spectrum. For
more information about MulteFire technology, its benefits how to
become a member of the MulteFire Alliance, please visit
www.multefire.org.The MulteFire logo and MulteFire® are trademarks
of the MulteFire Alliance.
InterDigital
Contact:Patrick Van de WilleEmail:
patrick.vandewille@interdigital.com +1 (858) 210-4814
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