It's so quiet I have to dip down pretty deep to find news even remotely pertinent.
Some will recall NN's involved with Worldwide Fiber, along with NT and FORE.
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June 28, 1999 13:32
Worldwide Fiber Appoints Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
VANCOUVER, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 1999--Worldwide Fiber Inc. (WFI), today announced the appointment of Steve Baker to the position of Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.
In assuming the lead technical post, Mr. Baker will oversee WFI's technical strategic plans for entering the Carrier's Carrier wholesale marketplace.
Mr. Bakers extensive knowledge of ATM, SONET, Frame Relay, SNA, DWDM and Leased Wavelengths coupled with his experience with hardware technologies from major vendors will be instrumental in facilitating the applications and design techniques across WFI's Network.
Mr. Baker's telecommunications career spans nearly three decades where he has served in various key executive positions. His expertise encompasses areas of network planning, engineering, operations, provisioning, information systems, product development and process management. Prior to his appointment with WFI, he was most recently Vice President of Strategic Technology Planning for Sprint Canada. In 1988, Mr. Baker founded Integrated Network Services Inc. (INSINC), a company specialized in frame relay technologies and served as the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Executive Officer.
Larry Olsen, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer stated, "Steve Baker's appointment represents an important step in expanding the technical depth of our executive team. Steve will lead our growing technology and network operations staff who will design and implement our network architecture strategies."
Worldwide Fiber is a facilities based provider of technologically advanced, high-bandwidth fiber optic communications infrastructure. Over the last twelve years, Worldwide Fiber Inc. has designed, engineered, developed and constructed communications networks first as the Ledcor Industries Ltd. Telecommunications division, and since May 1998, as a separate subsidiary. The Company is building a 17,600-mile North American fiber optic communications infrastructure and expects to complete the development of approximately 5,500 route miles in 1999 adding to its existing 5,000 miles. The Company together with its majority owned subsidiaries, are building a Network to meet the facilities requirements of communications carriers, Internet service providers, and corporations with enterprise network needs and to satisfy the increasing demand generated by high-bandwidth data, voice, and video communications.
Statements made by Worldwide Fiber Inc. may include those of a forward-looking nature. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. Worldwide Fiber Inc. believes that its primary risk factors include, but are not limited to: substantial capital requirements; substantial leverage; risks associated with growth; need for Rights of Way; dependence on third party contractors and suppliers; competition; reliance on key personnel; and regulatory policy. Additional information concerning these and other important factors can be found within the Company's filings with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Statements in this release must be evaluated in light of these important factors.
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