Washington, DC – Today the Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG), a trade association representing small, rural wireless carriers, announced that Mehran Nazari will share his expertise with RTG members as RTG’s Wireless Network Advisor. His more than 25 years of experience in strategic planning and management, and network design and technical planning will benefit members that are deploying wireless in developed or emerging markets.

“Mehran has a wealth of experience gained from working as lead consultant in the design and deployment of 2G and 3G networks in both the US and abroad,” said Mike Higgins, Jr., RTG’s president and the Chief Executive Officer of West Central Wireless. “He has an extensive background in several generations of telecom technologies, and he knows all of the players. I’m pleased that RTG’s members will have the opportunity to learn from him,” he continued.

Mr. Nazari is president and chief operating officer of AdGen Telecom Group, Inc., which he founded in 2000. Through more than 25 years of experience in the design, build-out and operation of numerous telecommunications networks, he has worked with technologies from GSM, CDMA and UMTS to Wi-Fi and WiMAX. In addition to defining technology roadmaps for start-up operations, he has helped incumbent operators review and refine existing product and service portfolios. He has extensive background and expertise in topology, signalling and interconnect plans between fixed networks in domestic US and international markets.

Mr. Nazari has extensive knowledge and background in FCC licensing and has developed several software programs for the automation of interference calculations, microwave link reliability and database analysis/manipulation.

Mehran Nazari received his Bachelor of Science degree from George Washington University in electrical engineering, and is pursuing a master’s degree in telecommunications and computer science. He is a professional member of IEEE, the world’s leading professional association for the advancement of technology.

About RTG

Headquartered in Washington, DC, Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG) is a trade association representing rural wireless carriers who serve less than 100,000 subscribers. RTG’s members have joined together to speed delivery of new, efficient and innovative telecommunications technologies to remote and underserved communities. www.ruraltelecomgroup.org

About AdGen Telecom

Advanced Generation Telecom Group, Inc. (AdGen Telecom)is a technical consulting firm with over 25 years experience in the development, implementation and management of telecommunications wireless networks. AdGen Telecom offers a broad range of expertise in the telecommunications wireless sector, understanding the challenges facing network operators to develop and implement the most efficient, secured and cost effective networks. The company excels in complex wireless network design, strategic planning and operations management of wireless networks. http://www.adgentelecom.com

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