Atheros Expands Advisory Board; Former FCC Legal Advisor Promotes Next Generation Wireless LAN Technology

Business Wire, Oct 8, 2001

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 2001

Atheros Communications today announced the appointment of Anita Wallgren to the company's Advisory Board. Ms. Wallgren of Gold Spike Consulting is a consultant to communications technology companies in the Bay Area. A former FCC legal advisor, Ms. Wallgren will consult with Atheros on legal and regulatory issues that are key to the company's long-term wireless communication strategy.

Ms. Wallgren was previously vice president of business affairs for Geocast Network Systems, Inc. From 1996-1999, she was legal advisor to FCC Commissioner Susan Ness on cable, broadcasting and advanced telecommunications issues. Before joining the FCC, Ms. Wallgren was vice president of legal and business affairs for Sony Worldwide Networks in New York. She has also served as a policy analyst with the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Ms. Wallgren has a JD degree from the University of Michigan Law School and a bachelor's degree from University of Michigan.

"We're very pleased to have Anita join our Advisory Board," said Rich Redelfs, president and chief executive officer of Atheros Communications. "Her legal and business expertise, government and industry contacts, and substantive knowledge of areas such as set top boxes, digital TV and spectrum management issues will be instrumental in helping Atheros drive the next-generation wireless networking market."

About Atheros Communications, Inc.

Atheros Communications was founded in May 1998 by leading experts in radio and signal processing from Stanford University, the University of California at Berkeley, and private industry. The Company's mission is to provide wireless networking technologies that drive transparent connections between all computing, communications, audio and video devices. Funded by August Capital, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Foundation Capital, New Enterprise Associates and others, Atheros has raised a total of $98.3 million in three rounds of funding. The Company currently employs 140 people and has filed more than 45 wireless technology patents. For more information, visit www.atheros.com or send email to info@atheros.com.

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