Tropos Networks Expands Executive Team, Adds Roy Earle as VP of Professional Services

Business Wire, Feb 1, 2007

Field Operations Veteran Joins Stellar Executive Team to Ensure Rapid Deployment of Large Citywide Networks

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Tropos Networks, the market leader for metro-scale wireless mesh network systems, today announced the addition of Roy Earle to its world-class executive management team. Mr. Earle will serve as Tropos Networks' Vice President of Professional Services. In his new role, Mr. Earle will be responsible for rollout and support of Tropos MetroMesh networks around the world.

Mr. Earle brings more than 25 years of operations and management experience to Tropos Networks. Most recently, Mr. Earle was Vice President of Design and Development for Equinix, a provider of colocation facilities and services. At Equinix, Mr. Earle was responsible for the design and construction of all of the Equinix Internet Business Exchanges. He was responsible for a $450 million capital build over two years and was a key member of Equinix's successful IPO team.

Prior to Equinix, Mr. Earle served as Vice President of Operations at Etec Systems, a leader in the semiconductor equipment industry. During his tenure at Etec, Mr. Earle ramped factory output from sales of $85 million to $230 million per year.

Mr. Earle also held various operating positions during his seven years at Siliconix and served at General Electric for eight years in engineering and management positions both in Ireland and the U.S.

Mr. Earle holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from University College Dublin, Ireland and a Master Degree in Material Science from the University of Sheffield, U.K.

"We are very fortunate to add an executive with Roy's talent and experience to our team," said Ron Sege, President and CEO of Tropos Networks. "His track record in managing complex technology projects, on time and on budget, is a perfect fit for our business and will help Tropos Networks further extend our network deployment advantages over our competitors."

"I am extremely excited to have the opportunity to join such a dynamic company," said Roy Earle, VP of Professional Services for Tropos Networks. "Our 12 week rollout of the MetroMesh network in the city of Longmont, Colorado portends even faster network deployments in the future."

About Tropos Networks, Inc.

Tropos[R] Networks is the market leader in delivering metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh network systems. Our systems have been selected to unwire more major league cities than all competitors combined and are installed in 30 countries. The patented Tropos MetroMesh[TM] architecture delivers the ultimate scalability, high capacity at low cost and great user experience demanded by carriers, municipalities and network users. Our unique expertise includes high-performance mesh software development, mesh RF engineering, metro-scale network planning, deployment and optimization, and navigating the municipal approval process. Tropos Networks is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, please visit www.tropos.com, call 408-331-6800 or write to info@tropos.com.

Tropos is a registered trademark of Tropos Networks, Inc. Tropos Networks, MetroMesh, PWRP, AMCE and Metro-Scale Mesh Networking Defined are trademarks of Tropos Networks, Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holder(s).