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BLOOMINGDALE, Ill., Jun 30, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), a leader in propagation and wireless optimization solutions, announced today that Rod Bothwell, a 40 year industry veteran, joined its operation team now headed by Tony Kobrinetz, the company's Vice President of Technology and Operations. Bothwell becomes the company's Vice President, Sourcing and Quality and will focus on cost and quality pertaining to the company's antenna product line.
Bothwell most recently served as Motorola's Senior Director of Quality in their Networks division. Previously, he served as Motorola's Director of Quality and Materials for the Advanced Products Division within the Cellular Infrastructure Group. In that capacity he supported operations for the JCDMA infrastructure products for DDI.
"Rod brings a track record of no-nonsense negotiation with suppliers on all cost and quality issues and a strong process orientation," said Tony Kobrinetz. "He will help our team take PCTEL to the next level in operational effectiveness in supply chain management," added Kobrinetz.
PCTEL manufactures product in Bloomingdale, Illinois; Germantown, Maryland; San Antonio, Texas; Tianjin, China; and in Taiwan and other locations in China through contract manufacturers. The company has indicated its intention to consolidate these facilities over the next 12 months.
About PCTEL
PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), is a global leader in propagation and wireless network optimization solutions. The company designs and develops software-based radios for wireless network optimization and develops and distributes innovative antenna solutions. The company's SeeGull(R) scanning receivers, receiver-based products and CLARIFY(R) interference management solutions are used to measure, monitor and optimize cellular networks. PCTEL's SeeGull scanning receivers are deployed in industry leading wireless test and measurement equipment and viewed as an essential wireless data collection tool for cellular network optimization, drive tests, and spectrum clearing. PCTEL develops and supports scanning receivers for LTE, EVDO, CDMA, WCDMA, UMTS, TDS-CDMA and WiMAX networks.
PCTEL's MAXRAD(R), Bluewave(TM) and Wi-Sys(TM) antenna solutions address public safety, military, aviation, defense and government applications; SCADA, Health Care, Energy, Smart Grid and Agricultural applications; Indoor Wireless, Wireless Backhaul, and Cellular applications. Its portfolio includes a broad range of WiMAX antennas, WiFi antennas, Land Mobile Radio antennas, and precision GPS antennas that serve innovative applications in telemetry, RFID, in-building, fleet management, and mesh networks. PCTEL provides parabolic antennas, ruggedized antennas, yagi antennas, military antennas, precision aviation antennas and other high performance antennas for many applications. PCTEL's products are sold worldwide through direct and indirect channels. For more information, please visit the company's web site www.pctel.com, www.antenna.com, www.antenna.pctel.com, or www.rfsolutions.pctel.com.
SOURCE: PCTEL, Inc.
Jack Seller
Public Relations
PCTEL, Inc.
(630) 339-2116
jack.seller@pctel.com
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