Monday, September 8, 2003

Wayport Hires SBC Executive to Serve as COO

Wayport announced the appointment of Greg Williams as chief operating officer (COO), a newly created position at the company. Most recently, Williams was president of SBC IP Communications Inc. and previously served as president of Prodigy Communications. He has also held executive roles in many SBC divisions including wireless systems, service activation, strategic planning, labor relations, network distribution services and regulatory relations.
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  • In August 2003, SBC Communications announced a roaming agreement with Wayport as part of its effort to deploy some 20,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in 6,000 venues over the next three years. Wayport has also signed deals with SBC, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, McDonalds, MCI, AT&T Wireless, Boingo, iPass and GRIC.