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New Senior Vice President of Operations Guides the Infrastructure Growth of the CrystalBlue Voice Service
PORTSMOUTH, N.H., January 22, 2008—Whaleback Systems™ announced today the appointment of Peter Lojko as Senior Vice President of Operations, where he is responsible for scaling operations to support the continued growth of Whaleback's CrystalBlue Voice Service™, which provides Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) all-inclusive local and long-distance calling at one low price.
He is an experienced telecommunications industry executive with extensive experience in commercializing network technology and services. Whaleback CEO and co-founder Mark Galvin said, “Peter is an experienced operations executive who rounds out our management team and will guide the national expansion of our premises-based managed service infrastructure.”
Peter has nearly 30 years of experience in business development, engineering and operations for leading carriers and vendors in the telecom, PCS, cellular and satellite industries. He previously ran his own wireless Consulting Firm helping technology companies promote their solutions to operators and standards bodies. Before that he was founder, President and CEO of Watercove Networks, which developed a mobile data infrastructure solution focused on the mass-market deployment of personalized mobile data services. He has also served as Vice President and General Manager for the Wireline and Wireless Business Units of Excel Switching, where he established and successfully grew the direct-to-carrier sales business for programmable infrastructure switches.
Prior to Excel, Peter held the positions of Regional VP/GM for NextWave Telecom and served as VP of Operations for American Mobile Satellite Corp. He began his career at NYNEX Mobile and New England Telephone, where he directed large engineering and operations teams. Peter received his MBA from Suffolk University and a BSEE degree from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Peter serves on the Board of Directors of The First Tee of New Hampshire.
Whaleback Systems is a Managed Service Provider (MSP) and the pioneering developer of the first business phone solution built from the ground up for broadband. Unlike traditional systems, the Whaleback CrystalBlue Voice Service is 100 percent premises-based and software-driven. It includes the only IP PBX with Key System Unit features and Road Warrior Functionality. Whaleback's all-inclusive, unlimited nationwide calling package makes the most advanced technology immediately affordable for companies that need between 5 and 1,500 phone stations. The Whaleback service is available through partnerships with channel partners and VARs.
