Networks for Next Gen Buildings

Founded in 2001, Bandwidth Now installs, provisions and manages Building Optical Network (BON). By treating bandwidth as the 4th utility, the BON Aggregates Bandwidth, Automates IT, Integrates Building System sand enables Wi-Fi. Bandwidth Now launched its first pilot project in San Diego, the 330,000 square foot NBC Buildings part of a "learning community project" with Intel Online Services. Today, Bandwidth Now buildings include One America Plaza, The NBC Building, SBC Building and the San Diego Tech Center. Bandwidth Now has been nominated by Intel for the Computerworld Honors Program's 21st Century Achievement Award. The Computerworld Honors Program brings together the Chairmen or CEO's of the foremost information technology companies in the world to document a revolution in progress: the global information technology revolution. This Program is dedicated to identifying the men and women, organizations and institutions, that are leading this revolution and to recording thee impact of their achievements on society.


Founders

Matthew T. Spathas | matts@bandwidthnow.com
Matt has over 20 years of real estate experience. Also a partner in SENTRE Partners, which has real estate holdings in the San Diego and Mexico. SENTRE has acquired, developed or managed in excess of $700 million. SENTRE, an acronym for "Stewards and Entrepreneurs of Real Estate", plays at the intersection of real estate, technology and purpose. Prior to joining SENTRE, Mr. Spathas spent 8 years with Trammell Crow Company, the nation's largest commercial development company.

Matt is also leading the Bandwidth Bay Wi-Fi Hot Spot initiative, a consortium of the City of San Diego (CCDC) the San Diego Economic Development Corporation and leading the deployment Wi-Fi (wireless) "Hot Spots" as an "urban internet amenity" in downtown San Diego. Matt is also a board member of Aztec Venture Network, Aztec Venture Network a San Diego-based seed capital and mentoring resource available to qualified early-stage companies in need of financing and business coaching expertise in order to advance their business plan.

Matt is a graduate of Oregon State University. He is a licensed real estate broker in the California. He is active in the San Diego Community serving on the Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego board and was a recent recipient of Big Brothers Man of the Year Award.


Stephen B. Williams | stevew@bandwidthnow.com
Steve has over 25 years of real estate experience. Steve focuses on new clients, new concepts and new ideas. He was formerly a partner with Trammell Crow Company where he was responsible for the San Diego division. Prior to that, he was an investment salesman for Coldwell Banker in their Santa Ana office. Steve began his career as a certified public accountant with Arthur Young.

Steve graduated from UCLA and received an MBA from USC. He is a licensed CPA. He is active in the community and currently serves on the boards of the Burnham Institute and the Reuben Fleet Science Center. Steve is a past recipient of the Alonzo Horton Founder's Award, downtown San Diego's most prestigious honor. For the past ten years, Steve has taught a one-hour class for Jr. Achievement at an inner city high school.



About WFI

Bandwidth Now networks are managed by global leader in telecommunications outsourcing, Wireless Facilities, Inc. (WFI) which designs, deploys and manages networks for some of the largest cellular, PCS and broadband wireless carriers and equipment suppliers worldwide specializing in network architecture and dimensioning of mobile and high speed wireless data systems, including third generation (3G) networks.