Networks for Next Gen Buildings

Founded in 2001, Bandwidth Now installs, provisions and manages next generation Building Optical Networks (BON). The patent pending BON architecture and design Aggregates Bandwidth, Automates IT, Integrates Building Systems and Enables Wi-Fi. The BON is a all fiber optic building backbone infrastructure which combines an "open standards architecture" with an "IP protocol". 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. This pilot was a "tenant driven initiative", where the goal was to drive down tenant costs of bandwidth and other IT services as well as to integrate building systems.   After a successful one year pilot, Bandwidth Now has deployed several high profile projects, including the world's first 100% Wi-Fi enabled office building, One America Plaza, where wi-fi is an amenity.  To view these project and learn more, see Hot Buildings.  Bandwidth Now was 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.  Bandwidth Now's leading edge next generation real estate deployments have been profiled in the Wall Street Journal, Cisco IQ Magazine, Fast Company Magazine and several other publications.

Founders

Matthew T. Spathas | matts@bandwidthnow.com

Matt serves as CEO of Bandwidth Now, a next generation utility company which installs provisions and manages Building Optical Networks (BON) in commercial real estate.

Matt Spathas is also a partner at SENTRE Partners, a real estate service and investment company and is responsible for investment acquisitions and value added strategies. Matt has over 20 years of real estate experience having acquired, developed or managed or facilitated in excess of $1 billion of real estate transactions. Prior to joining SENTRE, Matt spent 8 years with Trammell Crow Company , the nation's largest commercial development company.

He has participated on several real estate thought leadership and next generation building panels throughout the US including Realcomm, UNC Charlotte AIA Future Office, Cisco, and Intel. Bandwidth Now's leading edge next generation real estate deployments have been profiled in the Wall Street Journal , Cisco's IQ Magazine, Fast Company and several others.

In February 2004, Matt journeyed to Asia with Realcomm on a mission to seek out next generation real estate and best practices touring 38 buildings in 5 countries and 12 cities.

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 to deploy Wi-Fi (wireless) "Hot Spots" as an "urban internet amenity" in downtown San Diego.

Matt is 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. Matt is a board member of Aztec Venture Network, a seed capital and mentoring resource available to early stage companies.

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. Matt has also been involved at San Diego State University, as a founding member of Hoopla, which has raised over $800,000 to support academic achievement of student athletes. Matt and his wife Kris have four children.

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.