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Spain's AT4 Wireless Opens Fairfax County Testing Center


    AT4 wireless, formerly CETECOM Spain, announced its first United
    States location is in Fairfax County.

    The Malaga-based supplier of testing solutions for mobile
    communications and wireless technologies said its WiMAX
    Forum-designated test facility, the first in North America, is being
    established on Huntmar Park Drive in the Herndon community and
    initially will host 15 employees. The company worked closely with the
    Fairfax County Economic Development Authority and the Virginia
    Economic Development Partnership. It is the first Spanish technology
    company to locate in Fairfax County.

    "Adding the first Spanish technology company enhances Fairfax
    County's reputation as a leading world marketplace," said Gerald L.
    Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic
    Development Authority (FCEDA). "We are honored to welcome AT4 wireless
    and its advanced telecommunications technology to the community."

    AT4 wireless (www.at4wireless.com) was founded in 1991 and has 300
    employees in three divisions: AT4 Labs, an independent lab for
    wireless telecommunications technologies and products; AT4 Systems for
    conformance and interoperability test systems for wireless
    technologies; and AT4 Engineering & Solutions, which develops software
    applications.

    "To base our WiMAX Forum designated test facility on the East
    Coast is important strategically, because a number of interesting
    industries are located there," said Luis Fernando Martinez, general
    director of AT4 wireless. "With Fairfax County, we found a great place
    to launch our U.S. operations. You can reach us from Washington Dulles
    International Airport within 10 minutes. Also, we found invaluable
    support from Fairfax County in setting up there."

    Time magazine this year called Fairfax County "one of the great
    economic success stories of our time." Business growth helps Fairfax
    County fund programs, such as a top-rated school system, which
    contribute to the quality of life of its residents. Fairfax County is
    hosting the 2007 National Conference on the Creative Economy
    (www.creativeeconomies.org) on October 24 and 25.

    The FCEDA (www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org) promotes Fairfax County as a
    business and technology center. More than 360 companies from 37
    counties have operations in Fairfax County. The FCEDA maintains
    marketing offices in Silicon Valley, Bangalore, Frankfurt, London,
    Seoul and Tel Aviv.