Sonus Appoints CTO

WESTFORD, Mass. -- Sonus Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONS), a market leader in next-generation IP-based network solutions , today announced the appointment of wireless and telecommunications industry veteran Dr. Rajiv Laroia as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Dr. Laroia is a well-recognized expert in current and next-generation wireless broadband technologies and is credited with founding Flarion Technologies in 2000, a company that developed and commercialized the first OFDM-based, all-IP wireless data system. Flarion was acquired by QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) in 2006, where Dr. Laroia most recently served as Senior Vice President, focusing on advanced technology research.

"I am thrilled to welcome Rajiv to Sonus," said Ray Dolan , President and CEO of Sonus Networks. "Rajiv is a brilliant technologist and leader of people, and has a terrific instinct for the trends in communications and networking. I look forward to his help in defining our future technology roadmap and accelerating our development in all key areas of our current product roadmap."

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