Air Wireless™ Attracts Broadband, Cable and DOCSIS Pioneer John T. Chapman as Chairman of its Global Technology Board and Announces Its Presence at Cable Next-Gen Technologies and Strategies Conference, March 24-26, 2025, Exhibit #4

Chapman is Former CTO of Cable and Broadband, and Engineering Fellow at Cisco; credited with being the inventor of Remote PHY; primary developer of DOCSIS and holder of more than 130 industry patents

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Air Wireless™, global provider of an industry leading wireless DOCSIS technology empowering cable, broadband, and wireless service providers, announced today the company has appointed broadband and DOCSIS pioneer John Chapman Chairman of its newly formed Global Technology Board, and that the company will be exhibiting at the Cable Next-Gen Technologies and Strategies Conference, March 24-26, 2025, Exhibit #4.

Chapman is widely recognized as a preeminent leader in cable, DOCSIS, and technology innovation. As CTO of Cable and Broadband at Cisco, he played a pivotal role in shaping the industry. Chapman joined Cisco in its early startup days, where he invented the High-Speed Serial Interface (HSSI)—the backbone of the Internet for decades—and designed Cisco’s first ASIC, a serial chip named Mueslix.

He later co-founded Cisco’s Cable Business Unit as an internal startup. His groundbreaking contributions include the invention of Remote PHY (RPHY), now the foundation of modern HFC architecture. As one of the primary architects of DOCSIS, Chapman’s contributions include D3.0 channel bonding (wideband) and D3.1 profile management (PMA), advancing broadband technology worldwide.

A distinguished industry figure, Chapman is a member of the Cable TV Pioneer Society and the SCTE Hall of Fame. He received the National Innovation Award in China for his work on Remote PHY and has been honored with three Cisco Pioneer Awards.

Today, Chapman is the founder and principal of NorthStar Insights, a strategic advisory firm specializing in broadband engineering and product-market fit. A prolific inventor, he holds more than 130 patents and has published 50+ technical papers, cementing his legacy as a visionary in broadband technology.

In addition to the company’s exhibit, Chapman will present at the Cable Next-Gen show on the panel, “Fiddling with Fixed Wireless” and deliver a keynote on “The Need for Speed & the Fallacy of Traffic Engineering.”

“We are honored to have John provide strategic direction to the board of directors and leadership team at Air Wireless,” said Sudhir Ispahani, Executive Chairman. “John’s leadership and inventions have shaped the broadband industry and have had a profound impact on the evolution of the cable broadband industries. His leadership experience, technology and engineering prowess, innovations and industry influence will help enable Air Wireless to differentiate our products for cable and broadband providers globally.”

“I am thrilled to join the esteemed Air Wireless boards and align with a company whose wireless DOCSIS platform will have a significant impact on shaping the future of cable, wireless and broadband growth,” said Chapman, Chairman, of the Air Wireless Global Technology Board. “I am confident that the company’s technology and exec team have the experience and expertise to take DOCSIS to its next evolution in order to serve the changing needs of the industry and its customers. Air Wireless is strongly positioned to succeed at enhancing business conditions for carriers while greatly improving the broadband experience for their customers.”

Chapman will join many other illustrious industry leaders already serving on the Air Wireless leadership team, board and advisory board, including, Jan Uddenfeldt, former CTO of Ericsson; Lorenz Glatz, former CTO of Kabel Deutschland (Vodafone), SVP of Design and Architecture at Liberty Global; Kip Compton, former executive at Cisco and Comcast; Marwan Fawaz, distinguished cable, telecom and broadband executive with past leadership and advisory roles at Charter Communications, Motorola, Alphabet and Nest and Vish Mishra, general partner for Clearstone Venture Partners and a 40-year venture capital veteran who is considered one of the top 10 influencers in Silicon Valley.

Air Wireless has deployed numerous successful customer trials across the world, using its patented wireless DOCSIS technology and products. The company is receiving a high level of interest across the globe with engagements in North America, Latin America, Europe, India, and Africa. The Air Wireless platform brings numerous innovative differentiators, resulting in faster, more expansive and more economic buildouts, better throughput, flexible frequency applications, and an environment for richer consumer applications. Service providers experience faster time to market and revenue with the game-changing economics of the Air Wireless solution set.

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About Air Wireless (www.airwireless.io)

Based in Palo Alto, California, Air Wireless is the global provider of industry leading patented wireless DOCSIS technology enabling cable, broadband and wireless service providers to quickly and economically increase their network footprints and improve time to revenue. In addition to home entertainment and communications, the company is helping to enhance broadband services across the globe supporting use cases from telehealth, remote learning, rural farming, remote workers, sports arenas, educational and business campuses, marinas, multiple dwelling units (MDU), disaster recovery, SMEs, private networks, enterprise backup to Wi-Fi, 5G small cell backhaul.