Mr. Adhikari has been involved in wireless optical technology since 1994 when he
joined AstroTerra Corporation to participate in the development of satellite-to-ground laserbased
communication systems. Later, as Director of Advanced Technology at Optical Access (MRV
Communications), he developed technologies including a Gigabit Ethernet free-space optics
product. At ClearMesh, he has been responsible for developing mesh networking technologies. He
holds a BS with Honors in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology.
Nan Chen is well known in the telecommunications industry worldwide for his role
as Co-Founder and President of the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF). The MEF (www
.MetroEthernetForum.org), a global standards organization, was founded in 2001 with the
mission to accelerate the worldwide adoption of Carrier Ethernet networks and services. As
such, it became one of the major success stories of the 21st century in the new Internet age,
starting in 2003 with a surge of standards that lead to the announcements of Carrier Ethernet
definition and certification programs in 2005. Nan Chen??™s drive to combine standardization
and certification with dynamic, global marketing campaigns and educational programs, helped
make Carrier Ethernet the fastest growth area in telecoms.
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