To support its continued strong current and projected growth, Freedom has expanded its technical staff with four new staff members. Senior Software Engineer Aaron Smith has spent 17 years in research and development (R&D) in the semiconductor and telecom industries, as well as 13 years developing hardware, software and electronics for nanotechnology products. Senior Software Engineer Matthew Hammer has nearly 10 years of experience designing high-precision electrical hardware and LabVIEW software applications. Electronic Technician Richard Fleming has been involved in the production and testing of electronics equipment for more than 20 years and has extensive experience as a user of VHF aviation, public-safety and amateur radio communications equipment. James Quinn, technical sales and customer service representative, has more than 30 years’ experience in electronics sales, system design and customer support, including owning and managing his own manufacturer’s representative firm covering several states in the south-central U.S. ...

Freedom Hires Yeo to Lead Asian Growth Plans MAY 2015 Freedom Communication Technologies hired Keith Yeo as its new sales channel manager for Asian markets, based in Singapore. In this role, Yeo will be responsible for implementing Freedom’s aggressive growth plans in the Asian region. Yeo began his career with the Singapore Ministry of Defense and has more than 25 years of experience in engineering, sales and management covering a broad range of applications and communications technologies in both the military and commercial environments....

Freedom Communication Technologies and American International Radio Sign Distribution Agreement Kilgore, Texas – July 1st, 2015. Freedom Communication Technologies (FCT) is pleased to announce that it has signed a distribution agreement with American International Radio (AIR) to sell its products through AIR in Eastern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and South America. “We are tremendously excited to have AIR on board,” said FCT Director of Sales and Marketing Ed Mick.  “AIR is an industry leader with the reach, experience and technical resources to expand our presence in large parts of the world LMR test market.” Eugen Gheorghiu, AIR Vice President of Engineering said: “We are very happy to distribute FCT’s products,  Their R8000 Communication System Analyzer is widely regarded as the industry standard in LMR test equipment and will be a great addition to our total solution portfolio offered to radio-communications dealers worldwide.” About Freedom Communication Technologies Freedom Communication Technologies is the world’s only firm...

Press Release May 4, 2015   R8000 Communications System Analyzer Product Line Now Manufactured and Sold by Freedom Communication Technologies Kilgore, Texas – April 20th 2015, Freedom Communication Technologies (FCT) is pleased to announce that it has purchased the communication test equipment product line previously manufactured by General Dynamics, including its flagship product: The R8000 Communication Systems Analyzer. FCT will continue engineering development and manufacturing for the R8000 product line, and in parallel will develop new products aimed specifically at the Land Mobile Radio (LMR) market. As evidence of its commitment to build on its industry-leading position in the LMR test market, FCT will double its engineering development staff over 2015. “We already have the industry-standard platform,” said FCT CEO Ricardo Viloria. “We intend not only to build on that platform, but also to leverage the unmatched experience of our staff technologists to expand our presence into every aspect of the LMR market. We’ve assembled an...

Freedom Communication Hires Humphries MAY 2015 Freedom Communication Technologies (FCT) hired Mark Humphries as senior systems engineer for its line of LMR test equipment. Humphries worked for General Dynamics for nine years, most of which was in test equipment new product development and management, serving as test equipment product manager from 2012 through 2014....