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Roman Kikta is an American author, wireless pioneer, cultural anthropologist and venture capitalist.

Kikta is the co-author of four books on information and communications technologies published by McGraw‐Hill which have also been translated into Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese and Korean editions: “Wireless Internet Crash Course” “Wireless Internet Crash Course”,  and top selling text books: “3G Wireless Demystified”  “3G Wireless Demystified”,  “Delivering xDSL” “”  and “CDMA IS-95 for Cellular and PCS: Technology, Economics and Services” “CDMA IS-95 for Cellular and PCS: Technology, Economics and Services”. Kikta is also a contributing editor of the “The Animated Telecom Dictionary”, Mobile Video magazine, NowPublic.com, Dallasblog.com and the Thought Leader Network.

Roman Kikta has been called a wireless industry Change Agent and provocateur; an Innovator who was instrumental in the creation, development and commercialization of several wireless industry firsts-- technologies, products, features, functions and services plus the launch of cellular and PCS in the U.S. and the launch and growth of multiple pioneering companies and corporate divisions. Kikta pioneered the development and commercialization of several wireless industry “firsts” including: cellular payphones while at OKI for US West New Vector who rolled out in 1985 cellular payphones on ferry boats in Seattle, voice recognition dialers, creating the world’s first voice interactive system for cellular working with Voice Control Systems; in‐building systems marketed as FreedomLink by Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems and BusinessLink by Panasonic. FreedomLink operated as a wireless extension to an existing business phone system, such as a Centrex or private branch exchange system. Southwestern Bell and Panasonic first unveiled FreedomLink in March 1993. At that time, John Stupka, president and chief executive officer of Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, hailed FreedomLink as the nation's first commercial PCS, offering one-number capability and intelligent network functions.

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