Alan McIntyre named Vice President of Southern Company's Southern Linc wireless subsidiary

Core Insights - Alan McIntyre has been appointed as the Vice President of Engineering and Operations at Southern Linc, where he will lead a team focused on providing reliable wireless voice and data services for Southern Company and government customers [1][2]. Leadership and Experience - McIntyre brings 30 years of experience in wireless telecommunications, having previously served as Engineering Director at Southern Linc, where he oversaw the LTE technology transformation and the construction of two geographically redundant core data centers and 1,300 LTE cell sites [3]. - His contributions include the installation of VoLTE and mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) sub-systems, facilitating thousands of conversions of voice and data devices to LTE [3]. Industry Contributions - McIntyre has significant expertise in wireless spectrum management, having participated in FCC proceedings that provided Southern Linc with contiguous spectrum and enabled broadband operations [4]. - He was also involved in auction teams that successfully acquired licenses in multiple FCC-conducted spectrum auctions [4]. Educational Background - McIntyre holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA in Management Information Systems from Auburn University, where he has served on the board advising the Wireless Engineering Research and Education Center since 2017 [5]. Company Overview - Southern Linc is a subsidiary of Southern Company, providing secure LTE voice and data services to electric utilities and various businesses and public sector agencies across Alabama, Georgia, and southeastern Mississippi [6]. - The CriticalLinc™ network offers over-the-air encryption from devices to towers and supports encryption from towers to the network's core data centers [6].