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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Inseego Strengthens Carrier Partnerships with Addition of Two Industry Leaders to Sales Team
5G carrier experts joining to accelerate growth and innovation and further strengthen Inseego's market position with Tier-1 carrier partners SAN DIEGO, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inseego Corp. (Nasdaq: INSG), a global leader in wireless broadband, including 5G mobile broadband and 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) solutions, today announced the appointment of two highly respected industry leaders to its Carrier Sales team. These strategic additions will play a critical role in advancing Inseego's leadership in mobile broadband and enterprise FWA solutions with Tier-1 carrier partners. Both executives join Inseego as Vice Presidents within the Carrier Sales team, bringing decades of industry experience and extensive relationships across the 5G ecosystem. Their combined expertise will be instrumental in expanding and deepening strategic partnerships, further reinforcing Inseego's position as a leading innovator in wireless broadband connectivity. About the New Leadership Hires: Jim Berridge is an accomplished executive with a proven track record of leadership across prominent telecommunications organizations. He excels at aligning sales strategies with overarching business objectives to deliver measurable results. Recognized for his forward-thinking approach, Mr. Berridge consistently drives sales growth by introducing advanced wireless technologies that enhance connectivity, improve operational efficiency, and elevate customer satisfaction. Prior to joining Inseego Mr. Berridge held senior leadership positions at Nokia, NetComm Wireless and ZTE. Steve Linke rejoins Inseego bringing more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, distinguished by a proven track record of driving significant revenue and sales growth within enterprise markets. He has led high-performing teams and forged strategic partnerships with major carriers, consistently delivering strong business results. Renowned for his expertise in aligning innovative wireless solutions with complex customer needs, Mr. Linke has successfully enabled mobile network operators to grow broadband connections and activation revenue. Prior to joining Inseego, he held senior leadership roles at Quectel, Inseego, Verizon, Citrix, and Qualcomm. 'Inseego's strategic focus on the carrier market is bolstered by the company's dedicated leadership that has deep industry expertise and relationships,' said Steve Harmon, Chief Commercial Officer at Inseego. 'We're pleased to welcome Jim and Steve to the team, as their leadership will be instrumental in aligning Inseego's solution portfolio and execution with the evolving needs of our carrier partners and further establishing Inseego as the partner of choice for mobile network operators.' With these strategic appointments, Inseego is poised to meet the growing demand for its wireless broadband solutions and further strengthen its partnerships with North American carrier customers. By leveraging the extensive experience and leadership of these distinguished executives, Inseego reaffirms its commitment to delivering innovative, reliable, and secure wireless broadband solutions that empower carriers to excel in an increasingly wireless world. About Inseego Corp. Inseego Corp. (Nasdaq: INSG) is the industry leader in 5G Enterprise cloud WAN solutions, with millions of end customers and thousands of enterprise and SMB customers on its 4G, 5G, and cloud platforms. Inseego's 5G Edge Cloud combines the industry's best 5G technology, rich cloud networking features, and intelligent edge applications. Inseego powers new business experiences by connecting distributed sites and workforces, securing enterprise data, and improving business outcomes with intelligent operational visibility---all over a 5G network. For more information on Inseego, visit ©2025. Inseego Corp. All rights reserved. MiFi and Inseego are trademarks of Inseego Corp. Other Company, product, or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. Media Relations Contact: Jodi Ellis pr@
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Permian honors college bound seniors
May 14—By James Keith Thirty Permian High School seniors announced their plans for higher education Wednesday, signing their letters of intent in the Permian orchestra room as part of Permian's Fine Arts Signing Day. This year's event saw an increase in students planning on majoring or minoring in fine arts programs. Permian orchestra director Todd Berridge said 20 seniors committed to the growing field of study. Berridge said this event has been a great addition to the fine arts programs that helps to reflect the hard work of each and every student. "It just shows that not only are our athletes signing letters of intent to go off to university, but that these guys absolutely will study and work hard too," Berridge said. "Fine arts is a great field with lots of money they like to throw in, and these universities are throwing money out left and right to fill these spots." As fine arts expands, students who do not plan on studying the field are still finding ways to remain involved. Carson Webb, who plans on attending Texas Tech University as a pre-med student, said he hopes to be a part of the school's Goin' Band from Raiderland. "I've wanted to go to Texas Tech since I was seven or eight because my mom was in the Goin' Band, and I wanted to follow her legacy," Webb said. "Along the way I learned that Texas Tech has a good med program as well, and once I learned that I was set." Webb said he felt relieved after signing his letter of intent and hopes to be the best version of himself when he gets to Texas Tech. While many students committed themselves to Texas institutions, Madelyn Linville, who plans on majoring in musical theatre, intends on attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Linville said she was encouraged by a former Permian student who currently attends Berklee. "When I joined Permian Theatre, I realized the stage is exactly where I needed to be," Linville said. "I'm ready to get to Berklee and finally start being a stage actress, start finding jobs, and getting my name out there." Linville said she hopes to end up on broadway and go on tour, and signing her letter of intent is a big step towards that goal. "It felt really good to finally sign my letter," Linville said. "This was a really long process and a really grueling one that took me all the way up until May. It finally felt official to get it on paper."
The Independent
31-03-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Children put at ‘unnecessary risk' under proposals to overhaul mental health law
Some of the UK's 'sickest children' will be put at 'unnecessary risk' as a result of the Government's proposals to overhaul mental health legislation, Parliament has heard. Baroness Berridge called for greater safeguards to be put in place to protect children experiencing mental illness, as peers scrutinised the Mental Health Bill on Monday. The Bill proposes that a nominated person be instated by an approved mental health professional (AMHP) when a child 'lacks capacity or competence'. The Conservative peer argued the Bill in its current form could conflict with Family Court orders, as she tabled an amendment that would ensure the nominated person is the child's special guardian or the parent they currently live with. Speaking in the House of Lords, Lady Berridge said: 'This amendment 34 will ensure that the AMHP, an approved mental health practitioner, appointing the nominated person for a child who lacks competence must appoint as the nominated person, either the special guardian, when the family court has ordered one, or the parent with whom the child lives, under a child's arrangement order.' A special guardianship is a Family Court order that places a child or young person in long-term care with someone other than their parents. Lady Berridge said AMHP's 'don't want to be foisted' with choosing a nominated person, because 'they are not equipped, unlike Family Courts'. 'At 10pm on a Saturday night, how can they assess the daily life of that child? That it's no longer what was outlined in the special guardianship order,' she added. Lady Berridge continued: 'AMHPs are simply not equipped to delve into complex family issues, already determined by the Family Court. Nor when they are trying to do a mental health assessment of a sick child do they want to be distracted by this.' 'This is not their expertise, and I do hope I am not attaching this Hansard to a letter to a coroner, a CQC (Care Quality Commission) inquiry, or any other inquiry if God forbid a child is harmed or killed in a secure unit by a parent. 'Governing is about deciding and without amendment 34, His Majesty's Government has in my view decided to take an unnecessary risk with the safety of some of our sickest children.' Health minister Baroness Merron said the Government had tabled amendments 29-33 'to make it clear who an approved mental health professional must appoint in certain circumstances'. She added: 'For all under 18s lacking capacity or competence, where there is a care order, they must appoint a local authority who has parental protection for them, or if relevant, a competent Court of Protection deputy. 'And where there is no care order, the approved mental health professional can appoint a person who doesn't have parental responsibility for 16 to 17-year-olds.' Lady Merron continued: 'We don't agree that a person with residual parental responsibility should always be blocked from being a nominated person. 'A child arrangement order or a special guardianship may be in place for reasons other than the parent being a risk to the child, for example, the parent might struggle with their own health issues, but could still be an effective nominated person.' Peers voted 218 to 143, majority 75, in support of Lady Berridge's amendment. Elsewhere in the Bill's first day of report stage, the Government was defeated over proposals to expand who can conduct detentions and 'remove the need for the presence of police at mental health incidents in the absence of any risk'. Presenting his amendments, Conservative frontbencher Lord Kamall said: 'Almost 95% of calls that police attend, that are flagged as a mental health response, do not require a police presence.' He called for the powers to be extended 'so that healthcare professionals could use them providing they were not putting themselves at risk'. Peers voted 233 to 157, majority 76, in support of Lord Kamall's amendments. Lady Merron had told peers the Government does not support 'extending police powers in this way, and understand the police do not support an extension either'. The Government suffered a further defeat after Liberal Democrat Lord Scriven called for 'an absolute firm process' when mental health patients detained in hospital are discharged to receive supervised care in the community. He said this would 'ensure that the individuals who are on a CTO (community treatment order) have certainty about the length of time' they will be supervised for. Peers voted 272 to 157, majority 115, to introduce a 12-month maximum duration for CTOs, which could only be extended if a second registered psychiatrist gives their written agreement. 'Despite all the words, whenever independent research is done, whether it's by the CQC, whether it's by the joint committee, or whether it's by mental health organisations, the same answer keeps coming back – there is something fundamentally flawed not maybe with the policy but with the implementation of CTOs,' Lord Scriven told the upper chamber. Lady Merron said in her response to Lord Scriven's proposal that 'it is already the case that CTOs can only be renewed under specific conditions' and added that anybody arranging supervised care must already heed a code of practice under existing mental health law.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Children put at ‘unnecessary risk' under proposals to overhaul mental health law
Some of the UK's 'sickest children' will be put at 'unnecessary risk' as a result of the Government's proposals to overhaul mental health legislation, Parliament has heard. Baroness Berridge called for greater safeguards to be put in place to protect children experiencing mental illness, as peers scrutinised the Mental Health Bill on Monday. The Bill proposes that a nominated person be instated by an approved mental health professional (AMHP) when a child 'lacks capacity or competence'. The Conservative peer argued the Bill in its current form could conflict with Family Court orders, as she tabled an amendment that would ensure the nominated person is the child's special guardian or the parent they currently live with. Speaking in the House of Lords, Lady Berridge said: 'This amendment 34 will ensure that the AMHP, an approved mental health practitioner, appointing the nominated person for a child who lacks competence must appoint as the nominated person, either the special guardian, when the family court has ordered one, or the parent with whom the child lives, under a child's arrangement order.' A special guardianship is a Family Court order that places a child or young person in long-term care with someone other than their parents. Lady Berridge said AMHP's 'don't want to be foisted' with choosing a nominated person, because 'they are not equipped, unlike Family Courts'. 'At 10pm on a Saturday night, how can they assess the daily life of that child? That it's no longer what was outlined in the special guardianship order,' she added. Lady Berridge continued: 'AMHPs are simply not equipped to delve into complex family issues, already determined by the Family Court. Nor when they are trying to do a mental health assessment of a sick child do they want to be distracted by this.' 'This is not their expertise, and I do hope I am not attaching this Hansard to a letter to a coroner, a CQC (Care Quality Commission) inquiry, or any other inquiry if God forbid a child is harmed or killed in a secure unit by a parent. 'Governing is about deciding and without amendment 34, His Majesty's Government has in my view decided to take an unnecessary risk with the safety of some of our sickest children.' Health minister Baroness Merron said the Government had tabled amendments 29-33 'to make it clear who an approved mental health professional must appoint in certain circumstances'. She added: 'For all under 18s lacking capacity or competence, where there is a care order, they must appoint a local authority who has parental protection for them, or if relevant, a competent Court of Protection deputy. 'And where there is no care order, the approved mental health professional can appoint a person who doesn't have parental responsibility for 16 to 17-year-olds.' Lady Merron continued: 'We don't agree that a person with residual parental responsibility should always be blocked from being a nominated person. 'A child arrangement order or a special guardianship may be in place for reasons other than the parent being a risk to the child, for example, the parent might struggle with their own health issues, but could still be an effective nominated person.' Peers voted 218 to 143, majority 75, in support of Lady Berridge's amendment. Elsewhere in the Bill's first day of report stage, the Government was defeated over proposals to expand who can conduct detentions and 'remove the need for the presence of police at mental health incidents in the absence of any risk'. Presenting his amendments, Conservative frontbencher Lord Kamall said: 'Almost 95% of calls that police attend, that are flagged as a mental health response, do not require a police presence.' He called for the powers to be extended 'so that healthcare professionals could use them providing they were not putting themselves at risk'. Peers voted 233 to 157, majority 76, in support of Lord Kamall's amendments. Lady Merron had told peers the Government does not support 'extending police powers in this way, and understand the police do not support an extension either'. The Government suffered a further defeat after Liberal Democrat Lord Scriven called for 'an absolute firm process' when mental health patients detained in hospital are discharged to receive supervised care in the community. He said this would 'ensure that the individuals who are on a CTO (community treatment order) have certainty about the length of time' they will be supervised for. Peers voted 272 to 157, majority 115, to introduce a 12-month maximum duration for CTOs, which could only be extended if a second registered psychiatrist gives their written agreement. 'Despite all the words, whenever independent research is done, whether it's by the CQC, whether it's by the joint committee, or whether it's by mental health organisations, the same answer keeps coming back – there is something fundamentally flawed not maybe with the policy but with the implementation of CTOs,' Lord Scriven told the upper chamber. Lady Merron said in her response to Lord Scriven's proposal that 'it is already the case that CTOs can only be renewed under specific conditions' and added that anybody arranging supervised care must already heed a code of practice under existing mental health law.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
10 PHS students earn All-State honors
Jan. 28—Ten Ector County ISD musicians have achieved the coveted All-State Musician designation and are heading to the Texas Music Educators Association convention Feb. 12-15 in San Antonio. All 10 students are seniors. Nine are from Permian High School and one attends STEM Academy, but is in choir at PHS. Of the 10, eight are choir, one is in PHS Band and one in PHS Orchestra. Executive Director of Fine Arts Aaron Hawley said in an email that this is the first time they have had an All-State Musician from STEM. Director of Choirs Laurie Wash said 14,000 students across the state begin the All-State process, but only a few make it. "It's extraordinary that these kids have accomplished this," Wash said. She added that the students have a passion for music, detail and they're excited about pushing themselves. "They don't shrink from difficulty and (we're) very proud of them; very proud of them," Wash said. Aiden Armendariz, a string bass player in the orchestra, made All-State for the second time this year. Orchestra Director Todd Berridge said 350 students made All-State statewide. Berridge said he first saw Armendariz as a sixth-grader at Wilson & Young Middle School and knew he was going to do "good things." "He barely missed it in his sophomore year. ... The competition is so fierce," Berridge said. He added that orchestra students go up against he rest of the state from the first audition. Band and choir are narrowed down from area competition, but for strings "it's state from the very first thing." "To make it from the orchestra point of view, not to diminish what our brethren do in the other part, is a much more difficult process, because it's the same thing — 20,000 kids enter the process and it's whittled down," Berridge said. At the TMEA convention, he's looking forward to watching the students in action because they are already on a professional level. "They're normal kids, but when they get out there, they've already learned how to rehearse and how to prepare on a professional level. It's amazing," Berridge said. Jenesis Paget, 17, who is in Kantorei and Black Magic, made All-State for the third year. "It really is a privilege. I worked really hard for this accomplishment. It really is just an amazing experience going into All-State for the third time, being able to experience it this year with my friends. We have eight All-Staters this year (in choir)," Paget said. The one thing Paget did differently this year was attend Texas Christian University choir camp which was extremely helpful. She was awarded a $2,400 TMEA scholarship for a year and hopes to attend TCU to become a music educator. This being her last year of high school, making All-State is bittersweet. "But I know that next year I'll be able to go to TMEA as a college student and get to see things that I've never seen before. One day I want to work for TMEA. That's what I want to do," Paget said. Paget and other students noted that PHS choir is a big family. "There's just so much love that we spread and knowing that we're all working for the same thing to make Ms. Wash proud and get good scores; it's really good," she added. Armendariz, an 18-year-old senior, said he feels blessed to make All-State this year. "After making it last year, I felt like I had a better chance making it this year, because I feel like I've had my foot better in the game. Now I'm more familiar with the waters, but for sure, I feel like the Lord really just blessed me, (and) helped me (make) it again this year," he added. He said he made more of an effort to prepare this year by starting to learn the audition music the day it came out, which was usually May 1. Armendariz learned the etudes right away and spent his whole summer practicing those. "Then in August the orchestral excerpts came out, and so I learned those as soon as I could. After I learned them, all it took was me just perfecting them, rather than just practicing them and learning them last minute," Armendariz said. That was a key element to his success that he learned sophomore year. "I auditioned my sophomore year as well, but I didn't make it that year because I did not prepare at all. I didn't even know what I was getting myself into, either. I even learned one of the audition musics the week before, because I just wasn't prepared. But after that year, I finally learned and prepared a lot for that," Armendariz said. He added that the PHS Orchestra, like the choir, is one big group of friends and family. "One of my favorite things, too, is Mr. Berridge. He really gives us really cool music to do, especially this year, we're doing a really cool piece with our symphony, and we're doing it with the choir as well, so it's going to be so much fun. He's really given us a lot of professional repertoire that I've been so lucky to play at such a young age," Armendariz said. He plans to attend University of Texas San Antonio, but he'll also be planting a church. "All my music accomplishments were possible because of the Lord. That's really it," Armendariz said. Caidence Searcy, a 17-year-old in Kantorei and VOCA (the varsity girls choir), is marking her third year as an All-Stater. She said repeated practicing raised her level of performance. She noted that she came close to making it her freshman year. Like Paget, she also went to TCU choir camp this summer which helped her. However, she said she probably didn't practice as much as in the past. She added that it means a lot that she's finishing out her high school career with something that means a lot to her. "It wasn't just doing state, it was the entire process and then practicing to wait for the process the next year. It defined a lot of what I did these past few years," Searcy said. She plans to attend Odessa College for two years while she keeps working and saving money. Then she hopes to go to University of North Texas and "get the highest degree I can" and direct a college choir. Haley Hart, a senior at STEM Academy, has been part of PHS choirs for three years as a member of Kantorei and a small group called Black Velvet, a new women's ensemble. This is her first year to make All-State. "It's crazy. It was unbelievable. It's such a big accomplishment. I was just really proud of everything that I had done," Hart said. She added that the achievement was a "sweet thing for my last year." Hart plans to attend Tarleton State University, major in music education and hopefully become an elementary music teacher. She added that she is looking forward to the TMEA convention. "I'm so excited to get to perform with the top of the top, the most amazing singers in Texas," she said. "I'm excited to hear the orchestra and just be able to visit the booths and everything. I'm very excited for that." Juggling her choir commitment and commuting from STEM Academy was a challenge the first year. "I had to ride a bus because I didn't have my license ... They dropped me off at the field house, and I had to walk all the way through and it was such a culture shock, because I've been at STEM since second grade. Walking through these halls was crazy for the first time, but I got my license, and now I drive back and forth, back and forth. It's not as hard as I thought, but it's definitely a struggle some days," Hart said. She didn't think about giving up because what she's gained has been "so valuable." "I wouldn't trade that," Hart said. A total of 10 students make an All-State Ensemble: — Aiden Armendariz (12), String Bass — PHS Orchestra (2nd Year) — Diego Campos (12), Bb Clarinet — PHS Band — Haley Hart (12), Alto 1 — PHS Choir (STEM Academy Student) — Jacob Lechtenberg (12), Bass 2 — PHS Choir — Madelyn Linville (12), Soprano 1 — PHS Choir — Jenesis Paget (12), Alto 2 — PHS Choir (3rd Year) — Sienna Pina (12), Soprano 2 — PHS Choir — Valeria Rodriguez (12), Alto 1 — PHS Choir — Bobby Schenkel (12), Tenor 2 — PHS Choir — Caidence Searcy (12), Alto 1 — PHS Choir (3rd Year)
