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AmpliTech Group Appoints Professor Tommaso Melodia To Its Board of Advisors to Support Strategic Growth Across ORAN Architectures and AI-native Wireless Networks
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Jan. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AmpliTech Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMPG, AMPGW), is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Tommaso Melodia to its Board of Advisors, effective immediately. Professor Tommaso Melodia brings over two decades of leadership in wireless communications, next-generation network architectures, and artificial intelligence applied to wireless systems. He currently serves as the William L. Smith Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Direct
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