Thomas Marzetta, the new director of NYU Wireless, knows he has big shoes to fill following in the steps of NYU Wireless founder Ted Rappaport, who announced his departure last month.

“It goes without saying it’s a great honor,” Marzetta told FierceWirelessTech. But he’s up to the task and hopes to introduce some innovative ideas.

NYU Wireless announced the change last month, when Rappaport said he will be taking time for a “victory lap” with his wife to make up for lost time due to his recovery from acute myeloid leukemia in 2015. For about three years, Sundeep Rangan served as director until Rappaport returned in 2018.

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