Nationality American Name Freddie Figgers | Website www.freddiefiggers.com Role Computer programmer | |
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Born September 26, 1989 (age 34) ( 1989-09-26 ) Occupation Computer programmer, entrepreneur | ||
Meet the First African American Entrepreneur to Develop His Own 4G LTE Smart Phone
Freddie Lee Figgers (born 26 September 1989) is an American inventor, computer programmer and entrepreneur. He is the youngest American who holds a Federal Communications Commission License that allows him to operate his own cell phone company. Figgers has designed and built cell phone which allows users to disable the texting feature when they are driving. He is CEO and chief software architect of Figgers Communication Inc.
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Early life
Figgers was born and raised in Quincy, Florida. When he was less than a month old, Figgers was abandoned by his biological mother and adopted by his foster parents Nathan and Betty Figgers. At the age of ten when his father bought him a non-functioning computer from a thrift store, Figgers repaired the computer and upgraded it to make it function. At the age of 13, Figgers began repairing the broken computers of the people living in the town. Figgers was also part of the team which built the NetQuincy Telecommunication System, a city-run program that provided internet services to local residents and business of the town. Later at the age of 17, he built a data center and developed his own computer operating system to act as an intermediary between application programs and computer hardware. At the age of 25, Figgers designed the phone Figgers X1 that prevent texting when the car exceeds 10 miles per hour. Figgers also designed a device which he sold at 2 million dollars to an undisclosed company that helps doctors monitor patients remotely. The device is currently being used at the Miami Jackson Memorial hospital.
Figgers Communication
Figgers Communications is the privately held telecommunications company founded by Freddie Figgers. The company uses proprietary 4G LTE Network WiMAX as wireless communications standard. In 2011, The FCC approved Figgers' application to hold a FCC License Spectrum which allowed him to operate his own cell phone company.