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"2024 Open RAN Operator Survey: At the Threshold of Scale Deployments?"

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Open RAN aims to serve diverse mobile network use-cases from low-cost emerging markets through to ultra-dense urban networks. To do this reliably, at scale, is technically and commercially demanding.

This webinar presents the results from the 5th edition of the Heavy Reading Open RAN Operator Survey conducted in summer 2024.

Among the topics to be discussed include:

• Expectations for live deployments – where will the industry be at the end of 2025?
• Health and vitality of the multi-vendor RAN ecosystem
• Technology preferences and the migration to programable RAN
• Changes in sentiment from previous editions of the survey

Moderator:
Gabriel Brown, Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading
Gabriel leads mobile network research for Heavy Reading. His coverage includes system architecture, RAN, core, and service-layer platforms. Key research topics include 5G, open RAN, mobile core, and the application of cloud technologies to wireless networking.

Gabriel has more than 20 years’ experience as a mobile network analyst. Prior to joining Heavy Reading, he was chief analyst for Light Reading’s Insider research service; before that, he was editor of IP Wireline and Wireless Week at London's Euromoney Institutional Investor.

Speakers:
Dr. Femi Adeyemi, Head of the Wireless Business at Fujitsu
Dr. Femi Adeyemi is Head of the Wireless Business at Fujitsu. He is responsible for engaging the wireless industry in the 5G Open RAN ecosystem, with an emphasis in wireless network design, development, and deployment, to help mobile operators around the world deliver on the promise of 5G and beyond.

Femi has over 25 years of experience in the wireless and communications network industry. Prior to working with Fujitsu, he drove technology and product strategy for LTE and voice in 3G/4G macrocell and femtocell product lines at Airvana Inc (later acquired by Commscope and Ericsson). He has also held various senior technical and management roles at Motorola, Engim and Elbera (a company he founded). Femi holds a BS, MS, and Ph.D. in electrical engineering.

Gerardo Giaretta, Vice President, Product Management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Gerardo Giaretta currently serves as vice president of product management at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. where he manages the 5G infrastructure business and comprehensive products portfolio.

Gerardo holds over 20 years of experience in the wireless communications industry including 16-plus years with Qualcomm. Since joining in 2007, he has held a variety of roles in research, system design, standardization, and product management. In fact, Gerardo was the first 5G product manager through the 5G acceleration process and oversaw the launch of Snapdragon X50, the first 5G device chipset. Prior to joining Qualcomm, Gerardo was part of the standardization team for Telecom Italia.

Gerardo holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Padua in Italy. Additionally, he has been granted more than 70 U.S. patents.

Sanil Ramachandran, Director of Technology, Networks Business, Samsung Electronics America
Sanil has 18+ years of experience in telecom industry, especially in wireless domain with solid understanding of cellular architecture and 3GPP LTE and 5G air interface. He represents Samsung in O-RAN Open Fronthaul Interface Working Group (WG4). Sanil is currently a Director of Technology for the Networks Business at Samsung Electronics America, primarily focusing on technical sales with Tier 1 and larger regional network operators in the US. He holds Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering and holds multiple patents in wireless and O-RAN fronthaul domain.

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