Long-time Ericsson Executive will support AirHop’s expansion as a Global Leader in AI-Powered 5G Network Automation
SAN DIEGO, CA – June 10, 2024
AirHop Communications (www.airhopai.com) announced today that long-time Ericsson executive Hannes Medelius has joined the Company’s Advisory Council as Senior Advisor.
“We are excited to welcome Hannes as a Senior Advisor. He brings decades of experience in the global telecommunications industry and has extensive knowledge of mobile networks market”, said Anand Parikh, Airhop’s CEO. “His insights and relationships around the world will be invaluable as we continue to grow and bring the benefits of AI to Open-RAN and 5G Network Automation.”
During Hannes’ 25-year career at Ericsson, he held Senior Executive roles including most recently as the Head of Group Strategic Partnerships and previously as the Head of Radio Systems Product Development. He played an instrumental role in Ericsson’s move toward industry-scale Open RAN networks, by leading Ericsson´s Strategic partnership with Intel.
“I am very pleased to be working with one of the clear leaders in AI-driven automation of 5G Open RAN”, said Hannes. “AirHop‘s automation and optimization solutions deliver benefits today in reducing operating costs and energy consumption, and enhancing sustainability and spectrum efficiency for large-scale mobile networks.”
AirHop‘s AI-powered Open RAN automation and optimization solutions are field-proven in some of the world’s largest and most innovative networks, including Reliance Jio in India and Rakuten Mobile in Japan. AirHop has established a strong partner ecosystem with the leading Open RAN Intelligence Controller and Service Management & Orchestration platform providers, including Ericsson, HPE, IBM, Juniper, Rakuten Symphony and VMware.
About AirHop Communications
AirHop Communications is a leading provider of cloud-native AI-powered Open RAN automation and real-time optimization software solutions that deliver significant gains in spectral efficiency, lower operating costs and improve end-user quality of experience for 4G and 5G mobile networks. AirHop’s solutions are backed by a comprehensive portfolio of patents and are deployed across more than one and a half million commercial macro and small cells in CSP networks.
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