Open RAN is about increasing flexibility, choice and innovation to ensure a more customer-centric network of the future. Deutsche Telekom is working intensely on driving and developing the O-RAN ecosystem and operationalizing O-RAN solutions. In this interactive panel discussion with representatives from Deutsche Telekom's diverse industry partners, we will discuss various aspects of the industry journey towards O-RAN, what progress has been made in the last months, and what still lies is ahead of us.

 Experiences from lab to field (including Q&A)

Reiner Hogen 2021

Reiner Hogen

Dr. Alex Jinsung Choi 2021

Dr. Alex Jinsung Choi

SVP Strategy & Technology Innovation Deutsche Telekom AG

Franz Seiser is Vice President within the Technology Architecture and Innovation team at Deutsche Telekom. In his role he is responsible for driving the development of innovative and efficient network architectures for DT in the areas of core network and service enabling, covering both fixed and mobile networks. He is heading all the O-RAN activities across DT.

Franz Seiser 2021

Franz Seiser

S&TI VP Access Disaggregation Deutsche Telekom AG

Petr Lédl has been working in various roles in the technology organizations of Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile Czech Republic since 2003. His primary responsibility is identifying, prototyping, and evaluating future mobile network technologies and related concepts (mainly 5G, LTE-A/Pro, Managed connectivity and advanced QoS mechanisms). Petr’s current focus is on future disaggregated RAN architectures. He is also DT alternate board member of the O-RAN Alliance. 

Petr Lédl 2021

Petr Ledl

Vice President, Head of Network Trials and Integration Lab Deutsche Telekom AG

John Baker is the SVP of Business Development at Mavenir, leading the company’s 5G team with a view to disrupting the market by transforming operator network economics. A visionary and driving force behind Mavenir’s business strategy, John is at the forefront of the company’s drive to change operator views on wireless infrastructure deployment—promoting a software-focused approach to innovation, with no ties to supporting legacy hardware.

John Baker 2021

John Baker

Pasi Toivanen is Vice President and Head of Edge Cloud Platforms at Nokia where he is responsible for driving the development of Nokia’s O-RAN and Cloud RAN technologies. In this role he established an Edge Cloud partnering ecosystem across Nokia’s global businesses as well as through partnerships with international Cloud companies to drive innovation and position Nokia as global leader. An impactful, proven industry leader with over 20 years of experience, Pasi is also responsible for Nokia’s Edge Cloud portfolio, which includes AirFrame datacenters, Radio Cloud Platform (RCP), Nokia Edge Automation tool (NEAT), Fronthaul Gateway (FHGW) and Service Enablement Platform (SEP). 
An enthusiastic senior leader, Pasi is well-versed in establishing new organizations, business models and driving organizational transformation. He is passionate about delivering customer success, innovation and building unique solutions with the latest technology and services. 
Pasi joined Nokia in 1998 and has held various senior roles across the Program, Portfolio and Partner divisions. Pasi has also held senior roles at Juniper Networks and at Ericsson, where he was Global Head, IP solutions and Global Head of Service Delivery. In his career he has worked in a number of countries away from his native Finland including China, Germany and the United Kingdom. 
In his spare time, Pasi has a passion for motorcycling and good wine but is careful not to pursue these interests at the same time. 

Pasi Toivanen 2022

Pasi Toivanen

VP and Head of Edge Cloud Platforms Nokia

Shamik Mishra, VP and CTO, Connectivity at Capgemini Engineering, has over twenty years of experience in the telecom and software industry, providing engineering R&D services, frameworks and solutions to telecom operators, network equipment providers and software firms around the world. As a global lead for 5G & Edge in Capgemini, Shamik drives connectivity industry offers in areas like virtualization, cloud native, edge computing, artificial intelligence and carrier cloud platforms. 

Shamik Mishra 2021

Shamik Mishra

Vice President and CTO Connectivity Capgemini Engineering

Verifying O-RAN