Pardeep Kohli

President, Chief Executive Officer

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We are enabling new players to enter the market traditionally controlled by three vendors, and bring innovation and disruption by widening the supply chain.

Pardeep Kohli, President, Chief Executive Officer, speaks at Mavenir's Analyst Event London, June 2022

About Pardeep Kohli

President, Chief Executive Officer

Pardeep leads the transformation of network economics for 4G/5G with the evolution to 100% software networks for CSPs. He is a serial entrepreneur bringing innovation and industry-leading solutions to the Wireless and Telecom market.

Expertise:

Accelerating Software-Based Network Transformation
The Evolution to 100% Cloud-Native Networks
Building the Future of Networks
Pioneering Advanced Open RAN Technology

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Pardeep Kohli

In the News

Interview Mar 13

Fierce Network TV Interview with Pardeep Kohli at MWC25

AI is playing a key role in reducing operational costs and unlocking new revenue streams b…

#MWC25 - e& UAE Collaborate With Mavenir to Deploy a State-Of-The-Art 5G Core Network

Press Releases Mar 05

Mavenir and e& UAE Announce Multi-Year Strategic Technology Partnership at #MWC25 Starting With Collaboration in Converged 5G Packet Core

Khaled Al Suwaidi, core net…

Interview Mar 04

Mobile World Live Interview at MWC25

Mavenir’s Pardeep Kohli, President and CEO catches up with Justin Springham at Mobile Wo…

Tune Talk Malaysia sign MoA with Mavenir at Mobile World Congress for Cloud-Native Digital OSSBSS

Press Releases Mar 04

Tune Talk and Mavenir Partner to Revolutionize Malaysia’s Telco Landscape with Cloud-Native Digital OSS/BSS Platform

March 4, 2025, Barcelona, Spain: Tune Talk, Malaysia’s fastest-growing digital telco…

News Jan 09

Open RAN Reality Check with Mavenir CEO Pardeep Kohli

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Mavenir and Boost Mobile Validate O-RAN Maturity With Multi-Vendor Handover via 3GPP Xn Interface

Press Releases Dec 11

Mavenir and Boost Mobile Achieve Industry-First Validation and Commercial In-Service for Inter-Vendor Open RAN Handover on the Boost Mobile Network in the US

Open RAN solutions connected via a 3GPP Xn interface within Boost Mobile’s 5G infrastruc…

Mavenir and Terrestar Have Also Established a State-Of-The-Art Lab in Montreal, Designed to Advance NB-IoT Testing and Facilitate Seamless Integration With Terrestar Solutions Inc. Partners

Press Releases Dec 10

Mavenir and Terrestar Achieve NB-IoT Non-Terrestrial Networks Milestone With First Live Data Sessions

Terrestar, with the assistance of Mavenir, has also established a state-of-the-art labora…

Tū Ātea & Mavenir Partner to Pioneer Future of Networks Using Māori Spectrum Assets

Press Releases Nov 14

Tū Ātea and Mavenir Partner to Pioneer Future of Networks Using Māori Spectrum Assets

November 14, 2024, Richardson, Texas: Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure pro…

Press Releases May 30

Mavenir Announces up to $75 Million Investment From an Existing Investor

May 30, 2024, Richardson, Texas: Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure provider…

Blog Apr 22

Bringing Cloud-Native Operations and Technology Into Telecoms

RCR Wireless News’ Sean Kinney moderates an executive panel at MWC featuring ENet CEO Vis…

Interview Mar 26

Embracing Change: Achieving Operational Excellence With Strategy, Platforms and Partnerships

Pardeep Kohli, President and CEO of Mavenir, joins a CEO panel discussion alongside 1&…

Interview Mar 06

Mobile World Live Interview at MWC24

Mavenir’s President and CEO, Pardeep Kohli catches-up with Mobile World Live’s Justin Spri…

Mavenir in Collaboration with Intel Delivers Optimised Performance and Power Efficiency for 4G and 5G Open vRAN Solution

Press Releases Feb 27

solutions by stc Signs an Open RAN Agreement with Mavenir to Launch First Commercial Open RAN in Saudi Arabia

Signing ceremony at Mobile…

Press Releases Feb 26

Mavenir and QCT Introduce Industry DU Powered by 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors With Intel vRAN Boost to Promote High Performance Flexibility for Open RAN Deployments

News Highlights Companies collaborated on efficient ultra short form factor design to…

Press Releases Feb 23

Mavenir and Terrestar Solutions Partner to Accelerate Commercial Deployment of 5G New Radio Non-Terrestrial Network

February 23, 2024, Barcelona, Spain: Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure prov…

Press Releases Dec 08

Europe’s First Open RAN Is Fully Functional – Rakuten and Mavenir Are Technology Partners in 1&1’s Cloud-Native Mobile Network

December 8, 2023, Montabaur / Tokyo / Richardson: With “1&1 O-RAN”, the German mobile …

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Interview Nov 16

Interview of Pardeep Kohli by Mobile World Live – UNWRAPPED: The 5G Evolution

Interview of Pardeep Kohli by Mobile World Live during the Unwrapped digital event on the …

Blog Oct 19

Octoberfest in Telecom – Open RAN Acknowledged as Industry’s Future

Incumbents and newcomers, all rally around Open RAN Open RAN momentum continues to gat…

Business People Colleagues Teamwork Meeting Seminar Conference Concept

News Sep 01

Mavenir Slaps Back Against Negative Stories About Its Business

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Blog Aug 26

Powering Network Transformation

I spent last 2 days with my executive team and worldwide sales team. We reviewed our …

Blog May 09

Open RAN the Game-Changer for the Telecommunications Industry

The telecom industry has been in existence for approximately 30 years, during which, it h…

News May 04

Closed Interfaces Resulted in Monopolized Telecom Gear Deployments: Mavenir

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News May 02

Mavenir Raises $100M for Brownfield Open RAN Amid China Backlash

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Global communication network concept. Smart city. Internet of Things.

Interview Mar 02

Cloud-Native Network Automation… It’s Not a Question of ‘If’ but ‘When’

Mavenir’s Pardeep Kohli, President and CEO, reveals why Mobile Network Operators are swi…

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News Mar 02

Cloud-Native Network Automation – It’s Not a Question of ‘If’ but ‘When’

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Pardeep Kohli

Previous Speaking Engagements

Mobile World Live Interview at MWC25

Mavenir’s Pardeep Kohli, President and CEO catches up with Justin Springham at Mobile World Live in Barcelona – The discussion revolves around Mavenir’s performance and strategies featuring key insights from CEO Pardeep Kohli. Mavenir has experienced significant success with its software used by over 300 operators globally, despite slower adoption of Open RAN. The company is focusing on cloud adoption and automation to enhance network efficiency. Additionally, Pardeep outlines how Mavenir has been integrating AI into its operations for anomaly detection and operational improvements, aiming to reduce costs and improve user experience.

Fierce Network TV Interview with Pardeep Kohli at MWC25

AI is playing a key role in reducing operational costs and unlocking new revenue streams by enabling smarter, more efficient network management. At the Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Mavenir’s President and CEO, Pardeep Kohli, discussed these advancements in an interview with Diana Goovaerts, Executive Editor at Fierce Network TV. Kohli emphasized that operators are now eager to innovate beyond just deploying 5G, looking for AI-driven solutions that enhance network performance and profitability. Watch the full interview to know how AI and Open RAN will shape the next era of telecom.

Embracing Change: Achieving Operational Excellence with Strategy, Platforms and Partnerships

Pardeep Kohli, President and CEO of Mavenir, joins a CEO panel discussion with RCR Wireless News to emphasize the significance of modernizing back-end systems. The discussion highlights the pivotal role these systems play in exploring opportunities beyond traditional approaches. Other panelists include Michael Martin, CEO of 1&1, and Vishok Persaud, CEO of Enet at MWC24.

Is Open RAN the conduit to Cloud Native ?

Cloud-native solutions enable network agility, network deployment automation and increased efficiencies in running the network. All this innovation results in CAPEX & OPEX savings – Mavenir’s Pardeep Kohli, CEO, in a Keynote at the Open RAN Summit.

Interview of Pardeep Kohli by Mobile World Live – UNWRAPPED: The 5G Evolution

Pardeep Kohli, President & CEO, Mavenir, reviews the Open RAN market and the role of automation, as well as the impact of traditional vendors supporting open fronthaul across their Cloud RAN and radio portfolios.

Cloud-Native Network Automation – It’s Not a Question of ‘If’ but ‘When’

Mavenir’s Pardeep Kohli, President and CEO, reveals why Mobile Network Operators are switching to Cloud-Native Automated Networks at Mobile World Congress 2023.

Network Transformation, the Greenfield-Brownfield Debate

Greenfield operators have an advantage… but there are lessons for them as well, because they’ll be brownfield in two years! Mavenir CEO Pardeep Kohli on The Mobile Network’s network transformation panel at MWC23 in partnership with Virgin Media, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Paradise Mobile.

MWL Unwrapped Pardeep Kohli, CEO, sits down with Sasha Twining to discuss Open RAN Architecture

ln this Mobile World Live Unwrapped interview with Sasha Twining, Mavenir’s President and CEO, Pardeep Kohli, discussed Open RAN Architecture, the future of Mavenir and the telecom industry as a whole.

Pardeep Kohli | Keynote Session | The Future of Messaging | MEF 2021

In this webinar Mavenir’s Pardeep Kohli, CEO, discusses the paradigm shift in messaging, how messaging value has increased, why 5G must drive RCS adoption, and why conversation commerce will explode.

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