BG Kumar

President, Access Networks, Platforms and MDE

Mavenir is actively engaged in building out the ecosystem that will deliver next-generation Open RAN technology platforms enhancing customer experience – powering greater growth, flexibility, customisation and customer-focused innovation, while driving down CapEx and OpEx for operators.

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About BG Kumar

President, Access Networks, Platforms and MDE

BG Kumar is a recognized leader in the mobile, telecommunications and software industry. As President of Mavenir’s Access Networks, Platforms and MDE, BG leads the mobile network transformation strategy for major mobile operators globally. Prior to joining Mavenir, BG was President of Mitel Mobile, which he joined from Imagine Communications, where he was Global Head of R&D. BG had also held several management positions at Genband, including EVP, Chief Product Officer, and EVP and President of the Multimedia Business Unit.

Expertise:

  • Mobile Network Transformation
  • Product & Technology Development
  • Digital Enablement
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BG Kumar

IN THE NEWS

The Successful 3GPP Security Assurance Testing Will Contribute Towards Extending Mavenir’s Security Accreditation as Defined by the GSMA and 3GPP
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Mavenir, VIAVI, and CableLabs Complete Open RAN 3GPP Security Assurance Testing During the Spring 2024 O-RAN ALLIANCE PlugFest

June 27, 2024, Richardson, Texas: Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure provide…
Industry-First 5G Open RAN RedCap Demonstration on the Boost Mobile Network
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Mavenir, Qualcomm and EchoStar Achieve Industry-First 5G Open RAN RedCap Demonstration on the Boost Mobile Network

June 3, 2024, Richardson, Texas: Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure provide…
Mavenir Emerges as a Major Challenger in Omdia’s Market Landscape Ran Vendors 2024 Report
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Mavenir Shines In New Omdia RAN Vendors Report

Classified to lead in Partner Ecosystem category Major challenger status Top three in ne…
Mavenir MWC 2024 – Open RAN Past, Present, and Future
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Open RAN Past, Present, and Future

At the recent Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, I was lucky enough to be able to h…
PAWR Announces 5G Open RAN Testing With Mavenir at POWDER Testbed - Social Image
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PAWR Announces 5G Open RAN Testing With Mavenir at POWDER Testbed

March 14, 2024, WASHINGTON – The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) Project…
Mavenir in Collaboration with Intel Delivers Optimised Performance and Power Efficiency for 4G and 5G Open vRAN Solution
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solutions by stc Signs an Open RAN Agreement with Mavenir to Launch First Commercial Open RAN in Saudi Arabia

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

February 24, 2024, Barcelona, Spain: Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure prov…
Mavenir in Commercial Phase of Open RAN Ahead of Large-Scale Deployment for India’s Vodafone Idea
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Mavenir in Commercial Phase of Open RAN Ahead of Large-Scale Deployment for India’s Vodafone Idea

With Mavenir’s Open RAN CU and DU deployed on Telco Cloud built on Red Hat OpenShift. F…
Mavenir and Qualcomm to Accelerate 5G High-Density Open vRAN Deployments
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Mavenir and Qualcomm to Accelerate 5G High-Density Open vRAN Deployments

February 21, 2024, Barcelona, Spain: Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure pro…
Mavenir Unveils Next-Generation ‘Green by Design’ OpenBeam™ Massive MIMO Radio Powered by Qualcomm® 5G RAN Platforms
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Mavenir Unveils Next-Generation ‘Green by Design’ OpenBeam™ Massive MIMO Radio Powered by Qualcomm® 5G RAN Platforms

February 20, 2024, BARCELONA, Spain: Mavenir, the Network Software Provider building the f…
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Mavenir Successfully Demonstrates Narrowband IoT Non-Terrestrial Network Connectivity on Ligado SkyTerra Satellite Network

February 16, 2024, Richardson, Texas – Mavenir, the Network Software Provider building t…
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Mavenir Awarded Two 5G Consortium Projects in UK Government’s Open Networks Ecosystem Competition

Reading, United Kingdom – 3rd October 2023: Mavenir, the Network Software Provider build…
Mavenir Awarded Two Wins at the NTIA 2023 5G Challenge.
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Mavenir Awarded Two Wins at the NTIA 2023 5G Challenge

Richardson, Texas – September 26th, 2023: Mavenir, the Network Software Provider buildin…
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Intel Brings to Market World’s First vRAN Processor With Fully Integrated Acceleration

“Virtualizing telco workloads on COTS hardware offers CSPs significant TCO benefits. Maven…
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Mavenir and i2i Systems Partner to Accelerate the Adoption of Open RAN in Türkiye

Istanbul, Türkiye, and Richardson, TX – May 11, 2023 – Mavenir, the Network Software Pro…
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Druid and Mavenir Test Latest 5G Small Cell

Mavenir has successfully configured & connected their new E511 5G small cell to the Dr…
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Mavenir Introduces Open vRAN Containerized Solution for Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Deployment with Red Hat

O-Cloud compliant solution augments Mavenir distributed unit (DU) and centralized unit (CU…
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Mavenir Introduces Fixed Wireless Access Solution

Accelerates Broadband Coverage in Rural Communities and Enables More Market Competition …
BG Kumar

Previous Speaking Engagements

Open, Interoperable and Energy Efficient Radios and Their Place in Today’s Networks – Globally

In the last three years, every major operator in the world has signaled that they want to go Open RAN. They see the benefits of disaggregation & the innovation possibilities that an open system offers. In the recent days, including traditional vendors have also come out and made statements that we support Open RAN. Mavenir’s BG Kumar, President of Access Networks, shares insights on Telecoms.com’s panel discussion at MWC24 along with Mohamed Abdel Aziz, Head of RAN Strategy & Architecture-NSE|CTO, VMO2 and Sam Tabbara, CEO, Paradise Mobile.

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