Dr. Yenamandra S Rao (Dr. Rao)
Dr. Rao is an independent Consultant in the area of Wireless Networks based in San Diego, California having retired from Qualcomm Inc. as V.P Engineering in 2016. He has had over 30 years of experience in the wireless communication industry which includes R&D, Product Management and Engineering. While at Qualcomm and there-after, he had taught CDMA, UMTS, LTE and 5G wireless courses. His current interests are in the area of CBRS and private LTE Networks and 5G Wireless Networks.
He started his career with the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India with the Telecommunication Research Center and C-DOT and was involved in the design and development of multichannel digital microwave radio equipment, data modems, RF converters for microwave radio and VSATs.
He also worked as a professor at the, Institute of Telecommunications, Oran, Algeria during 1979-1983 teaching graduate level courses in circuit theory, radio and satellite communications. During 1971- 1972, he was with the Telecom Research laboratories, Telecom Australia, Melbourne as a Colombo Plan fellow.
Dr. Rao is a member of the IEEE,a Fellow of the IETE (India) and holds B. E (Hons) (EE), M.Tech (ECE) from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, and a Ph.D degree (ECE) from JU, Calcutta, India. In addition, he has published more than 50 technical papers and edited a book on VSATs. He has more than 20 patents granted in LTE and wireless charging area for Electric Vehicles. He had been a frequent technical speaker and chaired technical sessions at various International Conferences during the last 30 years.
At Lekha, he holds honorary position as advisor helping the management with critical inputs in managing the 4G IPs and Products. He brings in market strategy for LTE private NW. Dr Rao also helps Lekha in roadmap and technology planning for 5G NR based IPs and reference design.