InterDigital Names Naresh Soni as Chief Technology Officer
IT News Online Staff
2010-02-05
InterDigital Inc., a developer of wireless technologies, has named Naresh Soni as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Soni joined InterDigital in June 2009 as Vice President of Strategic Engineering, bringing with him over two decades in the high technology industry.
As CTO, Soni will be responsible for the company's technology strategy and roadmap, university and industry relationships, and providing guidance on technology investments.
"Naresh's extensive knowledge of the wireless ecosystem has been instrumental in defining our technology vision, finding partners to help drive that vision and developing our market strategy," said William J. Merritt, President and Chief Executive Officer of InterDigital. "With Naresh's vision and industry connections, our focus on creating a collection of innovations to build a network of networks is gaining market traction."
"InterDigital's engineers and scientists are the thought leaders who continue to find innovative solutions that address the most complex and central challenges in the telecom industry," said Soni. "I am pleased to work with such a stimulating group and look forward to bringing together our team with other leading companies worldwide to shape the wireless industry's direction. I am confident we will further InterDigital's development initiatives as we create a broad array of technology solutions for future wireless challenges."
Prior to joining InterDigital, Soni founded Exemplar Technologies, a consulting firm that provides innovative services and product development strategies to clients. Soni's industry experience includes research and innovation-focused positions at STMicroelectronics, AT&T Bell Labs and IBM, as well as the position of vice president of the Computing Architecture Research Lab at Nokia.
Soni earned his Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mumbai.
Soni has served on the board of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Center for Wireless Communications and is currently on the Industrial Advisory Board of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering.
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