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Robert Soni

Robert Soni

VP - RAN Technology @ AT&T | Chairman TIP | Bell Labs Fellow

AT&T•Dallas, Texas, United States

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Experience28+ Years
LevelExecutive Management

Executive Overview

Pragmatic, tactical, and sometimes visionary architecture-executive who leads teams of talented engineers to develop incredible wireless products that change the way we live, work and communicate.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • Telecom Infra ProjectCurrent
    Oct 2024–Present· 2 yrs
    • Chairperson of the BoardCurrent
      Oct 2024–Present
  • AT&TCurrent
    Oct 2022–Present· 4 yrs
    • Vice President, Radio Access Network TechnologyCurrent
      Oct 2022–Present
  • Broadcom
    May 2021–Sep 2022· 1 yr 4 mos
    • Head of RAN architecture
      May 2021–Sep 2022
  • Randolph Township Schools
    Sep 2018–Aug 2020· 1 yr 11 mos
    • Board of Education Member
      Sep 2018–Aug 2020
  • Columbia University
    Sep 2006–Dec 2008· 2 yrs 3 mos
    • Adjunct Professor
      Sep 2006–Dec 2008
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Sep 2000–May 2008· 7 yrs 8 mos
    • Adjunct Professor
      Sep 2000–May 2008
  • Nokia
    Aug 1998–May 2021· 22 yrs 9 mos
    • Head of Architecture and Technology Leadership [Bell Labs]/Co-CTO [Mobile Networks]
      2018–May 2021
    • Head - System Engineering - Architecture & Technology, Mobile Networks
      2016–Aug 2018
    • Head of Wireless System Architecture & Engineering
      Jun 2014–2016
    • Chief Architect/CTO Small Cell Program
      Sep 2012–Jun 2014
    • Domain Lead System Engineering: Radio Resource Management & Sim/Modeling
      Dec 2006–Sep 2012
    • Technical Manager
      Feb 2003–Nov 2006
    • Member of Technical Staff
      Aug 1998–Feb 2003

Education

Ph.D.

Electrical Engineering

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

MSEE

Electrical Engineering

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

BSEE

Electrical Engineering

University of Cincinnati

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Skills & Expertise

20 of 20 skills
Digital Signal ProcessorsLTEAlgorithmsVoIPEmbedded SystemsTelecommunications3GPPMobile DevicesUnixMIMOWireless NetworkingC++MPLSCCDMA4GRFSystem ArchitectureWirelessSystems Engineering