Laurent Thomas
Directeur at Open Cells Project
Greater Paris Metropolitan Region France
Summary
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Top SchoolLaurent Thomas is a wireless networks executive and founder with over 25 years of experience designing and commercializing cellular systems, now leading Open Cells Project to bring software-based 4G/5G solutions to market. His background spans research leadership at Bell Labs and product innovation at Alcatel‑Lucent, where he led HSS/HLR and wireless research efforts that bridged lab concepts to operator deployments. At Open Cells he focuses on OpenAirInterface-driven implementations and consortium work exploring radical concepts—like equipping cars with smart base stations to create ad hoc networks that extend coverage and unlock new automotive revenue streams. He combines deep telecom protocol expertise with hands-on system development, operator-facing product strategy, and an eye for multi-billion‑dollar market opportunities. Based in Greater Paris, Laurent blends academic training in telecoms with practical experience in both operator and vendor environments. An entrepreneurically minded researcher, he’s interested in how distributed, vehicle-mounted radio infrastructure could reshape operator CAPEX and the future mobile ecosystem.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Université Paris 13fsitms, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, ms, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications at institut galiléeBS, Telecom, BS, Telecom at Pierre and Marie Curie University
Github Skills (46)
5g10
lte10
4g10
oai9
open5gs9
c-language9
epc9
sse9
pcf9
network9
cpp8
smf8
fma8
avx8
amf8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
simula/openairinterface5g
Apr 2021 - Jun 2022
Contributions:262 commits in 1 year 1 month
brchiu/openairinterface5g
Feb 2017 - Apr 2021
Contributions:336 commits in 4 years 2 months
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