Summary
Shantanu Deshmukh is a Technical Lead specialising in end-to-end cloud-native, software-defined wireless network architectures with 11 years’ experience across multi‑RAT (2G–5G), OpenRAN/vRAN and network/KPI analytics. He has led PoCs, field trials and commercial deployments for MNOs/CSPs across APAC and EMEA, blending pre-sales technical leadership with hands-on system integration. His career spans senior engineering and ORAN systems roles at Parallel Wireless and NEC Europe, grounded in earlier LTE system testing and PCRF QA at Cisco. Based in Bristol, he combines telecom R&D depth with practical operations know-how and an MBA-backed appreciation for product-to-market workflows. Notably, he moves fluidly between lab validation and live commercial rollouts, making complex radio-cloud integrations operationally repeatable.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering Electronics and Telecommunication, Bachelor of Engineering Electronics and Telecommunication at Savitribai Phule Pune University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Business Administration Management and Operations, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Business Administration Management and Operations at Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies- Pune
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering at P.V.G.s College of Engineering and Technology, Pune 9.