Ronny Haraldsvik
| Ronny Haraldsvik | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Norwegian, American |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of San Francisco |
| 💼 Occupation | Executive |
Ronny Haraldsvik is a Norwegian-American executive. Since 2000, he has held Vice President positions at companies such as Nortel Networks, Qualcomm,[1] Flarion Technologies,[2] BelAir Networks, SpiderCloud Wireless and currently serves as senior Vice President of business development and marketing at Cohere Technologies.[3][4] Haraldsvik has been part of 9 companies, 5 acquisitions, and has advised over 20 companies.
Education[edit]
Haraldsvik earned a B.A. in business from the University of San Francisco.[5]
Career[edit]
Early in Haraldsvik's career, he served as director of field marketing for Bay Networks, prior to its acquisition by Nortel Networks in 1998. Haraldsvik's first startup was Shasta Networks, a company he joined after leaving Nortel Networks. After the $600 million acquisition of Shasta Networks in 1999, Haraldsvik became vice president of marketing for Nortel Networks' Shasta IP Services business unit.[6][7]
After his stint with Nortel Networks, Haraldsvik became vice president of global communications and marketing at Flarion Technologies.[8][9] In this position, he oversaw the company's promotion of its FLASH-OFDM technology.[10]
After the $805 million acquisition by Qualcomm in 2005,[11] Haraldsvik transitioned into the role of vice president of mobile broadband for Qualcomm.[6][7] He also served as Qualcomm's vice president of strategy and market development.[5]
In 2007, Haraldsvik was named vice president of strategy and market development at Alien Technology Corporation.[5][6]
In 2008, Haraldsvik joined former Flarion colleagues as vice president of marketing at SpiderCloud Wireless (a company later acquired by Corning Inc.).[12][13] By 2012, he had transitioned into a role as the company's CMO.[14][15][16] He left his position at SpiderCloud in 2015, instead taking a position as senior vice president of marketing at Luminate Wireless. He served in this role until he left the company in 2016.[17][18]
Other companies Haraldsvik has served in vice president roles include Bytemobile, which was later acquired by Citrix,[19] BelAir Networks, which was later acquired by Ericsson[20] and KodaCloud.[21][22][23]
Prior to joining Cohere Technologies, Haraldsvik led the startup advisory firm CMObuilders, a company focused on advising emerging startup CEOs on business development, funding and marketing.[24]
After several months as an advisor, Haraldsvik joined Cohere Technologies as CMO and head of business development in September 2019.[24]
Haraldsvik has been a guest contributor for media organizations and publications such as Light Reading, RCR Wireless, AGL Media Group,[25] Wi-Fi Now,[26] and Connect World.[27] He has also been a speaker at events such as MWC Barcelona,[24] and the Pacific Telecommunications Council conference.[28]
Haraldsvik is an advisor to ITDRC.org, an IT volunteer organization that responds with communication aids to crisis events such as hurricanes, wildfires and floods. Haraldsvik is also an executive mentor to Everwise clients.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Qualcomm Says Intel Is Stalling Wireless Method. The Wall Street Journal. 2006.
- ↑ Charny, Ben. "Start-up Flarion ropes in big telecom players". ZDNet.
- ↑ "Cohere crashes the open RAN party". Light Reading.
- ↑ "The Mobile Network » Cohere Technologies announces Spectrum Multiplier platform".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Alien Technology Expands Executive Team". June 1, 2007.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "People on the move, May 17". May 17, 2007.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "#Summer issue". Issuu.
- ↑ Reading 8/11/2005, LR Mobile News Analysis Light. "Qualcomm Calls on Flarion". Light Reading.
- ↑ "Why wait for WiMax?". The Economist. August 18, 2005.
- ↑ Lawson, Stephen (August 12, 2005). "Qualcomm-Flarion deal may rock wireless world". Computerworld.
- ↑ Blau, John (August 11, 2005). "Qualcomm to buy Flarion for $600 million". InfoWorld.
- ↑ "Interview with Ronny Haraldsvik, SpiderCloud Enterprise RAN is not a Femtocell | Femtocell Interview | Opinion". www.thinksmallcell.com.
- ↑ "SpiderCloud's E-RAN Eases In-Building Wireless Coverage for Enterprises". www.techzone360.com.
- ↑ "SpiderCloud adding LTE to enterprise small cell system". FierceWireless.
- ↑ Warwick, Martyn (June 27, 2014). "Executive Insight: using small cells and NFV to deliver local services". TelecomTV.
- ↑ "Verizon Taps SpiderCloud for Dual-Band 4G Small Cells". Light Reading.
- ↑ "The Mobile Network » Wireless startup Luminate sees executive change as investors stamp mark".
- ↑ Jones, News Analysis Dan; Editor 6/10/2016, Mobile. "Management Lights Dimmed at Mobile Edge Startup Luminate". Light Reading.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
- ↑ "Deep Dive: Buildings of the future". inbuildingtech.com.
- ↑ Rashid, Fahmida Y. (February 21, 2012). "Ericsson Buys BelAir Networks With Eye Toward Mobile Broadband - Enterprise Networking - News & Reviews - eWeek.com". eWEEK.
- ↑ "KodaCloud | AGL (Above Ground Level)".
- ↑ "Cloud-based WiFi startup KodaCloud taps into AI buzz". October 12, 2016.
- ↑ Jones, News Analysis Dan; Editor 10/12/2016, Mobile. "Startup KodaCloud Adds AI to Enterprise WiFi". Light Reading.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 "Ronny Haraldsvik - Cohere Technologies". MWC Barcelona 2021.
- ↑ "Guest Column: Inside Small Cells". May 7, 2013.
- ↑ "AI-Powered Wi-Fi: Part of a $59.8 billion market by 2025". May 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Connecting the enterprise is the future for mobile operators". Connect-World. February 10, 2013.
- ↑ Pacific Telecom conference set
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