About

Ajay Panchal is a highly experienced SW Architecture professional with over 25 years of relevant experience in the industry. He is currently working as a SW Architecture at Apple, where he leads end-to-end wireless systems designs. Ajay is an industry expert in wireless and networking protocols, with established relationships across major stakeholders. He has made significant contributions to wireless and data protocols, setting the trends for wireless innovations. Ajay is skilled with multiple generations of cellular/ WiFi communication technologies, with his current focus on 5G/LTE. He drives the end-to-end execution working with different subject matter experts to attain the best goals. He has participated in all stages of product commercialization, from early design, implementation, and test, IODTs to GCF/operator acceptance testing, etc. Ajay is highly motivated to learn emerging technologies, ready to take on new challenges and deliver end-to-end solutions irrespective of geographical boundaries. He has specialized skills in different cellular technologies such as 5G, LTE, UMTS, CDMA, WiFi, and other non-licensed technologies such as CBRS, MulteFire, Private networks, broadcast technologies such as eMBMS, and GPS technologies. He also possesses programming skills in C/C++, Java, RxJS, Angular, Kotlin, and Matlab. Apart from his professional experience, Ajay has also worked on personal projects such as Android application development and Angular front-end development with Firebase and RxJS. He holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and is a US Citizen. In the past, Ajay has worked with companies such as Intel as a Senior Architect-5G/LTE and Broadcom Corp as a Principal Engineer, Systems Design. He has a strong industry connection and a proven innovative track record.