About

Mohan Rao is a Corporate Vice President at Samsung Research India Bangalore with over 25 years of experience in the mobile communication industry. He is a goal-oriented professional with a strong desire to become a renowned personality in mobile communication. Mohan has a wealth of experience in 3GPP communication protocols development, commercialization, and standardization. He has led a highly talented pool of developers at Samsung who are involved in almost all Samsung 3G and 4G phone development. As a technical communication point for stakeholders including operators, senior management, and suppliers, Mohan has demonstrated his ability to bring synergy between people, process, products, and technology. He is a process expert who believes in metrics, agile methods, and configuration management for quick turn-over. Mohan's specialties include maintaining a balance between people, process, products, and technology. He can lead from the front for complete mobile software development and commercialization. Prior to his current role, Mohan worked at Samsung as a Director, leading mobile radio protocols development for LTE-Advanced and LTE, HSPA+, UMTS, CDMA (1x, DO, eHRPD), GSM/GPRS/EDGE protocol stack design, and development. He was also responsible for system software development, including BSP, kernel, stability, power management, performance, and audio drivers development on world-class semiconductor solutions. Additionally, he led the development of the TIZEN smartphone platform for futuristic Samsung devices. Mohan holds an Executive MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication from Acharya Nagarjuna University. As a research scientist and software engineer, Mohan has a deep understanding of the mobile communication industry and is committed to driving innovation and development in the field.