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Prof. Rakesh Mehrotra

Prof Rakesh Mehrotra is an academician & telecom consultant. At present he is working as Senior Advisor Radio Standards with Samsung R&D Institute Bangalore India. Earlier he served Tata Teleservices Ltd as President Innovation and Chief Corporate Regulatory Officer. He has +40 years of experience in various facets of ICT sector such as Manufacturing, innovation and R&D, operations strategy etc. Some of Key Corporate positions held by Dr. Rakesh Mehrotra and some unique achievements: As Senior advisor Standards with Samsung R&D Institute India, he is involved in spectrum related studies/activities for 5G/6G and satellite systems, AI and Non Terrestrial Networks related activities etc. As President Innovation and Chief Corporate Regulatory Officer Tata Teleservices Ltd, he was deeply involved in establishing IIT –Bombay Tata Tele Telecom Centre of Excellence, Conducted some path breaking technological proof of concepts with TIFR and worked for rural broadband and telecom reforms. As Vice- President Regulation and business development at ASC Enterprises (ZEE Group) help developing first satellite policy, modulated GMPCS and DTH policies of Govt of India, developed strategy/ business plan for India’s first Satellite, GMPCS and Direct to Home Platform right from concept to business. General Manager Crompton Greaves Ltd where he raised and developed Dedicated Telecom and satellite Projects Division as all India profit center. Worked on a number of Committees and key positions of CII, FICCI, AUSPI, IETE etc. Vice President ITU-APT FI, Vice President NGN Forum, Fellow IETE and Executive Member of PTCI Foundation