What Happened?
Glen Allen, VA-based Straight Path has Appointed Jerry Pi as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
Straight Path Communications is a forward thinking intangible asset monetization company. We specialize in maximizing the value of assets such as microwave bandwidth licenses (Spectrum) and Intellectual Property (IP). Our allies in the marketdaplace manufacture products, build networks, and provide services that rely on our intangible assets. We are a premier choice for mobile network operators (MNO’s) and Internet service providers (ISP’s) to increase network capacity for high quality, high speed data transmission. We provide licenses for efficient communications over the Internet to VoIP providers, and products and services that allow for the transmission of data over the Internet. Through our Spectrum and IP portfolios, we provide the critical missing piece for our lessees and licensees to revolutionize communication and data transmission.
About the Person
Prior to joining Straight Path, Jerry Pi was a Senior Director at Samsung Research America focusing on system research, standardization, and prototyping activities in 4G (LTE and mobile WiMax) and 5G. Mr. Pi is at the forefront of the development of millimeter wave 5G, both as co-inventor of one of the world's first 5G related inventions and as co-author of several groundbreaking journal articles on millimeter wave mobile communication. He led the development of the 5G baseband and RF system prototype that successfully demonstrated the feasibility of 5G mobile communication at 28 GHz. He has authored more than 30 technical journal and conference papers and is the inventor of more than 150 patents and applications. Before joining Samsung in 2006, Mr. Pi was with Nokia Research Centers where he was a leading contributor to Nokia's 3G wireless standardization and modem development efforts for 3GPP2 1xEV-DV, 1xEV-DO, and Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) systems.
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