Laxman Karnam
Co-Founder & Director
Laxman Karnam
Co-Founder & Director
Laxman is a founding member of ekiva with over 30 years of industry leadership experience, founding companies and growing businesses in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications sector.
Laxman has a diverse background of military service, start-ups and large corporates. Having spent over 14 years with Vodafone in various capacities, most recently he spearheaded the Partnerships Division of Vodafone Group as a Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships.
A5G Networks
Ekiva has a longstanding relation with A5G Networks. The A5G Networks senior leadership team held management positions at Cisco, Lucent and were founding members of Parallel Wireless. A5G was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in the USA where they work at transforming mobile operators network infrastructure by creating a modular, low latency and high-performance networks. They will partner with. Ekiva to build the autonomous and decentralized Network of Networks for MNOs and large enterprises.
A5G Networks
Ekiva has a longstanding relation with A5G Networks. The A5G Networks senior leadership team held management positions at Cisco, Lucent and were founding members of Parallel Wireless. A5G was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in the USA where they work at transforming mobile operators network infrastructure by creating a modular, low latency and high-performance networks. They will partner with. Ekiva to build the autonomous and decentralized Network of Networks for MNOs and large enterprises.
Bankai & Panamax
In its previous capacity, the ekiva management team has worked with Panamax across 8 projects in Africa, Asia and Americas. With a strong portfolio and good international presence, Panamax has an innovative approach towards service delivery, that matches ekiva’s own aspirations. Panamax is a subsidiary of Bankai Group, founded in 1989 and headquartered in the USA. It has over 125 global customers who benefit from world class services for fintech and telecom, across revenue management, network switching- and monitoring solutions.
6D Technologies
The ekiva team have worked with 6D on several joint project executions across Africa, Asia and Europe, building solutions in close collaboration since 2015. With a good digital layer backed by constant innovation, the company understands the value of ekiva’s unique business model. Founded in 2002, with over 150 global customers and with over 1,400 employees, spanning a footprint across 5 continents, 6D is the market leader and expert in digital transformation with BSS to 5G BSS using ekiva’s own integrated product platform.
Canto
CANTO is a non-profit association made up of operators, organizations, companies and individuals in the ICT (telecommunications) sector. The Association has a Caribbean focus as it relates to ICT issues for the region with a global perspective. The partnership with Ekiva contributes to CANTO’s mission of advancing the ICT sector in the Caribbean by fostering collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and the implementation of innovative solutions. It is anticipated that Ekiva’s technical capabilities and intelligence-driven solutions will set new standards for the region.
Pace Digitek
Trusted relationship with Pace Digitek through multiple innovation driven projects for blue chip MNOs The company has provided O&M and installation to large telcos and has the capability to establish in-country services. PACE Power incorporated in 2003 rebranded as Pace Digitek in 2007 has a strong presence in Asia & Africa with 4000+ personnel on-ground, 25,000+ O&M sites & 600+ energy sites. A global leader in providing integrated Solutions & Services to telcos.
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