Rui Frazao is CTO of Vasona Networks and leads the company’s technical innovation, supporting mobile network operator efforts to deploy next-gen networks and provide subscribers with the best broadband experiences. He works with Vasona customers worldwide on advancing mobile-edge software solutions.

Rui spent nearly 15 years with Vodafone, most recently as director of network engineering for efforts across Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary and the Czech Republic. His work with Vodafone included implementing the industry’s earliest VoLTE deployments and launched the first virtualized network core in Europe.

Rui previously held roles with Cisco, payment network SIBS and the Lisbon Stock Exchange. He has completed studies spanning business strategies, computer systems, electrical engineering and telecommunications.