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Tiago Rodrigues to Helm WBA to Focus on Wi-Fi Convergence with 5G

Tiago Rodrigues to Helm WBA to Focus on Wi-Fi Convergence with 5G Image Credit: Tiago Rodrigues/Twitter

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) announced that Tiago Rodrigues has taken the helm as CEO.

Rodrigues, who has been with the WBA since 2004, replaces CEO Shrikant Shenwai, a WBA founder and long-term advocate who will continue working closely with WBA and the wireless industry.

Under Rodrigues’ leadership, the WBA plans to extend its relationships with enterprises across various vertical markets as well as consumers, building upon its extensive membership of service providers and technology providers. The WBA has recently made important in-roads to the enterprise sector with the first Wi-Fi 6-based industrial IoT trial undertaken with aerospace manufacturer, Mettis Aerospace.  

Rodrigues also plans to continue the WBA’s focus on Wi-Fi convergence with 5G.  Many of the world’s leading service providers have recently signaled their interest in increased convergence between 5G and Wi-Fi’s next iteration, Wi-Fi 6, to deliver the best quality of service to their subscribers in the most cost-effective manner, with each wireless technology playing to its strengths.

Before joining the WBA, Rodrigues spent 15 years at Portugal Telecom Group as Head of Business Innovation, as well as managing the public Wi-Fi sector. He holds an M.Sc. in Economics and Management of Science & Technology and a degree in Business Administration from the Technical University of Lisbon.

Tiago Rodrigues, Incoming CEO, Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA)
Wi-Fi is the most ubiquitous wireless technology in mankind’s history.  It has become a fundamental part of daily life for people across the world.  Yet there are still challenges ahead, which I would like the WBA to further address.

JR Wilson, Chairman of the WBA
Overall, the WBA needed a leader with deep insight into the Wi-Fi industry, someone who could recognize Wi-Fi’s biggest opportunities and challenges and guide our membership in addressing them together.  

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