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Title : Vice President 5G and IoT Solutions Company : Huawei HQ : Shenzhen , China Employees : 195K + Dr Memon boasts more than 25 years of industry experience , including over 13 at Huawei . With a focus on 5G , IoT and Vertical Industry Solutions , Memon is engaged in designing and configuring various IoT and 5G vertical solutions along with various ecosystem partners .

His focus is working closely with telco , enterprises and Ecosystem partners on designing and configuring the Vertical Industry Solutions with 5G , IoT , cloud , AI and applications .

In April , Huawei executives revealed 5.5G connectivity that will take consumers closer to the peak speed with a 10Gbps download as 5G speeds worldwide decreased thanks to the broader adoption of its connectivity on existing networks .

Title : CTO Company : Ericsson HQ : Stockholm , Sweden Employees : 113.5K +

Ericsson was the first company to bring 5G to four different continents , and has been able to roll out 5G using their existing hardware . The 5G service is available to 63 countries and there are 147 live networks . Ericsson in Denmark is currently working with Faroese Telecom to achieve 100 % geographical coverage across the The Faroe Islands ’ total land area and sea coverage of up to 120 kilometres in all directions .

Cooper has worked for Ericsson for more than 18 years , and before taking on his role as CTO , spent six-and-ahalf years as Head of Networks , 5G & IoT alongside an 11-year stint as Head of Sales and Engagement Practices .