Inventing a Shared Future for Cable and Wireless

Air5 powers the cable and wireless industries through harmonization of network infrastructure, providing a seamless path to deploy new technology while supporting legacy solutions.

BIGGER ECONOMIES OF SCALE

leveraging the substantially bigger economies of scale and potential innovation of the 5G / wireless eco system for the cable world in addition to Docsis.

BRIDGING CABLE AND WIRELESS

seamless service integration between cable and 5G enables innovative new integrated service offerings as well as substantial cost savings in OSS/BSS for cable operators.

“As cable companies continue their successful traction in the mobile sector, in order to maintain that success and achieve profitability, the network model must evolve to support additional growth and drive owners’ economics.”
Marwan Fawaz
Air5 advisory board member

Why 5G in Cable

01

DOCSIS IS FACING ITS LIMITS

Risk of fragmentation and operators overbuilding themselves with fiber could dilute.

02

A BIGGER PIE

The current spend on 5G and 6G is massive. Extending the technology to cable will bring new vendors into the space.

03

BIGGER INNOVATION SPACE

Adding the substantial capabilities of the cable ecosystem to the 5G ecosystem would create a powerhouse for innovation.

04

BETTER SERVING THE CUSTOMER

Synergizing the wired and wireless worlds on a single standard will allow maximum flexibility to innovate, design and deploy solutions to address consumer and business needs.

05

CABLE'S ADVANTAGE OVER WIRELESS

5G is faster over HFC and can deliver more than over wireless networks

Executive Team

Air5 has brought together a number of veterans from both the cable and wireless industries.

  • Sudhir Ispahani

    Sudhir Ispahani

    Executive Chairman

    former CTO of Liberty Global, built and operated the world’s largest cable operator. Uniquely tied to both operators and vendors, Sudhir sees the world through both business and technology lenses with a vision for the future.

  • Dr. Jan Uddenfeldt

    Dr. Jan Uddenfeldt

    Co-Founder

    former CTO of Ericsson, is considered the godfather of the wireless standards beginning with GSM and progressing through 5G. Jan has deep ties to operators worldwide as well as to all of the major players in the wireless vendor community.

  • Lorenz Glatz

    Lorenz Glatz

    Co-Founder

    former CTO of Kabel Deutschland (Vodafone), then Europe's biggest cable operator, and SVP of Design and Architecture at Liberty Global, is a vital contributor to a number of the key developments in the industry.

  • Jeff Brown

    Jeff Brown

    CEO

    a wireless industry veteran and eight time CEO, held executive positions with AirTouch (PacTel Cellular) and AT&T Wireless (McCaw Cellular). His previouswireless focused companies include RadioFrame Networks, Kineto Wireless and Accuris Networks.

Advisors

  • Marwan Fawaz

    Marwan Fawaz

    Senior Advisor

    an experienced executive with an extensive background in Cable, Telecom, Broadband, Connected home. Marwan was the CEO of Nest and executive advisor at Alphabet, CEO of Motorola Home, EVP Strategy &CTO at Charter Comuunications along with a number of board seats.

  • Kip Compton

    Kip Compton

    Senior Advisor

    a seasoned executive who has led the development of business across video, networking , IoT and Cloud software platforms. Kip’s past engagements include SVP Strategy and BD, Networking at Cisco and VP Video/Media at Comcast as well as a member of the board for several companies.

  • Vish Mishra

    Vish Mishra

    Senior Advisor

    considered one of the top 10 influencers in Silicon Valley (San Jose Mercury News). Through his 40+ year run in the venture capital industry, Vish’s investment record and his advice for companies is unparalleled. Vish currently serves as Mnanaging Director for BlueVine Ventures and General Partner and Venture Director for Clearstone Venture Partner.

  • Glen Lurie

    Glen Lurie

    Senior Advisor

    a pioneer in the modern wireless world. Glenn brought the iPhone into the market while President of Emerging Devices at AT&T. Glenn finished his career at AT&T as President & CEO Mobility and Consumer Ops. Later CEO of Synchronoss Tech. and now a Venture Partner at Stormbreaker Ventures.

Newsroom

Latest Posts

Palo Alto,

AIR5 ANNOUNCES 5G-STANDARDS-BASED ARCHITECTURE DESIGNED FOR CABLE AND WIRELESS OPERATORS TO HARMONIZE BROADBAND ECOSYSTEMS, JEFF BROWN AS CEO, AND WORLD-RENOWNED TECHNOLOGY TEAM

Patent-pending 5G-standards-based solution to empower the next wave of innovation for cable operators, aid in customer growth and retention, and forge alignment with technology that is driving the mobile ecosystem for wireless operators. New architecture development is led by Air5 co-founders, Jan Uddenfeldt and Lorenz Glatz, technologists behind the design of today's leading technology standards used across the wireless and cable industries.

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Originated in 2024 and based in Palo Alto, California, Air5 has brought together an impressive team of prominent global technologists and business luminaries responsible for leading and innovating some of the most world-renowned cable, wireless and technology companies.

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