SVP & Chief Network Officer - WirelessVerizon
Srini Kalapala is the Senior Vice President & Chief Network Officer of the Wireless organization. His team is responsible for building, operating, and maintaining the wireless networks across the US.
A veteran of the telecommunications industry, Srini was instrumental in creating products, driving significant new revenues, developing next-generation network technologies, cultivating strategic partnerships, and leading transformative development initiatives, including network virtualization across Verizon. His team was pivotal in pioneering first in the industry technologies that were also deployed at scale, such as Verizon’s Edge cloud platforms, 5G infrastructure (e.g., virtualized RAN and Webscale packet core), and emerging technology products. His contributions are seen in Verizon’s FiOS Networks and products, mobile network virtualization, 5G strategies, Consumer Business IT, and key technology partnerships.
Srini is a proud alumnus of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, George Washington University’s School of engineering and Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) in Pilani, India.