Eridan Appoints Omid Tahernia as President and CEO to Lead 5G Market Expansion

Eridan, developers of the world’s smallest, lightest, and most efficient 5G radio, today announced the appointment of Omid Tahernia as President and Chief Executive Officer. With 35+ years of proven leadership in scaling technology businesses across hardware, software, and semiconductors, Tahernia will guide Eridan as it accelerates commercialization and expands its market footprint.

Tahernia’s impressive resume includes a distinguished 20-year career at Motorola followed by Executive GM roles at Xilinx, and CEO roles at Endura Technologies, Ikanos Communications (NASDAQ: IKAN), and Tilera Corporation. An innovator with 13 U.S. patents, he holds an MSEE from Georgia Tech and a BSEE from Virginia Tech, bringing a wealth of technical and operational expertise to his new role.

“Eridan’s technology is at the forefront of radio technology innovation, and the company is poised to take a leadership role within the industry,” said Tahernia. “I’m truly excited to work with this team and deliver the Miracle Radio and its full potential to industries and communities around the world.”

“The work Eridan has done represents one of the most significant advancements in radio technology over the past two decades,” said Dipender Saluja, Managing Director at Capricorn Investment Group. “We are excited about Eridan’s anticipated growth as they enter this important phase of commercialization.”

Dr. Douglas Kirkpatrick, Co-Founder of Eridan, after 12 years of leadership in building Eridan from the ground up, will transition to the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO), where he will remain deeply involved in shaping the company’s Technology roadmap.

Eridan’s MIRACLE RU is a compact / light weight, high performance, and energy-efficient 5G radio technology designed to reduce power consumption while extending coverage and capacity. With applications in cellular infrastructure, private 5G, IoT, public safety, and defense, the MIRACLE RU enables sustainable connectivity, particularly in underserved areas where access to reliable broadband is critical. To learn more about our product, visit https://eridan.io/product.

A global survey of 216 CIOs by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT), conducted in collaboration with The Economist (released in mid-2022), found that more than half of the executives planned to deploy a private 5G network within 24 months. “Private 5G networks,” NTT concluded, “are expected to become the standard across industries, as well as a critical part of operations.”

For more information, visit www.eridan.io.

About Eridan
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and founded in 2013 by engineers and PhDs, Eridan is building transformational wireless technology to improve the sustainability and accessibility of broadband connectivity globally. Its 5G radios utilize patented direct polar architecture with gallium nitride to provide high bandwidth performance while consuming less power, making wireless networks sustainable for 5G and beyond. To learn more about Eridan’s innovative radio technology, visit https://eridan.io/

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