Amit Bhardwaj
President of RAN BU
Amit Bhardwaj is a global telecommunications executive with over 25 years of experience leading large-scale network transformation and innovation across operators and technology providers. As President of the RAN Business Unit at Rakuten Symphony, he is based in the United States and leads the company’s global RAN business, driving the evolution and scale of cloud-native Open RAN solutions to help operators build flexible, software-driven mobile networks.
Prior to joining Rakuten Symphony, Bhardwaj led National RAN and Device Engineering at Boost Mobile (formerly DISH Wireless). Before that, he spent 16 years at Ericsson in a series of senior technology and engineering leadership roles, delivering large-scale mobile network transformations for leading global operators. His expertise spans next-generation mobile networks, cloud-native architectures, and Open RAN, with a strong track record of translating technology innovation into business outcomes.
Bhardwaj holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communication and an MBA from Management Development Institute.
