Herbert Vanhove, former director at Telenet, MEDIALAAN and Qualcomm has joined the Cegeka team. His responsibilities will include the commercialization and rollout of vertical mobile networks based on 5G.
Stijn Bijnens (CEO Cegeka): “Herbert is a highly experienced mobile communication expert, and is the ideal person to help us with the preparations for the spectrum auctions. With him on board, we expect to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage in 5G. Just like us, Herbert strongly believes in the enormous potential of vertical mobile networks based on 5G technology and small cells.”
Herbert Vanhove: “I'm a big believer in the transformative potential of 5G. Thanks to its in-depth industry knowledge and highly pragmatic approach to IoT and other emerging technologies, Cegeka is uniquely positioned to fulfil the promise of 5G for companies with tailor-made end-to-end solutions.”
Until January 2019 Vanhove was CEO of Unleashed, the holding company behind projects such as Mobile Vikings, Stievie and Jim Mobile, and part of the MEDIALAAN Group. He has more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunications sector. Previously, Vanhove also worked at Telenet and Qualcomm.