People

SHANKAR HALDER

3 decades of rich experience in Telecommunication Industry; well recognized technology leader for his wealth of knowledge across the whole spectrum of technology and services.

Before founding Pinnacle, Shankar was Group Chief - Network Operations for India & South Asia in Bharti Airtel, worlds 3rd largest mobile operator. For last 2 decades Shankar has led many network build-out for Mobile, Fixed (Voice and Broadband), IPTV, National and International long distance networks and spearheaded network transformation towards all IP for Mobile Broadband services over 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi off load and introduction of tools and systems for performance management and superior customer experience.

Shankar has been involved with many Industry bodies like GSMA, ITU and served as GSM India Chairman, Technical Committee of Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) for several years. He has been distinguished speaker on many technology forums on Wireless Broad Band, Next Generation Transport Network, M2M, IoT evolution and FTTH council