Yago Tenorio FREng

Director of Network Architecture, Vodafone Group, Spain   

Yago Tenorio is Vodafone’s Director of Network Architecture and the first and only Vodafone Fellow. He is widely respected as an innovator and thought leader in mobile networks, pioneering concepts including single radio access network (RAN) and open RAN. Yago has invented and patented technologies including a revolutionary small cell, a novel location system, and the first cloud-based smartphone. He has deployed several world firsts, recently the first 5G non-standalone call and the first 5G commercial smartphone connection. He is also driving innovation throughout the industry as Chair of the Telecom Infra Project and Chair of UK startup Lime Microsystems.