| Renato Lombardi
Huawei Fellow
Director of Italy Research Center
VP Microwave Product Line
Chair of ETSI ATTM TM_mWT (millimeter-Wave Transmission)
Member of the Board of the European Microwave Association as industry representative Renato Lombardi is Director of Huawei Italy Research Center, Vice President of Huawei’s Microwave Product Line. In these roles, he oversees the research and development of microwave / millimeter-wave technologies for wireless communications and the implementation of innovative mobile broadband backhauling solutions all over the world.
Renato Lombardi joined Huawei in 2008, founding the Huawei Research Center in Milan, Italy. In 2011, he was awarded the title of “Fellow of Huawei for Microwave”.
Renato has more than 30 years of experience in the microwave and millimeter-wave industry. He previously led the Siemens Microwave Business and Product Management and then in 2006 appointed Director of Research and Development.
In 2015 Renato Lombardi has been elected Chair of the ETSI Industry Study Group mWT (millimeter-Wave Transmission).
Renato Lombardi graduated from the Politecnico of Milano, the largest and most prestigious technical University in Italy with a Master’s Degree in Electronic Engineering.
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| Fabrizio Danti
Senior Microwave Expert Fabrizio Danti joined Huawei Milan Reserch Center in 2011 as a Senior Microwave Expert, to develop together with HQ in China the best practices for Microwave Network Design and Deployment.
Fabrizio has more than 35 years of experience in the microwave industry. He previously led the Siemens Worldwide MW Technical Support and the Nokia Siemens Network MW Business Excellence teams.
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| Georgios Skiadas
Innovation Lead Wireless X-Haul
Deutsche Telekom Group - Technology Delivery International
Vice-chair of ETSI ATTM TM_mWT George Skiadas is a senior telecommunications expert with over twenty years of international experience in wireless transmission systems, transport network innovation, and spectrum management.
Within Deutsche Telekom Group, he leads the innovation activities in the field of wireless transport, focusing on 5G/6G backhauling, spectrum strategy, AI-assisted network operations, SDN-based automation and System Integration across multiple DT national companies.
He also serves as Vice-Chair of the ETSI ATTM TM_mWT Working Group, contributing to the development of European standards and spectrum strategies for microwave & millimetre-wave transmission technologies.
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Paolo Agabio
Microwave Principal Engineer (Vodafone Group - Network Strategy & Architecture / ETSI ATTM TM_mWT Vice Chair) I have been working in the wireless backhaul industry for more than 25 years, leading mobile backhaul networks deployment, transformation and innovation across Vodafone Group (EU and Africa). During this period, I drove the industry across major innovation milestones such as Adaptive Code & Modulation (ACM), E-Band adoption and Band & Carrier Aggregation (BCA).
I was one of the founding members of ETSI ISG mWT in 2015, when wireless backhaul industry decided to join forces with an Industry Specification Group under ETSI umbrella. mWT became a permanent ETSI Working Group under ATTM Technical Committee in 2025 and I got the honour to be nominated Vice Chairman.
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| Mario Giovanni Luigi Frecassetti
Product Strategy Manager Mario G. L. Frecassetti has more than 35 years of experience in radio field. He is a wireless technology expert in the subjects of RF design, network design, propagation, mobile backhaul and emerging millimeter-wave technologies. In addition is expert of ETSI, CEPT\ECC and international wireless rules and regulations.
He is currently a Product strategy Manager at NOKIA taking care mainly of new products introduction, EU funding project and regulation and standardization.
He is an active member of ETSI ATTM TM4, mWT and ECC PT SE19 and currently he is coordinating some EU funding project on millimeter-wave, such as XTREME-6G and GRAPH-X covering a wide range of technologies including the integration of Radio with Fiber and exploitation of AI\ML in wireless backhaul aspects.
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| Magnus Nilsson
Master System Developer
Magnus Nilsson received his M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2006. He joined Ericsson the same year and has since held various roles within the company.
He initially worked in research and development on 3G and 4G Radio Access Networks (RAN), with a focus on signal processing.
Currently, he is a system engineer specializing in research and spectrum standardization for microwave links within ITU and CEPT.
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| Yahaya Ibrahim Goma
Principal Manager Mr Goma education includes B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (2004) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, the M.Sc. in Computing Software Technology with Network Management (2009) from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
Since 2011, Mr Goma has worked with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), where he plays key role in Spectrum Management and Technical Regulation of Nigeria’s Telecommunications Industry.
Mr Goma is serving as the ECOWAS Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator for the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) on WRC-27 Agenda Item 1.10, contributing to regional and continental preparations for the upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference. He has represented Nigeria at numerous International Telecommunication Union (ITU-R) meetings and major global events, including the 2023 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. He attended WRC-19 and WRC-23.
At the national level, Mr Goma has been instrumental in developing key regulatory frameworks. He is a member of the Committee that produced Nigeria’s Spectrum Trading Guidelines and currently serves as member of the Secretariat of the Spectrum Trading Evaluation Committee, which reviews and recommends spectrum trading applications. He also served as a member of the 3.5 GHz 5G Spectrum Licensing Committee, which successfully organised Nigeria’s 5G spectrum auctions in 2021 and 2022, and chaired the committee that developed the draft Guidelines for the use of the lower 6 GHz licence-exempt band in Nigeria.
Engr. Goma is a registered Engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineers in Nigeria (COREN) and a member of several professional bodies, including the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), the Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (NIEEE), and the Nigerian Institute of ICT Engineers (NIICTE). He has also attended several international and local trainings at institutions such as the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI), the University of Bradford, and Hammersmith Training Consult.
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| Nasarat Ali
Senior Spectrum Policy Manager
Nasarat Ali is a Chartered Engineer and a Senior Spectrum Policy Manager at Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, with over 20 years of experience in spectrum management. He holds a degree in electrical and electronic engineering and has extensive knowledge of both national and international regulatory frameworks, specifically focusing on fixed wireless services.
His experience includes participation in several World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRCs) since 2003, where he has led on agenda items for the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT). Currently, he chairs Working Group 5C-2 (dealing with sharing, compatibility, and WRC topics) within the International Telecommunication Union - Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) Working Party 5C.
He will be sharing regulatory experience of managing spectrum for fixed wireless services in the United Kingdom.
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Jean-Philippe Fournier
CEO
Jean-Philippe Fournier is the founder and CEO of SPECTRONITE, which is a supplier of advanced wireless backhaul solutions.
He has been active in the telecommunication industry since 1997, holding key technical, management and sales positions across the telecom industry, from mobile operator to semiconductor vendor.
Jean-Philippe was managing strategic relationships with mobile operators at Texas Instruments and leading the activities of Bouygues Telecom on innovative mobile multimedia services.
Jean-Philippe holds a degree in Digital Signal Processing.
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Haim Mazar
ITU expert on Spectrum Management and Licensing
Vice Chair WP 5C, Chair 5C-3, Moderator of the FWS Workshop.
Dr. Haim Mazar has been involved in wireless communications and the related regulatory and industrial activities since 1971. He has headed the RF Spectrum management, Licensing and Monitoring Division at the Israeli Ministry of Communications.
Dr. Mazar serves as ATDI spectrum management and licensing expert.
He contributed more than 265 papers to all ITU-R Working Parties and Study Groups since 1991. Dr. Mazar serves as ITU intersector coordinator on RF-EMF, rapporteur on intersectoral activities for ITU PP Resolution 176 (Rev. Bucharest, 2022) ‘Human exposure to and measurement of EMF', and and co-rapporteur for ITU-D Question 7/2. He serves as Rapporteur to revise the 2011 ITU-R Handbook on Spectrum Monitoring, Section Chapter 5 ‘Specific monitoring systems and procedures’. Haim served as the vice chairman of ITU-R Study Group 1 (Spectrum Management), Study Group 5 (Terrestrial Services). He serves now as Vice-Chair ITU-R Study Group 3 ‘Radiowave propagation’.
He received his BSc in electrical engineering from the Technion, Israel in 1971, MBA from Bar-Ilan University, Israel, in 1988, and a PhD from Middlesex University, UK, in 2008. The Thesis ‘An analysis of regulatory frameworks for wireless communications, societal concerns and risk: the case of radio frequency (RF) allocation and licensing’.
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Abdouramane El Hadjar
Technical Adviser
Telecommunications Regulatory Board, Cameroon
Abdouramane El Hadjar is Technical Adviser to the Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Board (TRB) in Cameroon. He has an extensive experience in the regulatory activities of information and communication technologies (ICT), radio frequency spectrum management, the planning of wireless and broadband communication infrastructure, service provision design and development, and the implementation of projects to support the organisation’s work programmes, investment plans, and the development and implementation of ICT sector plans, policies, and strategies.
He is also actively involved in the activities of ITU and other regional and international organisations, such as the International telecommunications satellite organization (ITSO), the International mobile satellite organization (IMSO) and the African telecommunication union (ATU).
He currently serves as the Chair of the ITU-R Working Party 5C on fixed service systems for the 2024-2027 Study period. He also serves as Chair of the ITU-R Coordination committee for vocabulary (CCV) and Co-chair of the ITU Coordination Committee for terminology (CCT)./-
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