Arun Sobti

Who is Arun Sobti?

A seasoned executive with over 30 years of technical

and management leadership in the communications infrastructure

industry, Dr. Sobti brings a wealth of expertise in shaping,

building, and managing companies. His visionary leadership, complemented

by energy and drive, has earned him a well-deserved reputation

as an innovator who gets results.

Prior to joining IP Unity Glenayre, Dr. Sobti

was senior vice president of ADC and president of ADC's

Broadband Access and Transport Group (BATG). BATG was

comprised of the Broadband Communications Division (BCD),

Broadband Wireless Group (BWG), Access Products Division

(APD), Cable Access Systems Division (CASD), Transport

Systems Division (TSD), and the Teledata Division. Dr.

Sobti's responsibilities included managing operations,

engineering, and sales and marketing initiatives. Under

his leadership ADC purchased Pairgain Technologies and

Broadband Access Systems, their largest acquisitions to

date.

Dr. Sobti was also at Motorola for 24 years, where he ran

a number of their businesses and led Motorola's participation

in the third generation of wireless.

Dr. Sobti holds eighteen patents and has served on a variety

of industry standards committees. He is on several boards and also teaches

in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Kansas,

where he earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in electrical engineering. He received

his B.S. in engineering from Punjab Engineering College in India.