Jack Nasielski

Board member of Small Cell Forum, Senior Director, Technical Standards, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Speaker Bio

Jack Nasielski leads Qualcomm’s work to standardize Open Radio Access Networks.


He has over 35 years of experience in telecommunications including 26 years with Qualcomm. Since joining in 1997, he has led research and standards projects including cellular core networks, high-definition voice services (wideband voice with noise cancellation.) Jack helped define three generations of cellular technology across industry groups spanning 3G, 4G, and 5G.


Jack holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from the University of Delaware and MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California.   Currently, Jack serves on the FCC’s Technological Advisory Council as well as the Small Cell Forum board of directors and he co-chairs a working group for the O-RAN ALLIANCE. He has been granted more than 450 patents worldwide.