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Francesco Foresta

Activist · DISC type Cd
Director, Software Architecture at JMA Wireless
📍 Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Francesco Foresta is a Principal Architect at JMA Wireless with over a decade of experience in network architecture. He specializes in 5G RAN/Core, cloud-native telecom, and O-RAN standards. He holds a Master of Science from the Università di Bologna and is a Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist.

He is passionate about bridging the gap between academic research and industry application, frequently speaking at events to share how advanced research is used in commercial products. He aims to inspire the next generation of telecommunications researchers by connecting theoretical concepts with real-world challenges.

Unique fact: Francesco led the architecture team that developed one of the industrys first all-software, cloud-native RAN (Radio Access Network) solutions.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Director, Software Architecture
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Personality Overview

How Francesco shows up

Observative
Value Conscious
Meticulous

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They respond well to confident salespeople. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Priorities

Topics Francesco cares about

Telco Edge Challenges
Delivered a recent keynote titled “Smooth sailing ahead: navigating the Telco edge challenges and preparing to correct the course”, showing his focus on solving current industry problems.
Cloud-Native RAN
He spearheaded the architectural transition of JMA's entire XRAN portfolio to O-RAN and cloud platforms, demonstrating deep expertise in virtualized radio access networks.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Director, Software Architecture
JMA Wireless
2-2023
Principal Software Architect
JMA Wireless
9-2021 - 2-2023
Manager, 5G O&M and Cloud
JMA Wireless
11-2017 - 6-2018
System and Network Engineer
Laboratori Guglielmo Marconi
11-2014 - 10-2017
Cloud Solutions Designer
Università di Bologna
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Education
2015 - 2017
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
2011 - 2015
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

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