Team
Management Team
Laurent Perraud — Founder
CEO, CTO & Board Chair
- 25 yrs in wireless systems, RF ICs, SW & networking.
- RF LTE Lead for Google Loon (500k subscribers).
- Tech Fellow at MACOM / Cobham SDR Program.
Gregg Kelley
CFO
- 20+ yrs telecom finance (Fortune 500s & startups); CPA/MBA.
- Former CFO of AT&T New England Market.
- Lead Public Accountant at Deloitte audit teams.
Doug Hutchison
CPO & VP of Business Development
- 25 yrs in tech & secure tactical comms.
- Significant experience in US cleared/uncleared comms.
- Joined Abside in 2016; worked with US Gov, DoD & NATO.
Board Directors
Jan Frykhammar
Former Ericsson CFO & CEO
- 30+ yrs experience in communication equipment & startups.
- Held multiple executive positions at Ericsson.
- Guided 20+ tech startups through scaling on Boards.
David Simpson
Ret. US Navy Rear Admiral
- 20+ yrs ICT/national security. Former Vice Director DISA.
- Chief of FCC's Public Safety & Homeland Security.
- Director of Computer & Info Services for US Forces Iraq.
Board Advisors
Edward Knapp
Former American Tower CTO & Qualcomm SVP
Puneet Sethi
MaxLinear Telco VP & Former Mavenir SVP of RAN
David Bachmann
ng-voice CEO, Former McKinsey Associate Partner
Highlights
Global Scale
Google Loon Stratospheric Technology served 500k users over three continents.
Basestation Roadmap
3-year Terrestrial/Stratospheric roadmap with strategic investments in critical chips.
Strategic Alliances
Exclusive aviation partnership & 3-party MOU with a Tier 1 Japanese operator.
Tactical Defense
Multi-mission payload combining tactical comms, Radar, and EW with growing DoW ties.