Umair Qayyum
Director of Engineering
He has two decades of experience across all flavors of broadband technologies and ecosystems, including 4G, 5G and Wi-Fi, as well as experience in designing, and operating fixed and mobile networks all over the world. He has worked on over fifty different network deployments around the world across all phases and scale.
Umair has Co-founded or led multiple startups in the wireless and mobile industry, including companies like WiFrost, a 5G for rural broadband company pioneering the first commercial 4G/5G based TV whitespace fixed wireless access solution. He is also a Co-Founder of Superhero Mobile, a travel eSIM brand with a mission to empower travellers with reliable and affordable connectivity globally.
Umair has held various product, technical sales, and engineering roles at Adaptrum, LCC International, McAfee, Turnotech and Sprint. Umair received his bachelor’s in engineering from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he won NCAA Division 1 conference title in tennis, and an MBA is marketing and finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Umair is based in San Francisco, California.