Altiostar provides open virtualized RAN (Open vRAN) software ready for 5G that supports open interfaces and separates hardware from software. Its solution runs on x86 COTS servers and supports macro and small cells for indoor and outdoor deployments. The platform includes interference management, carrier aggregation and dual reception to improve network efficiency and user experience. Operators can add intelligence, rapidly adapt software for different services, automate operations and scale networks quickly. Altiostar has tested its virtualized RAN with commercial traffic in collaboration with multiple operators and was selected by the Telco Infra Project as a leading platform for Latin America. Through its partnership with Telefónica, Altiostar aims to accelerate adoption of open, cloud‑native RAN architectures and help build an open multi‑vendor ecosystem. Altiostar provides a 5G-ready virtualized RAN software solution that supports open interfaces and disaggregates hardware from software to enable open multi-vendor, web-scale networks. Its platform supports macro and small cells for indoor and outdoor deployments and includes interference management, carrier aggregation and dual reception to improve network efficiency and user quality of experience. Operators can add intelligence, adapt the software for different services and automate operations to scale the network. Led by president and CEO Ashraf M. Dahod, the company is based in Tewksbury, MA. In August 2019 Altiostar closed a $114M Series C financing. The company intends to use the funds to expand its solution. Altiostar Networks develops networking technology aimed at improving LTE networks and emerged from stealth in November. The company is led by CEO Ashraf Dahod, who previously founded Starent Networks. Altiostar is based in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. It has disclosed multiple financings, including a $50 million raise announced in January and a $20 million addition to that latest round. According to SEC filings, the firm has now raised $140 million in equity funding since 2012. Investors have included Cisco Systems, Excelestar Ventures and the company’s founders. The company’s public disclosures to the SEC have been the source of its reported fundraising totals. Altiostar is building an array of solutions for the mobile broadband industry. The company says its vision is to enhance the communications experience and reduce the cost of technology. It describes a highly experienced team working on innovative ideas and is recruiting people with wireless broadband technology experience. Altiostar filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission reporting a $10.5 million raise in its second round of venture capital. The filing notes four separate investors participated in the offering.

Total raised

$145M

Funding rounds

4

Latest round

Series C

Latest activity

May 2019