Mika Skarp is a telecom technologist, entrepreneur, and executive, currently Senior Business Development Manager at Cumucore. Across two decades at the edge of network innovation, he led engineering at Nokia in Finland and Silicon Valley and served as the founding president of the WiMAX Forum. At Nokia he helped design the GSMA-recognized Village Connection program. He later founded Cloudstreet, the first commercial network-slicing platform—used in Finland for live TV productions—to show how dynamic QoS unlocks new media workflows. At Cumucore, Mika advances private mobile networks with a focus on Layer-2 communication for Industry 4.0 and media, translating cutting-edge architectures into practical deployments. Holder of patented innovations, he is also a writer, commentator, and mentor whose work on digital transformation champions net neutrality and an open internet. A frequent speaker at industry forums, including IBC, he brings clear, real-world perspective on 4G/5G, slicing, and enterprise mobility—and a consistent track record of turning new radio capabilities into business value.