Ivan Marjanovic

Ivan Marjanovic joined SWIFt as Technical Director, following leading on four DCMS-funded 5G Projects at the University of Strathclyde as Principal Programme Manager. Prior to this he worked as a Consultant for the Scottish Government on the Demonstrating Digital Programme on affordable Wi-Fi connectivity for social housing and care homes. He also led on the implementation of a community owned shared 4G LTE mobile mast for remote rural areas, Software Defined Radio solutions with Dynamic Spectrum Sharing access, including regulatory change of 5G Shared Spectrum with Ofcom (“The Wireless Revolution”). He led on the world-first implementation of the Software Defined Radio Wi-Fi solution for passengers on Orkney Ferries and the opening of Wave 1 Rural, The 5G Scotland Centre introducing 5G at Ross Priory, Loch Lomond. Prior to this he was the Wi-Fi Delivery Lead at the London 2012 Olympics, creating the first ever dual band seamless 3G mobile data offload over Wi-Fi, and the world first High Density Wi-Fi for the Olympic Stadium with seamless Wi-Fi experience for 9 venues and spectator areas throughout the Olympic Park. His other positions have been at Motorola UK as a Product Manager for Wireless Broadband Portfolio for EMEA, Technical Project Manager at The Cloud Networks for the UK iPhone 2.5G over Wi-Fi launch for O2, and setting up the outdoor Mesh Wi-Fi Network for the Corporation of London providing 95% coverage across “The Square Mile”. Following this he led on the Wi-Fi network refresh for Canary Wharf, introducing seamless indoor and outdoor coverage.