Omar Ramadan

Omar Ramadan is the Co-Founder and CEO/CTO of Blockcast, a company focused on providing reliable broadcasts for enhanced online video delivery.

He specializes in IP video broadcast over satellite, NextGen TV, and cellular broadcast networks, enabling higher-bitrate media delivery to larger audiences with increased efficiency and reduced cost.

Previously, he served as a Lead Software Engineer at Facebook, leading the space and cellular communications team.

During his tenure as a Senior Software Engineer at Facebook, he co-authored Magma, an open-source cloud cellular network core scaled to Tier-1 network deployments, and launched the Village GSM Base Station (VBTS) project, contributing to the Telecom Infra Project (TIP).

His background also includes a role as a Founding Engineer at Endaga, Inc. (acquired by Facebook), and extensive research in wireless connectivity for emerging regions, holding an M.Eng and an Honors B.S. in EECS from the University of California, Berkeley.

He is passionate about empowering communities with wireless connectivity and developing sustainable, efficient media distribution solutions.

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