Sibel Tombaz

Head of PL Cloud & Purpose-Built 5G RAN, Ericsson

Speaker Bio

Dr Sibel Tombaz is Head of Product Line Cloud and Purpose-Built 5G Radio Access Network at Ericsson, based in Stockholm, Sweden. She is responsible for the Profit and Loss (P&L) and life-cycle of Ericsson’s global Cloud and 5G RAN product.  


Tombaz joined Ericsson in 2014 and held positions in research and product management. She worked on 5G concept development, 5G use cases and energy performance of radio access networks. She also initiated and introduced award-winning Ericsson Spectrum Sharing innovation which allows operators to transition from 4G to 5G utilizing the same spectrum band. 


Tombaz holds a Ph.D. degree in communication systems from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.