Associate Fellow, Systems Architecture
Verizon Wireless
John Macias is an Associate Fellow, Systems Architecture at Verizon Wireless with over 30 years of wireless industry experience. He currently serves as a Vice Chair of the Applications Working Group within the Next G Alliance (an Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) Initiative), and is the co-lead on papers ranging from Network Enabled Robotic and Autonomous Systems to 6G Codecs for Machine Type Communications (MTC). His contributions to novel designs in the civilian and non-civilian space have led to some industry firsts, including 5G-specific applications within the Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare Systems. Macias is a primary investigator of new technologies within the Verizon Technology and Product Development community. He is currently conducting research in Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN), next generation radio access technologies, and non-terrestrial network interoperability. Macias has been granted more than 30 patents and holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
