Hiroshi Furukawa
FounderRepresentative Director (CEO) at PicoCELA株式会社
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
FoundedPicoCELA株式会社
About
Hiroshi Furukawa is the founder, chairperson, and CTO of PicoCELA Inc., where his work focuses on short-range wireless backhaul for small cells and edge computers. He served as a professor at Kyushu University from 2003 to 2018, teaching subjects including digital communications, wireless technologies, and cellular systems, and led the MEXT-supported MIMO-MESH project from 2007 to 2012. Earlier, as a representative of NEC Corp., he contributed to 3GPP standardization; his Site Selection Diversity Transmit (SSDT) scheme was adopted in 3GPP R99 and later releases, and he holds 50 patents and has published three books and more than 110 technical papers.
Representative Director (CEO) at PicoCELA株式会社
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Experience
- PicoCELA Inc.Chairperson and CTOcurrent2026 — present
- PicoCELA Inc.CEO, Representative Directorcurrent2008 — present
- Kyushu UniversityProfessor2003 — 2018
- NEC CorporationResearch And Development Engineer1996 — 2003
- Kyushu Institute of TechnologyResearch Associate1992 — 1996Fukuoka, Japan
Skills & more
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Mobile CommunicationsSimulationsStart-upsIPMobile DevicesCellular CommunicationsBusiness StrategyInternet Protocol (IP)Embedded SystemsCLTEC++Languages English · Japanese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hiroshi Furukawa?
- Hiroshi Furukawa is the founder, chairperson, and CTO of PicoCELA Inc., where his work focuses on short-range wireless backhaul for small cells and edge computers. He served as a professor at Kyushu University from 2003 to 2018, teaching subjects including digital communications, wireless technologies, and cellular systems, and led the MEXT-supported MIMO-MESH project from 2007 to 2012. Earlier, as a representative of NEC Corp., he contributed to 3GPP standardization; his Site Selection Diversity Transmit (SSDT) scheme was adopted in 3GPP R99 and later releases, and he holds 50 patents and has published three books and more than 110 technical papers.
- Where does Hiroshi Furukawa work?
- Hiroshi Furukawa is Representative Director (CEO) of PicoCELA株式会社.
- What companies did Hiroshi Furukawa found?
- Hiroshi Furukawa founded PicoCELA株式会社.
- Where did Hiroshi Furukawa go to school?
- Hiroshi Furukawa studied at Kyushu University (Dr. Eng., Wireless communications); Kyushu Institute of Technology (BSc, Engineering).
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Also attended Kyushu University8
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kyushu University3
Also worked at NEC Corporation8
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