Michael Elkabas

Michael Elkabas is a seasoned wireless technology expert with over two decades of experience driving innovation across multiple generations of network evolution. As a Principal Technology Architect at TELUS, he leads end-to-end architecture strategies, focusing on the integration of emerging technologies to deliver scalable, resilient, and intelligent connectivity solutions.
Michael has been instrumental in the development and deployment of:

•  IoT reference architectures that enable scalable enterprise deployments across various industries.
•  Connected Car frameworks, aligning automotive connectivity with the advancements in 5G technology.
•  Private Networks and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) architectures, facilitating low-latency, high-reliability services.
•  Network Slicing strategies to provide differentiated, enterprise-grade services.
•  Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) integration models, pioneering hybrid satellite-cellular use cases for global connectivity.
•  AI-powered network analytics, supporting real-time optimization, predictive maintenance, and autonomous service assurance

His cross-domain expertise ensures the delivery of future-ready platforms that bridge terrestrial and space-based networks, unlocking the next wave of intelligent, secure, and ubiquitous connectivity solutions for both industry and public sectors.