Ivar Plahte was recently shortlisted for World Communications Awards 'Most Influential Person in Telecoms 2007’ for pioneering Mobile PBXs.

Ivar is the CEO of OnRelay, a pioneer in Fixed Mobile Integration. OnRelay holds a patent to its groundbreaking MBX architecture that fully resolves mobile-(IP)PBX integration for enterprises.

Previously, Ivar was Director of IP Telephony at Telenor, where his IP Telephony Service Provider business unit launced the first commercial network on the H.323 standard alongside a number of other global firsts.

Ivar started his career at Ericsson and became their first Global Product Manager for IP Services. Here he initiated the development of Ericsson's H.323 gatekeeper product line in 1996.

Ivar holds a MSc and a BSc in Computer Engineering from UC Santa Barbara.