Cohere Technologies
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecoms, Technology |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Ronny Hadani, Shlomo Rakib |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California |
| Website | https://www.cohere-tech.com |
Cohere Technologies is a telecommunications software company based in San Jose, California that develops technology for boosting the network performance of 4G and 5G spectrum in wireless networks.[1][2] Founded in 2011,[3] Cohere holds the patents for the Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS) 2D modulation technique used to improve the performance of 4G and 5G networks and is being considered as a waveform[4][5]and develops the Universal Spectrum Multiplier (USM) software for enhancing spectral efficiency in mobile networks.[6]
Cohere is the creator of Pulsone Technology, a product family focused on Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) networks and Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN), based on the Zak-OTFS waveform.[7]
Cohere Technologies was founded in 2011 by Shlomo Rakib, a serial entrepreneur, and Ronny Hadani, an associate professor of mathematics at the University of Texas, Austin.[3][8] The pair patented the OTFS waveform in 2010.[9]The company initially focused on developing OTFS modulation technology, a two-dimensional representation of the wireless channel designed to provide stable wireless service under various channel conditions.[10]
Raymond Dolan, co-founder of Flarion Technologies (acquired by Qualcomm in 2006), joined Cohere Technologies as the company's chairman and CEO in October 2018.[11]
Cohere Technologies' first trials of OFTS with a carrier took place at Telefónica in 2018.[12]
In 2018, the company changed its focus to the use of Delay-Doppler-based channel detection, estimation and prediction, as well as precoding software to improve 4G and 5G wireless systems with its Universal Spectrum Multiplier software.[13]
In 2020, Cohere Technologies won a GSMA GLOMO award for "Best Network Software Breakthrough,"[14][15][16] and was also shortlisted for the award in 2023.[17]In 2026, Cohere Technologies won a GSMA GLOMO award for "Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough.[18]
In February 2023, Cohere announced a collaboration with Mavenir to support the transition to Open RAN technology.[19]
In April 2023, the company co-announced the Multi-G O-RAN initiative with Intel, Juniper Networks, Mavenir, and VMware, supported by carriers including Vodafone, Telstra, and Bell Canada.[20][21]
On October 20, 2025, Cohere launched Pulsone Technology as a distinct product family targeting ISAC and NTN applications.[22][23][24] The technology is based on the Zak-OTFS waveform.[7][24]
Cohere currently holds more than 300 patents relating to 4G, 5G, and OTFS.[25]
Co-founder Shlomo Rakib currently serves as Cohere's CTO.[26]