# Bobby Bahl

> Bobby Bahl is the founder and CEO of teleSys Software, Inc., a San Mateo-based telecommunications software company he established in 1997. With over 40 years of industry experience, he led the deployment of the first SS7 signaling network in the United States at Sprint and managed the creation of Equal Access, the nation's first long-distance network. Under his leadership, teleSys has grown into a global provider of carrier-grade multi-generation signaling solutions, with 400+ installations serving 100+ operators across 80+ countries supporting more than 1 billion active subscribers.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at teleSys Software, Inc.
- **Organizations:** teleSys Software, Inc., Sprint, ITI (acquired by Tandem Computers)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Led deployment of the first SS7 signaling network in the United States at Sprint, Managed creation of Equal Access, the nation's first long-distance network, Founded teleSys Software in 1997; built it to serve 100+ operators across 80+ countries

## Career timeline

- **1980s** — Joined Sprint; led development of Equal Access, the nation's first long-distance network
- **1980s-1990s** — Led deployment of the first SS7 signaling network in the United States at Sprint
- **Early 1990s** — Served on management team at ITI before its acquisition by Tandem Computers
- **1997** — Founded teleSys Software, Inc. in San Mateo, California to build carrier-grade signaling software on open systems
- **1999** — Delivered the first software-based, highly available signaling solution to AT&T Wireless
- **2000s-2010s** — Expanded teleSys globally; grew to 400+ installations across 100+ operators worldwide
- **2018-present** — Led teleSys through cloud-native transformation, pioneering virtualized and open-architecture signaling solutions for 5G era

## Achievements

- Led deployment of the first SS7 signaling network in the United States at Sprint
- Managed creation of Equal Access, the nation's first long-distance network
- Founded teleSys Software in 1997; built it to serve 100+ operators across 80+ countries
- Delivered the first software-based, highly available signaling solution to AT&T Wireless in 1999
- Grew teleSys to 400+ installations supporting 1 billion+ active subscribers
- Built a 'people first' company culture with 75% of workforce dedicated to R&D
- Pioneered cloud-ready signaling software enabling migration from bare metal to cloud infrastructure

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — teleSys Software leadership page updated with expanded executive team including Jonathan Harvey as President of Strategy & Growth
- **2024-01** — teleSys continues expanding MACH7 platform for 5G roaming security with the MACH7-iSEPP product for 5G networks

## Links

- Website: https://telesys.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-bahl-08a1931

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Last updated: 2026-05-17