Experienced. Hands On. Visionary.
The Gemini Mobile Technologies leadership team has broad and deep expertise in all facets of the wireless industry from building powerful client-server software to establishing international customers and partners to envisioning new software to optimize next-generation wireless communication.
Hiroshi Ohta, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
One of the wireless industry's true pioneers and innovators, Hiroshi Ohta is the visionary behind Gemini Mobile Technologies. Ohta co-founded Gemini in 2001 and has continued his track record of innovation for Gemini with the deployment of wireless multimedia services in Europe and Asia, including the award-winning Vodafone Live! service in Europe. Ohta was the innovator behind the company's new eXplo® platform and continues to work closely with carriers looking to deploy the next generation of high-impact, consumer-friendly applications.
A highly regarded visionary, Ohta has led the development of many world ‘firsts’ in mobile communications. As a 12-year veteran of J-Phone's Service Development Department (now SoftBank Mobile), he helped pioneer leading-edge architecture and services, launching SkyWalker wireless Internet messaging, J-Sky mobile Internet service, J-SkyStation and J-Navi-location-based services, and 3D Java gaming. In addition, he developed the first ringtone download service with a music synthesizer chip, the first camera phone and the world's first picture mail service, which became the standard for people all over the world.
Ohta plays a prominent role in the global wireless community and is a board member and advisor for leading carriers, investment banks, consultancies, and wireless vendors worldwide.
Michael Tso, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder
A highly respected wireless software expert, Michael Tso holds 26 patents issued in mobile and wireless technology and leads Gemini's global design and development teams. Tso also serves as President of the Japan office and managed the launch of Gemini's China operations. He has been the driving force behind the development of Gemini's product innovations — the HyperScale® Messaging Platform and eXplo® — as well as led design and development efforts with customers across the world.
Prior to Gemini, Tso was Wireless Chief Scientist at Inktomi, where he designed a congestion control system for KDDI, which later became the WAP standard. At Intel, he served as General Manager of the Intel Quickweb Technology Group, where he led the development and launch of web acceleration technology. He also served as Architect at Intel Architecture Labs, where he collaborated with Nokia on the first Nokia Communicator SmartPhone and NarrowBand Sockets, commonly known as SmartMessaging, which enabled the world's first SMS ringtone download service. Tso also held positions at Xerox Palo Alto Research, where he worked on PARCTab and Ubiquitous Computing.
Tso graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, and undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, with a minor in Economics.
