ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — 5×5 Technologies today announced the appointment of licensed Professional Engineer Pankaj Taneja as Director, AI Micro Edge Intelligence Platforms. He reports to Anne Zink, CEO.
This hire reflects 5×5’s strategy to help technology leaders, governments, and infrastructure partners make smarter decisions about distributed AI micro edge deployment through software, analytics, and integration.
“We know that wireless infrastructure is AI infrastructure,” said Zink. “Pankaj has spent his career at the intersection of tower standards, digital twins, and AI automation. His arrival is a clear signal that 5×5 intends to lead the Distributed AI Micro Edge wave with intelligent analytics grounded in deep understanding of tower sites and networks.”
Taneja brings more than 20 years of structural engineering and infrastructure software experience, including recent leadership roles at Bentley Systems. He has helped telecom tower owners worldwide position assets for the challenges of 4G, 5G, and the AI era.
At 5×5, Taneja will drive the roadmap and technical direction for the company’s Distributed AI Micro Edge offering. His responsibility spans a reference architecture across Tower Edge and Campus Edge. He will help 5×5 customers achieve scaled deployments of distributed AI micro edge architecture to transform today’s wireless sites into high-value nodes, placed where users demand real-time, low-latency, AI-powered compute. His work will leverage 5×5’s intelligent analytics to accelerate decisions on suitability, siting, and equipment.
Over his career, Taneja has held product management, user success, and design engineering roles across US and international markets. His expertise includes digital twins, automating structural analysis workflows, and applying AI/ML for physical-asset detection. He has directed quality assurance and verification of tower products, and contributed to standards including TIA-222, Eurocode, and AS3995/AS4100.
By adding a seasoned structural engineer and product leader to helm Distributed AI Micro Edge, 5×5 is deepening its role as a trusted partner to towercos, carriers, governments, solutions architects, and infrastructure investors seeking to digitize portfolios, automate workflows, and unlock new value for AI at the edge.