IP Infusion named Tom Savoie as Chief Executive Officer, tasking the long-time sales and operations executive with leading the company’s next phase of growth in carrier-grade, disaggregated networking. The appointment places a 16-year IP Infusion veteran at the helm as operators expand open networking deployments beyond trials and into large-scale production environments.
Savoie steps into the CEO role after serving in senior leadership positions at IP Infusion, most recently overseeing global sales. His background spans nearly 30 years across telecom operators, network equipment vendors, and networking software providers. Before joining IP Infusion, he held leadership roles at Nortel and Wind River Systems/Intel, working on white-box platforms, network operating systems, software-defined networking, and NFV.
IP Infusion positions the leadership transition as aligned with growing demand for open, disaggregated infrastructure driven by 5G rollouts, AI workloads, and cloud connectivity. The company’s OcNOS® network operating system supports access, aggregation, transport, and data center networks on white-box hardware, with deployments across carriers, equipment manufacturers, and enterprise customers worldwide.
- Tom Savoie appointed CEO after 16 years at IP Infusion, including service as Chief Sales Officer
- Nearly three decades of experience across operators, vendors, and networking software ecosystems
- Former leadership roles at Nortel and Wind River Systems/Intel, with focus on SDN, NFV, and white-box networking
- IP Infusion reports more than 600 customers and tens of thousands of carrier deployments globally
- OcNOS® powers disaggregated networks across access, aggregation, transport, and data center environments
“From my vantage point, IP Infusion is where operators around the world come when they are ready to take disaggregation from pilot to production,” said Tom Savoie, CEO of IP Infusion. “That work is only becoming more important as our customers scale for 5G, AI workloads, and cloud connectivity.”
🌐 Analysis
The appointment signals continuity rather than a strategic reset, with IP Infusion elevating an executive closely tied to its commercial execution as operators scale open networking beyond early adoption. The move aligns with broader industry momentum around disaggregation, where vendors such as Nokia, Juniper, and Cisco increasingly engage with open NOS ecosystems while white-box adoption expands across carrier and cloud-adjacent networks.
