Recent News
7th February 2008
BLUESKY POSITIONING ADDS NFC SUPPORT TO ITS NEW GENERATION AGPS-SIM
24th September 2007
BlueSky Positioning nominated as SESAMES Awards 2007 finalist
BlueSky is proud to announce it has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious SESAMES Awards 2007 to be held at CARTES 2007 the world’s largest show for the smart card and identification industries. BlueSky Positioning’s A-GPS SIM is nominated in the category for “best and most innovative” hardware product and most innovative mobile product worldwide. More >
BlueSky Management
Risto Savolainen – Founder and CEO
Risto Savolainen is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in international wireless and IT markets, with a successful track record in developing and marketing new hi-tech businesses. Risto has held various senior management positions in blue-chip companies including Sonera SmartTrust and Reuters, where he founded Reuters Wireless Services unit. He was CEO of SST Wireless Information Servers, which was acquired by Ztango Inc.
Risto has an MBA from Edinburgh Business School, Heriot Watt University in addition to telecommunication technology and computer science Studies at Helsinki University of Technology
Velipekka Kuoppala – Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Velipekka Kuoppala has spent over ten years in professional sales management, gaining worldwide experience and knowledge of international business relations, sales and marketing communications. Velipekka has extensive expertise in the smartcard market, and works with network operators, device manufacturers and solution providers on a global basis. Prior to joining BlueSky Positioning, Velipekka was Global Account Director at Oberthur Card Systems, where he directed the USIM programme and launched the world’s first 3G SIM cards.
Velipekka has a BSc. In Technology from University of Applied Sciences in Finland, which includes the study of international marketing at the University of Giessen-Friedberg in Germany.
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