Pyro Group has been at the forefront in offering world-class technology solutions enabling mobile operators globally to stay connected and deliver cutting-edge solutions to their customers. Having built an outstanding track record that is well established across mobile operator networks and vendor networks, Pyro Group has covered over 200 telecom networks, in 58 countries reaching over 600 million subscribers.
The Pyro Group Companies - Pyro Telecom Solutions, Pyro Networks (Financial Services) and Pyro Analytics are focused on delivering 360° mobility products and services that enhance telecom operator networks. The solutions encompass all aspects of a Telecom operator's business and operations.
Innovation is the best way to anticipate an amorphous future. In Pyro, we don’t talk innovation. We live it. Many Pyro solutions have set new industry standards, enabling telecom networks to offer new and path-breaking services to their subscribers. Our design teams stay constantly connected to the market, anticipating trends, forecasting needs and always innovating for the future.
Pyro was founded in 1999, having started out as a team of out-of-the box thinkers with a passion for applying thought in order to create solutions. Our core group can be called visionaries of their time, using their ideals to think differently and create a range of solutions, which when implemented, contributed to the revolution in the telecom space.
Pyro takes pride to announce it's selection amongst the top 100 SME Award winners for the Year 2014, the second consecutive year in a row. These prestigious awards had over 63,000 nominations, out of which Pyro made a mark up to the top 100.
Pyro's InRoam SDP has won many Global awards including the Global Telecom Business Award 2008 for The Most Innovative Product Category.
Pyro's InRoam was nominated with GSMA - Global Mobile Awards 2008 as the Best Roaming Service or Category.
In CommsMEA Awards 2007, Pyro's InRoam roll-out under the One Network Service won the award for the Most Innovative Product category.
Finalist for Most Innovative New Service at AfricaCom Awards
Finalist for Best Pan-African Solution at AfricaCom Awards
As Founder and CEO, Pyro Group SM Reddy guides Pyro in charting the growth trajectory and the overall business of the Group. SM Reddy has over 20 years of telecom experience, and it is his vision that drives Pyro. He believes that nothing drives an organization better than innovation. He is involved in constantly driving the business to the dynamic and ever changing technology space.
Combining an innate understanding of visible and latent customer needs, he has been the driving force behind some of the pioneering strides witnessed by the Indian mobile space over the past decade and more. It was his stewardship that led to India's first CRBT in 2002. Text-based cricket scores, innovative roaming solutions in Africa and the rest of the world, number management solutions and a whole list of market driving ideas have their genesis in SM and his team of passionate professionals. Under SM's leadership, Pyro thinks technology, delivers quality service, and conceptualises customised platforms as per customer needs.
Chandrashekar has over 27+ years of extensive experience in India, Africa and Middle East in the areas of Telecom, Media, and Products IT, Products Development environment.
He heads Technology at Pyro Holdings at Hyderabad with a responsibility to build and manage new products and services with clients in Africa, Middle East, Asia and India.
Prior to this, Chandrashekar worked as Head of Products IT - for Airtel Africa, where he held the responsibility to build & manage the Products portfolio emerging from the market requirements and technology capabilities for 17 African operations.
He had been a key force behind the business to achieve the goal of non-voice (Data, Content Media Entertainments, VAS, Airtel Money and many more) revenue performance targets by enabling the technology to deliver the products and services. He ensures the competitive edge in the non-voice domain, in creating and delivering various products, builds and deploys the horizontal platforms/enablers like; Cloud, SDP, DSTK (S@T Gateway), Virtualisation (Private cloud).
Chandrashekar is super active in conceptualizing & building next Generation Products in Telecom & Mobile commerce domains. He positions himself commanding leadership excellence, proven resource maximisation methodologies and Innovative technology modules.