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Jan Uddenfeldt
Uddenfeldt in 2017
Occupation(s)Sony Erricson (1989–2010), Air5 (?-present)
Years active1989-present
Awards
  • Eduard Rhein Stiftung Prize
  • NEC C&C Prize (2014)
  • IVA Gold Medal
  • TechAmerica Innovator Award (in telecom equipment) (2009)
  • Inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame (2014)

Jan Uddenfeldt is a Swedish engineer who is the former chief technology officer and senior vice-president of Sony Mobile (previously known as Sony Erricson) from 1989 to 2010.[1][2][3][4][5] He received his PhD in 1973 from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. He was employed by Erricson in 1978 and became senior vice president of the company in 2004. He became the CTO in 2010.[6][5][7][8][4] He is the co-founder of Air5 and has been a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences since 1989.[9][10] He also is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.[11][12]

Occupations

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Jan Uddenfeldt was the chief technology officer and the senior vice president of Sony Erricson.[1][2] He helped develop 4G LTE and 3G wireless as well as Bluetooth.[13] He is now the co-founder of Air5.[9]

Patents

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Jan Uddenfeldt has created a patent for Soft handoff, predictive encoding, and more. He created his first patent at 28 years old.[2][4][5][14][15] He also has developed a thesis on teletransmission.[4][5]

Awards

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Air5 Official Website

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jan Uddenfelt | The Swedish American Chamber of Commerce - SF/SV". Jan Uddenfelt | The Swedish American Chamber of Commerce - SF/SV. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  2. ^ a b c "Jan Uddenfeldt". ericsson.com. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  3. ^ NEC. "NEC C&C; Foundation Awards 2014 C&C; Prize: Press Releases | NEC". www.nec.com. Archived from the original on 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  4. ^ a b c d "LIBRIS - Predictive encoding with dela..." libris.kb.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  5. ^ a b c d "LIBRIS - sökning: WFRF:(Uddenfeldt Jan 1950 )". libris.kb.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  6. ^ a b "Jan Uddenfeldt". wirelesshistoryfoundation.org. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  7. ^ Karlberg, Lars Anders (2008-05-06). "Ericssons mobilveteran flyttar till Silicon Valley". www.nyteknik.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  8. ^ "Teknikveteran till Sony Ericsson". etn.se. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  9. ^ a b "Air5 is confident its tech will harmonise broadband infrastructure". IOT Insider. 2024-08-24. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  10. ^ "Jan Uddenfeldt". www.sciforum.hu. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  11. ^ "Dr. Jan Uddenfeldt Joins Guavus Industry Advisory Board". BusinessWire.
  12. ^ "IEEE Fellow | IEEE Communications Society". www.comsoc.org. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  13. ^ "5 principles for a fulfilling career from the 'Father of Digital Mobile Communication'". CIO. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  14. ^ US5327576A, Uddenfeldt, Jan & Hermansson, Hans, "Handoff of a mobile station between half rate and full rate channels", issued 1994-07-05 
  15. ^ USRE36079E, Uddenfeldt, Jan E. & Raith, Alex K., "Handover method for mobile radio system", issued 1999-02-02 
  16. ^ "Eduard Rhein Stiftung | Development of the digital cellular telephone system (GSM)". Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  17. ^ "Eduard Rhein Stiftung | Dr. Dr.h.c Jan Uddenfeldt". Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  18. ^ NEC. "NEC C&C; Foundation Awards 2014 C&C; Prize: Press Releases | NEC". www.nec.com. Archived from the original on 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  19. ^ Karlberg, Lars Anders (2005-10-31). "Gsm-pappan: - Vi fick tygla tekniken". www.nyteknik.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  20. ^ "Photos: TechAmerica 2009 Innovator Awards". CNET. Retrieved 2024-12-13.