Jan Uddenfeldt
{{Short description|Swedish engineer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jan Uddenfeldt
| image = Jan Uddenfeldt.jpg
| caption = Uddenfeldt in 2017
| occupation = Sony Erricson (1989–2010), Air5 (?-present)
| years_active = 1989-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.{{Cite web |title=Jan Uddenfelt {{!}} The Swedish American Chamber of Commerce - SF/SV |url=https://www.sacc-sf.org/the-network/team-and-board-members/jan-uddenfelt |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Jan Uddenfelt {{!}} The Swedish American Chamber of Commerce - SF/SV |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Jan Uddenfeldt |url=https://www.ericsson.com/en/about-us/history/changing-the-world/big-bang/jan-uddenfeldt |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=ericsson.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=NEC |title=NEC C&C; Foundation Awards 2014 C&C; Prize: Press Releases {{!}} NEC |url=https://www.nec.com/en/press/201410/global_20141017_01.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302002657/https://www.nec.com/en/press/201410/global_20141017_01.html |archive-date=2024-03-02 |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=www.nec.com |language=en |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=LIBRIS - Predictive encoding with dela... |url=https://libris.kb.se/bib/282974 |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=libris.kb.se |language=sv}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Jan Uddenfeldt |url=https://wirelesshistoryfoundation.org/jan-uddenfeldt/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=wirelesshistoryfoundation.org|date=25 April 1999 }}{{Cite web |last=Karlberg |first=Lars Anders |date=2008-05-06 |title=Ericssons mobilveteran flyttar till Silicon Valley |url=https://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/ericssons-mobilveteran-flyttar-till-silicon-valley/1101254 |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=www.nyteknik.se |language=sv-SE}}{{Cite web |title=Teknikveteran till Sony Ericsson |url=https://etn.se/index.php/51473 |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=etn.se}} He is the co-founder of Air5 and has been a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences since 1989.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-24 |title=Air5 is confident its tech will harmonise broadband infrastructure |url=https://www.iotinsider.com/industries/communications/air5-is-confident-its-tech-will-harmonise-broadband-infrastructure/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=IOT Insider |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Jan Uddenfeldt |url=http://www.sciforum.hu/previous-fora/2003/programme/jan-uddenfeldt.html |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=www.sciforum.hu}} He also is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.{{Cite news |title=Dr. Jan Uddenfeldt Joins Guavus Industry Advisory Board |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121212005388/en/Dr.-Jan-Uddenfeldt-Joins-Guavus-Industry-Advisory |work=BusinessWire}}{{Cite web |title=IEEE Fellow {{!}} IEEE Communications Society |url=https://www.comsoc.org/membership/ieee-fellow |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=www.comsoc.org}}
Occupations
Jan Uddenfeldt was the chief technology officer and the senior vice president of Sony Erricson. He helped develop 4G LTE and 3G wireless as well as Bluetooth.{{Cite web |title=5 principles for a fulfilling career from the 'Father of Digital Mobile Communication' |url=https://www.cio.com/article/215667/5-principles-for-a-fulfilling-career-from-the-father-of-digital-mobile-communication.html |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=CIO |language=en-US}} He is now the co-founder of Air5.
Patents
Jan Uddenfeldt has created a patent for Soft handoff, predictive encoding, and more. He created his first patent at 28 years old.{{Cite web |title=LIBRIS - sökning: WFRF:(Uddenfeldt Jan 1950 ) |url=https://libris.kb.se/hitlist?q=WFRF:(Uddenfeldt+Jan+1950+)&d=libris&m=10&p=1&hist=true&noredirect=true |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=libris.kb.se |language=sv}}{{Cite patent|number=US5327576A|title=Handoff of a mobile station between half rate and full rate channels|gdate=1994-07-05|invent1=Uddenfeldt|invent2=Hermansson|inventor1-first=Jan|inventor2-first=Hans|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US5327576A/en?inventor=Jan+Uddenfeldt&scholar&oq=Jan+Uddenfeldt}}{{Cite patent|number=USRE36079E|title=Handover method for mobile radio system|gdate=1999-02-02|invent1=Uddenfeldt|invent2=Raith|inventor1-first=Jan E.|inventor2-first=Alex K.|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/USRE36079E/en?inventor=Jan+Uddenfeldt&scholar&oq=Jan+Uddenfeldt}} He also has developed a thesis on teletransmission.
Awards
- Eduard Rhein Stiftung Prize{{Cite web |title=Eduard Rhein Stiftung {{!}} Development of the digital cellular telephone system (GSM) |url=https://www.eduard-rhein-stiftung.de/en/entwicklung-des-digitalen-mobiltelefonsystes-gsm/ |access-date=2024-12-13}}{{Cite web |title=Eduard Rhein Stiftung {{!}} Dr. Dr.h.c Jan Uddenfeldt |url=https://www.eduard-rhein-stiftung.de/en/awardee/dr-dr-h-c-jan-uddenfeldt/ |access-date=2024-12-13}}
- NEC C&C Prize (2014){{Cite web |last=NEC |title=NEC C&C; Foundation Awards 2014 C&C; Prize: Press Releases {{!}} NEC |url=https://www.nec.com/en/press/201410/global_20141017_01.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302002657/https://www.nec.com/en/press/201410/global_20141017_01.html |archive-date=2024-03-02 |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=www.nec.com |language=en |url-status=live }}
- IVA Gold Medal{{Cite web |last=Karlberg |first=Lars Anders |date=2005-10-31 |title=Gsm-pappan: - Vi fick tygla tekniken |url=https://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/gsm-pappan-vi-fick-tygla-tekniken/611896 |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=www.nyteknik.se |language=sv-SE}}
- TechAmerica Innovator Award (in telecom equipment) (2009){{Cite web |title=Photos: TechAmerica 2009 Innovator Awards |url=https://www.cnet.com/pictures/photos-techamerica-2009-innovator-awards/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=CNET |language=en}}
- Inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame (2014)
External links
[https://air5.io/ Air5 Official Website]
References
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