Östen Mäkitalo Explained

Östen Mäkitalo
Nationality:Swedish
Birth Date:27 August 1938
Birth Place:Koutojärvi, Övertorneå Municipality, Sweden
Education:Royal Institute of Technology
Significant Projects:Telecommunication
Significant Design:GSM
Significant Awards:H. M. The King's Medal

Östen Mäkitalo (27 August 1938 – 16 June 2011) was a Swedish electrical engineer. He is considered to be one of the most important developers in modern times together with Laila Ohlgren, both engineers at Telia. Together they developed the Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT) system and were the leading figures, representing Telia and Sweden, in the meetings with the other Nordic countries to find a common standard. Later they developed GSM and led the meetings to find a European and later world standard for mobile communication. They are many times considered the developer of the cellular phone and mobile telephony.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Education and occupation

Mäkitalo was born in Koutojärvi, Sweden, and obtained a master's degree in electrical engineering from Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), while studying for a time he employed as a training assistant and lecturer at the Department of Physics at KTH. He started his professional career in 1961 at Televerket (now merged with TeliaSonera), the Swedish Telecommunications Administration, where he developed the first expansion compressor for high-quality sound. In the early 1970s, he was accepted as a PhD student at KTH, with Tele Transmission theory as a major and a minor in mathematics. He was a visiting professor at KTH since 2005.[5] He was the elected member of Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

Research and inventions

Mäkitalo assisted the development of first ever first generation cellular system and was also a key figure in the development of GSM.[6] Mäkitalo was the part of the group that developed the world's first countrywide paging system with the possibility of sending messages. In addition, he has partaken in the development of the technology for digital TV sound and digital terrestrial TV.[7] Mäkitalo held about 20 patents, including one on a cellular system with roaming and handover from 1971[8] (the year after Bell labs applied for patent on a similar system).[9] He was an honorary doctor at Chalmers University of Technology.

Awards and honors

Mäkitalo won numerous awards and honors, some of them were:

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Change, transformation, and development . Metcalfe, J. Stanley . Cantner, Uwe . amp . 2003 . Physica-Verlag HD . New York, U.S.A. . 458 . 3-7908-1545-4.
  2. Web site: Facts about the Mobile . 2011-06-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100813122017/http://www.mobilen50ar.se/eng/FaktabladENGFinal.pdf . 2010-08-13 .
  3. Web site: Mobile/1980-90 . Tekniskamuseet.se . 2011-06-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081022043906/http://www.tekniskamuseet.se/mobilen/engelska/1980_90.shtml . 2008-10-22 .
  4. Book: Markets in fashion: a phenomenological approach . Aspers, Patrik . 2006 . Routledge . Great Britain . 139–140 . 0-415-34619-3.
  5. Web site: Sweden . KTH | Gästprofessor Östen Mäkitalo vann Stora Hederspriset på Årets Kompetensgala . sv . SE-AB . Kth.se . 2008-03-13 . 2011-06-18.
  6. Book: An Analysis of Regulatory Frameworks for Wireless Communications, Societal Concerns and Risk . Mazar, Haim . 2009 . UMI Dissertation Publishing . U.S.A. . 329 . 978-1-59942-710-2.
  7. News: Axis Ab Further Strengthens Concentration On Mobility With Dr Osten Makitalo On the Board of Directors . Business Wire . 2000.
  8. [wikisource:sv:Patent N:o 357481 Mobilradioanläggning|Swedish Patent N:o 357481 Mobile radio system]
  9. http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN%2F3663762 US Patent 3,663,762: Mobile communication system
  10. Web site: Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien (IVA) - ett nätverk med inriktning på teknik och ekonomi - IVA . Iva.se . 2010-11-08 . 2011-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725092252/http://www.iva.se/Verksamhet/Utmarkelser/Guldmedaljen/Samtliga-mottagare-av-Guldmedaljen-/ . 2011-07-25 . dead .
  11. Web site: Hedersdoktorer . Chalmers.se . 2011-06-18.
  12. Web site: Sweden . KTH | Samtliga pristagare . sv . SE-AB . Kth.se . 2010-12-10 . 2011-06-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110807053226/http://www.kth.se/om/fame/kths-stora-pris/samtliga-pristagare-1.3972 . 2011-08-07 .
  13. Web site: Medaljförläningar 2001-01-28 - Sveriges Kungahus . Royalcourt.se . 2001-01-28 . 2011-06-18.

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