Sören Anderson received an M.S.E.E. (1988) and Ph.D. (1992) in automatic control from the Linköping Institute of Technology, Sweden. In 1993, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Yale University. He joined the department for Radio Access and Antenna Systems Research at Ericsson Radio Systems, in 1994, where he conducted research on adaptive antennas in cellular systems and managed a research project for adaptive antennas for GSM. Since 1997, he has managed Ericsson’s research of antennas and propagation.

Bengt Carlqvist works with Strategic Product Management and New Technologies at the GSM Radio Base Station Product Unit coordinating the introduction of adaptive antenna technology. He previously initiated the development of active antennas for single-carrier as well as multicarrier applications. He holds an M.S. in electrical engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.

Anders Derneryd joined Ericsson in 1978 to work on space and military projects in the Antenna Department at Ericsson Radar Electronics, Mölndal, Sweden. In 1992, he joined the antenna department at Saab Ericsson Space, and in 1995, he rejoined Ericsson Microwave Systems in Mölndal. In his current position, as Expert at Core Unit Antenna Technology, he works on novel array antenna concepts for mobile communication systems. He received an M.S. (1971) and a Ph.D. (1976) in electrical engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, and in June 1999, Dr Derneryd was appointed adjunct professor in antenna technology at Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

Bo Hagerman received an M.S.E.E. (1987), Lic.Tech.E.E. (1993) and Ph.D. (1995) in radio communication systems from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. From 1987 to 1990, he was a member of the technical staff at the Ericsson Radio Systems R&D department, where he investigated signal processing as it applies to GSM receivers. In 1995, he joined the department of Radio Access and Antenna Systems Research at Ericsson Radio Systems, where he is currently employed in the research of adaptive antennas in cellular systems.

Lars Hennert joined Ericsson in 1985 after graduating with a master of science degree in electrical engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Since 1990, he has worked with different aspects of TelORB and its predecessors.

Per Holmbergis a specialist in computer architecture at Ericsson Utvecklings AB in Stockholm. Since joining Ericsson, in 1984, he has worked with the design and implementation of high-performance, high-availability and fault-tolerant computer systems for a number of applications, including aircraft, command and control systems, and data communication and telecommunication systems. During the APZ 212 30 project, he was responsible for the technical design of the instruction processor. He holds an M.S.E.E. from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

Nils Isaksson is currently employed as System Manager of AXE control system development at Ericsson Utvecklings AB, Stockholm. During the late 1970s, while working on early AXE design, he was a member of the research team that presented the original APZ 212 architecture and was responsible for the design of the control structure concept. He holds an M.S.E.E. from Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg.

Björn Johannisson worked on the development of the ERIEYE antenna at Ericsson Radar Electronics, Mölndal, Sweden, from 1987 until 1990, when he left Ericsson to work for Anaren Microwave, Syracuse, NY. In 1993, he returned to Ericsson Microwave Systems. He is currently a Senior Specialist in communication antennas at Core Unit Antenna Technology. In this role, he coordinates research on antennas at Ericsson Research. He holds an M.S. (1986) in engineering physics from Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg.

Robert Lagerholm, who joined Ericsson in 1994, is a product manager of third-generation radio base stations for TDMA systems. He holds a Lic.Tech. (1988) in microwave antennas from Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg. Alexander Larruy has worked with distributed systems since he joined Ericsson in 1982. Today, he manages the department for TelORB development at Ericsson Utvecklings AB. He holds an M.S. in physical engineering from the University of Uppsala.

Janne Lundqvist, who joined Ericsson in 1989, is currently in charge of the business development of IP-based messaging solutions at Ericsson Messaging Systems, Woodbury, NY. He has also worked as product manager in the same group. Before joining Ericsson Messaging Systems, he was the Director of Marketing, Mobile Networks, in Guangdong and Hainin, China. He holds an M.S. in industrial engineering and management from the Linköping Institute of Technology.

Mats Nilsson is responsible for Ericsson’s strategies for future standards at Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Corporate Technology. He joined Ericsson in 1987 to work as a systems engineer and project manager. From 1990 to 1992 he served as the technical manager of mobile systems at Nippon Ericsson KK. Between 1992 and 1998, he was responsible for Ericsson’s technical strategies for future systems within the Mobile Systems business area. He holds a B.S. from the University of Uppsala and a Lic.Ph. in theoretical physics from Stockholm University.

Torbjörn Nilsson is presently Senior Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Business Planning at Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, a position he has held since 1998. From 1992 to 1998, he was Vice President of Strategic Business Development at Ericsson Mobile Systems. Before this, he was the Director of Product Development at Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. Mr. Nilsson began his career at Ericsson in 1978. He holds an M.S. in engineering from the Lund Institute of Technology and an MBA from Stockholm University.

Bo Svensson is the chief architect of Ericsson’s IP-based messaging solution. He joined Ericsson in 1985, and in 1989, began working with O&M-related aspects of AMPS/TDMA systems (CMS 88). In 1992, he transferred to Ericsson Research Canada, where he became an Expert in Operations Support Systems. In 1997, he moved to Ericsson Messaging Systems in Woodbury, NY. He holds an M.S. in electrical engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg.

Bernt Ericson, Vice President, Research and Innovations, Ericsson Corporate Technology.