Eric Peterson, the editor of Ericsson Review.
Christoffer Andersson joined Ericsson Erisoft, Luleå, in 1997. He is currently based in Silicon Valley, as Technical Expert of the GPRS Application Alliance, which he joined in May 1999. Prior to this, he participated in WCDMA system development and top-level algorithm design—for the WCDMA evaluation system as well as for the commercial product. He holds several patents pertaining to third-generation mobile systems.
Henrik Arfwedson is Application Manager of Bluetooth Products in the RF Modules unit at Ericsson Components. He joined Ericsson in 1995 and has worked as a hardware designer and application engineer for digital and analog circuitry. He holds M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Uppsala Institute of Technology and in science from Linköping University.
Johan Börje is currently in charge of marketing Ericsson’s real-time routers for wireless networks at Ericsson Packet Switching Systems. Before this, he was the Director of Product Marketing, Network Operators and Service Providers at Ericsson Belgium. He has also served at Corporate Technology at Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, where he helped coordinate Ericsson’s participation in R&D programs of the European Union. He holds degrees in industrial engineering from the Linköping Institute of Technology and in management from the Cranfield Institute of Technology.
Steinar Dahlin is a Senior Expert of System Design and the Research Director at Ericsson Research. He worked with the design of Land Mobile Radio Systems from 1967 until 1982, when he was appointed head of AMPS systems design. During the latter part of the 1980s and throughout the 1990s, Steinar has worked with the specification and product architecture of GSM, D-AMPS (TDMA/136), PDC and UMTS.
Hans-Åke Lund is currently Manager of Router System Technology at Ericsson Mobile Data Design in Göteborg, Sweden. He joined Ericsson in 1995 as a data communication software designer, and recently worked with the design and technical management of router functionality in the GPRS computer platform. He holds an M.S. in electrical engineering from the Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden.
Gordon Saussy is Vice President of Marketing at Ericsson IP Infrastructure, formerly Torrent Networking Technologies. He has previously held vice president of marketing positions at 3Com Corporation and Chipcom Corporation, and has worked with the development and marketing of data networking products since the early 1980s. Mr. Saussy has an M.S.E.E. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and holds several patents in data networking.
Rob Sneddon, who joined Ericsson in 1991, is currently Design Manager of the analog and mixed-signal ASIC design groups at Ericsson Components’ Swindon design center—the center has been heavily involved in the design and development of Bluetooth ASICs. Rob has 21 years’ experience of ASIC design and management of analog, mixed-signal and RF design. He holds a B.S. in theoretical physics from Strathclyde University, Scotland, and an M.S. in the physics and technology of materials from Glasgow University, Scotland.
Göran Swedberg is currently Senior Marketing Manager at Ericsson Radio Systems, Mobile Location Solutions. He has also served as Product Manager of Prepaid Systems at Ericsson Radio Systems and as Marketing Manager of Market Intelligence Value-added Services. Mr. Swedberg is a frequent author in the international telecom press and has been named “Best Speaker” at the GSM World Congress. He holds a master of science and an executive M.B.A.
Patrik Svensson, who joined Ericsson in 1990, is currently the Director of the GPRS Applications Alliance. Before this, he played an active role in establishing units and initiating projects for the development of data and telecom applications. At Ericsson Messaging Systems, he was Director of Product Management and Marketing. He has also served as Manager of the GSM Business Mobile Advantage program, whose purpose is to supply business users with GSM network applications.
Anders Wirkestrand works as Product Manager for real-time routers at Ericsson Packet Switching Systems. He joined Ericsson Research in 1995 to work on IP router and ATM switch architecture, and later served as the software project manager of the AXI 510 Edge Router at Ericsson Datacom Networks and IP Services. Mr. Wirkestrand has an M.S. in applied physics and electrical engineering from the Linköping Institute of Technology.
Erik Örnulf is presently Vice President of Systems Technology Management at Corporate Technology, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, a position he has held since 1998. From 1992 to 1998 he was Vice President of Research at Ericsson Radio Systems. Before this, he was responsible for the systems architecture group for cellular systems. Mr. Örnulf began his career at Ericsson in 1969. He holds an M.S. in engineering from the Lund Institute of Technology.
