Erik Dahlman

Dr. Erik Dahlman is a Senior Expert in Radio Access Technologies at Ericsson Research. He has been deeply involved in the development and standardization of 3G radio access technologies (WCDMA and HSPA) and 4G (LTE) and its continued evolution. Currently he is active in the standardization and development of the 5G wireless access technologies, with special focus on the evolution of 5G. Erik Dahlman is the co-author of the books 3G Evolution – HSPA and LTE for Mobile Broadband, 4G – LTE and LTE-Advanced for mobile broadband, 4G – LTE-Advanced Pro and The Road to 5G and, most recently, 5G NR – The Next Generation Wireless Access Technology. In 2009, Erik Dahlman received the Swedish Government Major Technical Award for his contributions to the success of HSPA. In 2010, he was part of the Ericsson team receiving the LTE Award for “Best Contribution to LTE Standards”, and in 2014 he was nominated for the European Inventor Award, the most prestigious inventor award in Europe, for contributions to LTE.