BOARD


The NGMN Alliance is constituted through NGMN Ltd. with registered office in Reading, United Kingdom. NGMN Ltd. is represented and managed by a board of directors (Board). The current Board Members and their Alternates are presented below.
 

Board Members
  


Alternate Board Members

  • Stephen M. Blust

    Director of Radio Standards, AT&T Inc.

    Stephen is responsible for radio standards and wireless corporate strategies related to the business impacts of evolving and future technology.  His background includes more than 35 years in wireless and wireline telecommunications, and spans radio engineering, spectrum aspects, services and architecture development, standards, regulatory support, and strategic planning.  Stephen is Chairman of Working Party 5D within ITU-R, which is addressing 3G (IMT-2000) and 4G wireless (IMT-Advanced).  He is a frequent contributor to the work in many of the radio standards development organizations and industry fora.  He holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Tulane University and is a Registered Professional Engineer.  He was awarded the SDR Forum “Contributor Award” in 2002. Stephen has authored numerous articles and contributed to several books on IMT and software defined radio and is a patent holder.

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  • Cayetano Carbajo

    Planning and Technology Director, Teléfonica S.A.

    Cayetano Carbajo joined Telefónica Móviles Spain as Radio Engineer, where after being part of the internal programme for high potential young people, he was promoted to Manager for International Projects. In 2000 Cayetano Carbajo took over responsibility of the network deployment of Medi Telecom in Morocco. In June 2001 he was promoted to Radio Access Director of Telefónica Móviles. From January 2003 to May 2006 he joined Telefónica Móviles México as CTO. Cayetano Carbajo currently is working for Telefónica SA as Technology and Planning Director. He holds a degree in Telecommunication Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

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  • Hong Sung Chang

    General Manager, SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    Dr. Chang is a general manager of SK Telecom and currently in charge of making a technology strategy. Before joining SK Telecom in 2005, he had developed CDMA and WiMAX systems as a senior engineer in Samsung Electronics from 1999 to 2005. He received BS, MS, PhD. degrees at the Department of Computer Engineering of Seoul National University in 1992, 1994 and 1999, respectively.

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  • Javan Erfanian

    Distinguished Member of Technical Staff,
    Bell Canada Enterprises

    Javan Erfanian is "Distinguished Member of Technical Staff", within Wireless Technology at Bell Mobility - Bell Canada. In his role, he primes the end-to-end strategic wireless technology direction, while working with the global community on standards, industry activities, research and vision of the future. Javan grew up in Iran and studied at Calgary and Toronto universities in Canada. He has many publications and has received many citations in literature on pioneering research. He has taught at University of Toronto and has given many seminars around the world, specifically on wireless technology evolution, serving the future mobile society, and requirements of a user-centric future. Javan has been active at IEEE Communications Society for many years in such roles as Distinguished Lecturer, Canadian correspondent, leading international conferences, co-author and co-editor of wireless technology book of knowledge, WCET industry advisory board, and a recipient of several international awards including a Millennium Medal in 2000.

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  • Daniele Franceschini

    Wireless Access Innovation Manager, Telecom Italia S.p.A.

    Daniele Franceschini is currently responsible for the wireless access innovation activities within Telecom Italia Lab with particular focus on all of the radio innovation aspects and technologies related to the radio access network and its evolution. In 1998 he accompanied the UMTS standardization process, joining the ETSI SMG2 L2&3 group and subsequently 3GPP TSG RAN WG2 and WG4 with editorship responsibilities of the specifications of the Radio Resource Management. Daniele also worked on 3GPP SA1 and SA2. From March 2000 he joined Omnitel where he followed aspects related to UMTS. In 2001 Daniele rejoined Telecom Italia Lab, where he worked on issues related to UTRAN, Radio Resource Management, Radio Protocols and UMTS in general and the related evolution. Daniele Franceschini holds a degree in Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Pisa.

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  • Walter Grethe

    Head of NGMN Program Management, Deutsche Telekom AG

    Walter has been leading the NGMN program management within Deutsche Telekom since 2006. He is responsible for linking the activities in NGMN with the technology organisation of DT. Walter joined T-Mobile in 2001 in the Radio Networks Development department and worked on design and introduction of projects in GSM/UMTS. Prior to taking up this role, Walter worked in several positions on the development and introduction of GSM-R, the international mobile communication standard for railways. He holds a degree in Mathematics with over 19 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.

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  • Yuhong Huang

    Director of Wireless Department China Mobile Research Institute, China Mobile Communications Corporation

    Huang Yuhong, graduated from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) and got her master degree in Digital Mobile Communications. She has been working for China Mobile since 1996. Huang Yuhong has been responsible for the technology introduction strategy of GSM900/1800 dual band network, GPRS, CMNeT, IP dedicated network and 3G, some specifications and trials as well as other key projects. Currently her work mainly focuses on radio technology study and standardization work related to wireless access network. In addition she is Board Alternate of NGMN and Vice Chair of 3GPP SA.

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  • Dr. Klaus-Jürgen Krath

    Senior Vice President for Radio Networks,
    Deutsche Telekom AG
    Current responsibility includes the development of all solutions and products required for deployment and operation of the Radio Networks for the T-Mobile Group in Europe. In particular technology and deployment strategy, standardization, design, engineering and integration/validation for radio networks. Has been with T-Mobile since the early days of GSM in 1991, started as test engineer but soon took over responsibility for BSS test & integration and later for all Radio Engineering tasks in T-Mobile Germany. From 2002 onwards he has been managing Radio Engineering in T-Mobile International for all operations in Europe. He was responsible for GPRS/UMTS/HSPA introduction and optimization and has been leading the NGMN activities within T-Mobile. Masters & doctors degree in telecommunications.

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  • Reinhard Kreft

    Head of Standardisation & Industry Engagement
    & Head of R&D Consumer,
    Vodafone Group Services GmbH
    Reinhard is Global Head of Standardisation & Industry Engagement, reporting to the Global Director Research & Development in Vodafone’s Technology Division. He is responsible to link the standardisation strategy to Vodafone’s mid-long term technology. Furthermore he leads R&D’s Consumer activities with focus areas such as device evolution, developer outreach and social media/web. Prior to taking up this role, Reinhard was Managing Director of Vodafone Mobile Systems. From 1993 to 2000 Reinhard was Director & Global Head of Intranet Services within Deutsche Bank AG. From 1985 to 1993 Reinhard held several positions at Nixdorf Computer.

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  • Alain Maloberti

    Vice President Network Architecture and Design, France Telecom SA
    Alain Maloberti graduated from Ecole Polytechnique (Paris, 1977) and from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications (Télécom Paris, 1979). He joined France Telecom in 1979, and has been involved since 1983 on studies and development of digital cellular networks, notably as chairman of the technical committee SMG2 of ETSI (definition of the radio aspects of the GSM system) from 1985 to 1995. He was Director of the Technical Development of the France Telecom mobile network in France from 1994 to 2003, when he became, at the corporate level of the Orange Group (mobile subsidiary of the France Telecom Group), in charge of the development of networks. In 2006, mobile and fixed operations of the FT Group where merged both at national and corporate level, and Alain Maloberti is currently VP, network architecture and design, for fixed, broadband and mobile networks of the France Telecom Group.

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  • Eisuke Miki

    Director, R&D Strategy Department, NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
    Mr. Miki joined NTT Radio Systems Laboratories in April 1985. After joining NTT DOCOMO, Inc., in 1999, he was engaged in the 3rd generation mobile system development work. From 2001 to 2004, his work focused on global R&D strategy including technical collaboration with overseas cellular operators. April 2005, he was named President & CEO of DOCOMO Communications Laboratories USA, Inc. Since September 2007, he has been in charge of global standardization activities as Director of Global Standardization Group, R&D Strategy Department, NTT DOCOMO, Inc. He received the B.E. degree on information science from Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, in 1985.

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  • Sungyoul Park

    Manager, Technology Strategy Team,
    Institute of Network Technology, SK Telecom, Inc.

    Mr. Sungyoul Park is currently responsible for global R&D activities and long-term R&D strategy including future information and communication technologies. He joined SK Telecom in 1996 and is very experienced in developing and operating telecommunication access network systems. Mr. Sungyoul Park holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Pusan National University and received an MBA in 2005 from Hanyang University.

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  • Yoshiyuki Takeda

    Senior Vice President and Deputy Managing Director
    of R&D Center, NTT DOCOMO Inc.

    Mr. Yoshiyuki Takeda joined NTT DOCOMO in August 2008 and is in charge of Standardization Strategy. He has been working for over 30 years for the Ministry of Internal Affaires and Communications as Director General of Information and Communication Policy Bureau, Director General of Radio Department etc. and was engaged in ICT Policy, Spectrum Management, Digitalization of Broadcasting, Standardization. Mr. Takeda graduated from Waseda University and received his Master Degree of Science in 1973.

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  • Rémi Thomas

    Director NGMN Project, France Telecom SA

    Rémi Thomas was born in 1959. He graduated from the "Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications" (Paris) in 1982. In 1983 he joined France Télécom R&D where he contributed to the research and standardisation for GSM. From 1995 to 1999, he chaired ETSI/SMG7, the ETSI sub technical committee in charge of the testing and type approval of the GSM Mobile Equipment. In 1999 he joined Orange France where he has been director of the "UMTS network project". Today Rémi Thomas is Director of the NGMN Project of France Telecom Orange. Rémi Thomas contributed to “GSM and UMTS – The creation of Global Mobile Communication” which is the GSM history book. He is on the "GSM Roll of Honour list" released in 2001 by the GSM Association.

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  • Xiaoyun Wang

    Deputy General Manager, Research Institute of China Mobile, China Mobile Communications Corporation
    Madam Wang (40) previously served as a specialist in Telecommunications Transportation Research Institute of Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Deputy Director of Department of Technology of China Mobile. Madam Wang received both Bachelor and Master's degree from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and an MBA degree from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. She is a professor-level senior engineer with over 17 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.

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