WILMINGTON, DE — InterDigital, Inc., a mobile and video technology research and development company, recently announced the election of veteran technologist Atle Monrad as Chair of the influential Service and Systems Aspects Working Group 6 (SA6) under the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
Monrad, whose career spans over three decades in the telecommunications industry, will guide the SA6 working group for a two-year term. The group plays a crucial role within the 3GPP, an organization that sets and manages global standards for mobile communication. The SA6 focuses on defining the technical framework and application enablement for various industry sectors, ensuring they can effectively utilize mobile network capabilities.
The responsibilities of SA6 include determining architecture requirements, functional architecture, procedures, and information flows. The group also oversees interworking with non-3GPP application layer solutions and deployment models required by different 3GPP verticals.
Monrad’s election to the chairmanship came through a voting process involving delegates from major 3GPP member companies and public safety firms. His appointment underscores his significant influence and respect within the industry.
Rajesh Pankaj, CTO at InterDigital, congratulated Monrad on his election, saying, “We’re confident that under Atle’s leadership, this group will shape the important criteria that enables more verticals and markets to leverage the capabilities of our mobile networks.”
Monrad is no stranger to the 3GPP. He has been attending its meetings since 2001 and has served in multiple leadership positions, including two terms as 3GPP CT Plenary Chair and five terms as CT1 Chair. His extensive career includes work on standardizing various cellular systems, including 5G, LTE, UMTS, and GSM.
His election as Chair of the SA6 group is not just a personal milestone for Monrad, but it also underscores InterDigital’s ongoing influence in shaping the future of mobile communications. The company is a major player in the development of wireless technologies and has been instrumental in the evolution of digital cellular technology, from 2G to the present day 5G networks. With Monrad at the helm of SA6, InterDigital is well-positioned to help guide the development of standards that will shape the next generation of mobile communications.
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