Mikko J. Terho has been named a Nokia Fellow in recognition of his achievements in the development of innovative communication technologies. ‘Nokia Fellow’ is an honorary role designed to contribute to the leadership of Nokia’s technology vision and strategy creation through activities such as mentoring and participation in industry-wide collaboration. Nokia Fellows are significant contributors to respected industry bodies, such as the European Telecommunications Standards Institute.
Considered to be one of the founders of Digital Convergence (technologies that bring together communications and information in the same device), Mikko Terho was a leading influence behind the development of the iconic Nokia 9000 Communicator. An industry first, this product was introduced at CeBit in 1996 and was the first to combine digital voice and data services with personal organizer functions in a portable, easy-to-use device.
Mikko Terho’s contributions in the early phase of wireless data were significant. For example, a team under his leadership showcased the world’s first mobile video call on a high-speed data connection at the Telecom ’95 event. During his long career with Nokia, Mikko Terho has taken a leading role in championing new service-oriented architectures and in bringing new software architectures towards implementation. As one of the founding board members of Symbian, the leading open mobile operating system, Mikko Terho has had a significant influence on, and made a substantial contribution to, the development of the mobile industry as a whole. His appointment as Nokia Fellow supports Nokia’s approach of attracting the best and brightest minds in the industry to work on some of the most challenging and exciting research and development issues.
Mikko Terho has served on the board of directors for SysOpen Digia and YOMI Software as well as on the Hewlett Packard Software Development Advisory Council. He was also a member of the Infrared Data Association (IrDA) Board and participated in the standardization of PC cards and GSM data.
Mikko Terho joins other Nokia Fellows, Robert Hinden and Charles Perkins.
Source: Kauppalehti Online
Well done, I bet you’ve seen the Nokia E90.
Isn’t it amazing how far we’ve come since 1996?