Speaker Biography
Mike Short
Vice President – Research and Development
O2 Group Technology
Mike's career spans 33 years in Electronics and Telecommunications, with the last 20 years in Mobile Communications. He was appointed Contracts Director of Cellnet in 1989 dealing with major infra-structure investments and UK interconnect agreements. In 1993 the focus moved to launching Cellnet's GSM service and establishing Roaming Agreements.
He was elected Chairman of the GSM Association for 1995/96 and served on their Executive Board for 5 years. He has also served as a member of the UK Home Office Internet Task Force and UK OSAB (Ofcom Spectrum Advisory Board) until 2006 and 2007 respectively.
Mike has chaired the MDA since 1998, leading the Association as Chairman/spokesperson and on Public Policy.
He was appointed VP Technology for O2 GROUP in 2000, Visiting Professor at Surrey University in 2003 and to the Coventry University Board in 2006. He is a Fellow of BCS/CIPS/RGS and a Member of IET and the Royal Television Society
Mike's focus today is on Third Generation cellular, Mobile TV and steering O2's Group Research and Development in mobile.
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