Alex Lawrence of 6GWorld

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology is drawing more attention in both academia and industry due to the potential technical advantages it may bring to future wireless communication systems, such as the 6th generation of mobile communications. The expectation is vast increases in performance due to enhanced control of the electromagnetic waves used in the radio propagation channel made possible by metamaterial. 

Biography:

Alex Lawrence is the Managing Editor at 6GWorld. His mission is to bring together stakeholders from across industries, countries, and disciplines to make sure that, as technology evolves in the coming decade, it’s meeting the changing demands of society, government, and business. Before 6GWorld Alex worked at the GSMA for 9 years, researching and arranging the agenda for events such as MWC in Barcelona and Shanghai as well as specialised regional conferences. He has been involved as a professional nosy person in the telecoms sphere since 2004, with short detours through industrial O&M and marketing. If you’d like to talk to Alex about your ideas or projects he’d love to hear from you. @animalawrence or alex.lawrence@6gworld.com.

Address:Managing Editor, 6GWorld, , Germany

Heinz Mellein of Rohde & Schwarz

In this webinar, you will learn about:

• Fundamentals of RIS technology
• RIS use cases, applications, and deployments
• RIS measurement needs

Biography:

Heinz Mellein is a technology manager for wireless communications with Rohde & Schwarz. In this role, he is evaluating new radio technologies and markets with respect to their test & measurement needs. He also represents the company at various industry organizations responsible for wireless communication standards such as 3GPP, ETSI, and REDCA. Heinz joined Rohde & Schwarz in 1990 and has been involved in mobile radio communication testing ever since. He was a member of the startup team that designed and developed the very first GSM system simulator for type approval purposes, and subsequently a project manager and technology trainer for GSM, UMTS, WiMAX and LTE. He is also the co-author of a comprehensive book covering test & measurement for UMTS. Heinz received his diploma in communications engineering at the Technical University of Karlsruhe, Germany.