Heinz Mellein

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 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.