Östen Mäkitalo
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Swedish Electrical Engineer, worked for the development of first cellular phone.
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Why Is Östen Mäkitalo Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Östen Mäkitalo was a Swedish electrical engineer. He is considered to be the one of the most important developers in modern times together with Laila Ohlgren, both engineers at Telia. Together they developed the Nordic Mobile Telephone system and were the leading figures, representing Telia and Sweden, in the meetings with the other Nordic countries to find a common standard. Later they developed GSM and led the meetings to find a European and later world standard for mobile communication. They are many times considered the developer of the cellular phone and mobile telephony.
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