Indian born Professor wins Marconi Prize for contribution to WiFi

January 23, 2014 09:09

Indian born scientist and professor (Emeritus) at Stanford University Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj has been awarded the prestigious 2014 Marconi Society Prize for developing the theory and applications of MIMO antennas.

His idea for using multiple antennas at both the transmitting and receiving stations -- which is at the heart of the current high speed WiFi and 4G mobile systems -- has revolutionised high speed wireless delivery of multimedia services for billions of people, said the Marconi Society in a release said.

"Paul has made profound contributions to wireless technology, and the resulting benefit to mankind is indisputable. Every wifi router and 4G phone today uses MIMO technology pioneered by him," Chairman of the Marconi Society Professor Sir David Payne said.

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