Uwe Baeder studied physics and electrical engineering and holds a physics diploma from the University of Kaiserslautern. He joined Rohde & Schwarz in 2000 as standards engineer for radio communication tester. He represented Rohde & Schwarz in various international standardization groups for wireless communications and oversaw the company’s presence on these committees.
His interest is especially focused on the standardization of IMT systems within the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Here he contributed to the development of the test specifications, which are used as basis for radio regulation of wireless communication devices. At the same time, he was leading an international team for the development of certification tests for WCDMA/HSDPA, eCall, EWTS, LTE radio protocols including IMS and IoT standards like eMTC and NB-IoT.
He is now director at global corporate affairs where he is responsible for digital policy and frequency regulation.