Nokia

Espoo, Catalunya, Finland

Peter Merz

Head of Nokia Standards

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Responsible for Nokia Standards incl. related Standards Research activities comprising radio/RAN, core, network mgmt/automation, security

Co-Editor of CPRI Specification V1.0.0

Specialties: Research & Standardization management and technology/thought leadership

Extensive experience in IP creation through complete lifecycle with focus on Standards Essential Patents

Multi-national project & people management

Strategy creation, coordination and execution

Profound knowledge in all wireless technologies spanning from GSM/EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA, LTE/LTE-A, HetNet, 5G/5G-Advanced, Spectrum, Cloud, ORAN, AI/ML and Data and 6G

    Work History

    Nokia

    18 years, 11 months
    Head of Nokia Standards
    Apr 2021 - Present
    Head of Standardization & Research
    Jan 2020 - Present
    Head of Standardization Research
    Apr 2018 - Dec 2019
    Head of e2e Mobile Network Solutions
    Jan 2016 - Mar 2018
    Head of Radio Systems
    Jan 2007 - Dec 2015

    Siemens AG / Siemens Networks

    1 year, 5 months
    Radio Innovations
    Oct 2004 - Mar 2006

    Siemens Energy

    3 years, 6 months
    Directors Base Station Architecture
    Mar 2001 - Sept 2004
    Executives
    • Bo Jensen

      Head of Delivery Operations Asia Pacific & Japan at Nokia

    • Johannes Giloth

      Senior Vice President of Global Operations and Chief Procurement Officer at Nokia

    • Rudy Hoebeke

      Vice President, Software Product Management

    • Vivek Gaur

      Vice President, Engineering

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