As the Chair of SMG 3, the ETSI group responsible for GSM architecture and radio protocols, Michel played a fundamental role in building the standard that would become the global telecommunications success story we know today. GSM laid the foundations for ETSI in 1988 and led to the creation of 3GPP ten years later. Michel was also a key contributor in mobile, core network, signalling and, once again, played an important role in the next generation of mobile communications, 3G-UMTS. He attended the first 3GPP Plenary meeting, held at ETSI in Sophia Antipolis in December 1998.
Deeply dedicated to mobile communications, Michel and Marie-Bernadette also developed educational programmes and provided high-level consulting on the technical aspects of the GSM system.
Michel graduated from the prestigious École Polytechnique and the renowned graduate engineering school Télécom Paris Tech.
The ETSI Director-General, Jan Ellsberger, ETSI members, and the ETSI Secretariat are united in extending our heartfelt condolences to Michel Mouly’s family and friends.
