Hans Johansson

Kapsch TrafficCom, Sweden - Radio Expert

Hans has been a key contributor in ETSI from 2002 onwards for standards on road vehicle radio communication. His work started with developing harmonised standards for 5,8 GHz CEN/DSRC used in road toll equipment and similar applications. Later in TC ITS, Hans contributed to standards for 5,9 GHz ITS safety road applications and after some years became chair for the two physical layer groups. For TG37 it was complicated to develop and obtain EU acceptance of the harmonised standards for the new EU RED directive, including 6 years of negotiations. Hans coordinated the development of coexistence methods for completely different road ITS technologies. Because of the increased interest in using the 5,8 and 5,9 GHz band, Hans participated in other ETSI groups developing coexistence standards and participated in 10 different ECC groups, contributing to 17 CEPT/ECC reports.