Matti Makkonen

Matti Makkonen (16 April 1952 – 26 June 2015) was a Finnish engineer in the field of mobile communications.[1][2] He was employed (among others) by Nokia Networks and the then Telecom Finland (branded as Tele), as well as Finnet [fi] Oy.[3] Makkonen played a leading role in creating the mobile communication unit of what is today TeliaSonera. In 2008, Makkonen was awarded The Economist Innovation Award in the computing and telecommunications category for his work on text messaging (SMS).[4][5]

  1. ^ "Telecommunications Forum". Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ^ ""Matti oli ihmisläheinen esimies"" (in Finnish). Ilkka. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. ^ Hightech Forum Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "And the Winners Were..." The Economist. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  5. ^ Bookit Oy: The Inventor of SMS, Mr. Makkonen Received an International Innovation Award. November 4, 2008