Essentials of Mobile Handset Design (The Cambridge Wireless Essentials Series)

Learn from the experts what is involved in designing successful mobile phone products, based on real-world experience and industry know-how.

Abhi Naha is the CEO and Founder of Zone V Ltd which specialises in empowering blind people through mobile devices. Previously he held senior management roles at Powermat and Idem. Idem is a leading mobile handset design house with over one hundred million mobile handsets designed in the market for top tier one handset brands. Prior to that he was a senior manager at a Silicon Valley mobile touch screen and user interface technology provider, Synaptics. He is an ex-Chairman of the UK-based charity Beatbullying, and Vice President and board member of the Communications and Manufacturing Association of India. He has also held advisory roles for Goldman Sachs and Silver Lake in the area of mobile handset user interface technologies. He holds an MBA from Aston Business School and a BSc (Honours) degree in Electronic Engineering from Leicester University.

Peter Whale is Director of Product Management for the Qualcomm subsidiary, Xiam Technologies. During his career in the mobile industry he has created numerous innovative technology products shipped in very high volumes and used by consumers many times a day. At Qualcomm, he leads the conceiving and development of innovative software products, applying machine learning techniques to the fields of device optimisation, content discovery and offer personalisation. These products are deployed by major network operator groups globally and help tens of millions of users each day to find relevant content and enjoy richer mobile experiences. Prior to joining Qualcomm, he held a number of management and technical roles at wireless technology licensing business TTPCom, whose technology shipped in over 100 million GSM handsets. Since 2008 he has led the team delivering the Future of Wireless International Conference, run by Cambridge Wireless, an industry membership organisation of which he is also a board member. He has a degree in computer science, is a member of the British Computer Society and is a chartered engineer.