Visiting professor receives CBE

Visiting Professor, Dr Mike Short was recently awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

Dr Short has had a career spanning 37 years in electronics and telecommunications and is currently the president of the The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET)

"It is a great honour to receive this personally for my contribution to the mobile industry even though many others have played such a great role," said Short. "This is a truly great year to receive my medal after 25 years in the mobile industry and only 20 years since the first digital mobile phone was approved for connection to mobile networks."

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