A view on Innovation

A View on Technology Innovation Morten Jagd Christensen SW Technology Manager Thrane & Thrane A/S

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About Thrane & Thrane World leader in satellite based communications for the Inmarsat satellite system

A brief history of Innovation Competitions 1714 Longitude Prize 1775 French Academy Prize 1919 Orteig Prize 1959 Feynman Prize 1995 X-Prize 2000 Clay Inst. Millennium Prize 2008 Google Lunar X Prize

A brief history of Innovation Competitions 1714 Longitude Prize 1775 French Academy Prize 1919 Orteig Prize 1959 Feynman Prize 1995 X-Prize 2000 Clay Inst. Millennium Prize 2008 Google Lunar X Prize

A brief history of Innovation Competitions 1714 Longitude Prize 1775 French Academy Prize 1919 Orteig Prize 1959 Feynman Prize 1995 X-Prize 2000 Clay Inst. Millennium Prize 2008 Google Lunar X Prize

And the motivation behind Reaching new frontiers Spawning new industries Breaking technology deadlocks Solving fundamental problems

Why Innovation & Technology Development?

Human nature is to invent, adapt, survive Adds counterweight to Incremental Innovation Features must follow the technological capabilities and technology is developed continuously

Forces us to stay sharp and allows us to reinvent our selves

Why Innovation & Technology Development?

Human nature is to invent, adapt, survive Adds counterweight to Incremental Innovation Features must follow the technological capabilities and technology is developed continuously

Forces us to stay sharp and allows us to reinvent our selves and it s fun and rewarding!

How we do it at Thrane & Thrane

Some results Participation in the competition Kommuniktion i Katastrofen Identified a possiblilty for greater integration between seemingly very different products Suggested that GPS was added to every Thrane product

Communication with China officials Participation in Center for Software Defined Radio Prepare us for the future of digital radio Sponsored ½ PhD

Internal PhD in Antenna technology Analog ASIC project

Words of warning

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one

Behind every failure lies a great idea

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