Egyptian-Canadian scientist Hatem Zaghloul claims to have co-invented the fundamental technology for what we now cannot live without, the Wi-Fi. Growing up, Zaghloul has always displayed interest in science and math. He joined the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University. In 1979, he graduated with a dual-degree in electronic engineering from Cairo University and a degree in applied math from Ain Shams University. He then when on to migrate to Canada in the early 1980s to pursue a master’s degree in physics from University of Calgary. During his time there, he went on to work as an assistant professor. Upon graduation, Zaghloul worked at Telus Corporations, a Canadian telecommunications company, for 4 years. Zaghloul was assigned to find ways to increase the speed of internet. Egypt Independent reported that Zaghloul explained during a Devoxx talk how he and his partner Michel Fattouche, another fellow Egyptian scientist, invented the 2G technology for the company and later contributed to the invention of 3G technology. “We realized there were problems with the 2G, so we invented something called the phase estimator, which reduced irreducible errors. A company… asked us to put it in…
Egyptian Scientist Hatem Zaghloul Invented Technology Behind Wi-Fi
October 8, 2018
