Professor Nigel Linge
Nigel Linge is Professor of Telecommunications at the University of Salford with over 30 years experience as a member of academic staff. He is an electronic engineer by profession who specialises in data communication networks and their applications.
His research, which has a strong industry involvement, covers 5G mobile, location and context-based services, communication protocols, the delivery of multimedia services, network design and architectures.
He also takes a keen interest in telecommunications heritage and maintains an active outreach portfolio which includes the delivery of public talks and appearances in the media such as BBC TV Timeshift “Dial B for Britain” and as a regular newspaper reviewer for BBC Radio Manchester.
In addition to writing academic research papers, Nigel has also co-authored two books, “Thirty years of mobile phones in the UK” and “The British Phonebox”.
Nigel is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered IT Professional, a Fellow of the Institution and Engineering and Technology, British Computer Society and the Institute of Telecommunication Professionals.
In 2013 he was chosen as the presenter of the Institute of Telecommunication Professionals’ Family Christmas Presentations for which he delivered his lecture entitled, “Your world in your hand” at five venues around the UK.
Nigel joined the IEE when he was a student at Manchester University. He was active in the Younger Members Committee of the North Western Centre and is now a Fellow of the IET.
Professor Nigel Linge demonstrating submarine telegraphy with a model ship, Manchester 2008
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The interview with Professor Nigel Linge was conducted by Asha Gage, IET Archivist, on 5 July 2023, via Teams.
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