Richard H. Frenkiel

Richard H. Frenkiel (born March 4, 1943[1] in Brooklyn, New York)[2] is an American engineer, known for his significant role in the early development of cellular telephone networks.

Their focus was on vehicle-locating techniques, maximizing channel efficiency, and methods of splitting cells to include additional towers for high volume areas.

He also served on the Electronic Industries Alliance Committee which proposed rules for cellular systems that were adopted by the FCC.

After the FCC allocated new frequencies in 1968 for mobile phones, Frenkiel's engineering team developed specifications for cellular networks and its parametrization (1971).

[5] In 1994, Frenkiel was a co-recipient, along with Joel S. Engel, of the National Medal of Technology for their contributions to the creation of cellular systems.

Richard H. Frenkiel at the National Academy of Engineering presentation of the 2013 Charles Stark Draper Prize.