Dr. I-Kang Fu
MediaTek, Senior Director of Technology
Speaker Bio
Dr. I-Kang Fu is the Senior Director of Technology in MediaTek Advanced Communication Technology Division. He leads the R&D teams for research, prototype, and standardization projects of next-generation mobile communication technologies. He also contributes to new technology strategy, partnership and product planning.
He has spearheaded MediaTek research and development efforts in NTN satellite communication technology, leading the projects from concept to PoC prototype, and system engineering for commercial evaluation. This work culminated to MediaTek’s leadership and contributions to 3GPP Release-17/18/19/20 standardization of NTN technology, where MediaTek also demonstrated several world’s 1st NTN field experiment success over in-orbit GEO and LEO constellations with partners.
Dr. Fu’s expertise spans wireless technologies such as 4G WiMAX, 4G LTE, and 5G NR. He is currently contributingMediaTek’s commitment to 6G technology research, prototype and standardization, with commercialization expected in the 2030s.