Wi-Fi @ 25: A Look Back
Word of the project attracted Bruce Tuch, an RF engineer who retains his native Brooklyn accent despite living in the Netherlands since 1981. At the time he was working for Philips in Eindhoven, trying to move to Utrecht where his wife was studying.
“NCR wanted an analog engineer which was not so interesting to me but they said if you take the job you could also work on this new project,” said Tuch who became head of engineering for the effort. “My challenge was to get it to market fast and at low cost,” he said.