WInnForum News and Press Releases

Wireless Innovation Forum Announces SDR-WInnComm-2013 Europe Call for Paper and Presentation Proposals

Wireless Innovation Forum�s Board Votes to Honor Past Award Winners with Honorary Lifetime Memberships

WInn Forum Announces Broad Support of the PCAST Recommendations on Spectrum Sharing

WInn Forum Announces Two New Webinars

Topics include Facilitating Spectrum Sharing Between Secondary Systems by James Neel of CRT and The Latest Design Strategies using Xilinx Virtex-7 FPGA for Software Radio by Rodger Hosking of Pentek

Four New Projects Initiated by Wireless Innovation Forum Members

The Wireless Innovation Forum, a non�profit international industry association dedicated to driving the future of radio communications and systems worldwide, announced today the approval of four new projects by Wireless Innovation Forum members. These projects will advance and support the Transceiver Interface and the SCA standards.

Communications Systems Modeling Work Group Initiated by Wireless Innovation Forum Members

The Wireless Innovation Forum, a non-profit international industry association dedicated to driving the future of radio communications and systems worldwide, announced today the creation of the new Communications Systems Modeling Work Group (CSM WG). This new work group, part of the Forum's Technical Committee on Software defined Radio (TC-SDR) chaired by Vince Kovarik (Prism Tech), is led by chair Tom Rittenbach (CERDEC S&TCD), vice-chair Vince Kovarik and vice-chair Kuan Collins (SAIC).

Software Defined Radio Design Challenge Winners Announced

The Wireless Innovation Forum, a non-profit international industry association dedicated to driving the future of radio communications and systems worldwide, announced winners of the 2012 competition, which was held at Virginia Tech on Thursday, May 31, during the annual Wireless @ Virginia Tech Symposium and Wireless Summer School in Blacksburg, VA.

Deadline for SDR-WInnComm Abstract Submissions Extended Two Weeks by Popular Request

The Wireless Innovation Forum, a non-profit international industry association dedicated to driving the future of radio communications and systems worldwide, announced a two week extension of their Call for Abstract Submissions in the Research and Development and Design, Manufacture and Deploy Tracks as well as for Tutorials and Workshops for its Conference on Communications Technologies and Software Defined Radio (SDR-WInnComm). Abstracts will now be due May 15, 2012.

CfP for 5th Meeting of COST-TERRA Ends on April 16

COST Action IC0905 TERRA, working on the development of a harmonised European regulatory framework for Cognitive Radio (CR) and Software Defined Radio (SDR) with participants from 21 countries, will have their 5th meeting on 25-27 April 2012 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Call for Contributions deadline is April 16th.

Wireless Innovation Forum Announces Multiple New Projects Resulting From 71st Working Meeting

The Wireless Innovation Forum, a non-profit international industry association dedicated to driving the future of radio communications and systems worldwide, recently held its 71st Working Meeting 12-14 March, 2012, resulting in the announcement of several new projects and advancements of current projects. The meeting included working sessions for the User Requirements Committee and Coordinating Committee on International SCA Standards and inaugural sessions of the newly reorganized Technical Committees on Software Defined Radio and Cognitive Radio/Dynamic Spectrum Access.

Open Source Framework for Commercial Baseband Software Project Call for Contributions

The Wireless Innovation Forum (SDR Forum version 2.0), a non-profit organization dedicated to driving the future of radio communications and systems worldwide, announced today a Call for Contributions for the previously announced project focused on reducing cost and time to market in deploying 3G and 4G, "3G+" systems, including: Fixed WiMAX (802.16d), Mobile WiMAX (802.16e), WiMAX-Advanced (802.16m), LTE (3GPP Release 8) and LTE-Advanced (3GPP Release 10).

Next Generation Software Communication Architecture Approved

The Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS), with participation from the Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnF), has approved the next generation Software Communications Architecture as SCA 4.0. The first SCA release was in 1999 and since that time several generations of software defined radios have been powered and enabled by this 'operating system for radios'.

WINNF Vote on Approval of the SCA Next Specification Candidate

SCA Next Working Group of the Wireless Innovation Forum Coordinating Committee on SCA International Standards, with the authorization of the Committee and the WINNF Board of Trustees, casts its vote on the SCA NEXT candidate specification as, APPROVE. Note that this document does not imply endorsement of the specification by WINNF.

SDR Design Challenge: New Deadline March 2

The Wireless Innovation Forum invites entries for the Software-Defined Radio Design Challenge, a student design contest. This contest is an activity of the Forum's Educational Special Interest Group. The competition will take place on May 31, 2012 at the Wireless@Virginia Tech Symposium on Wireless Communications, Blacksburg, VA, USA. Projects entered in the contest will be judged by wireless communications industry professionals. Proposals are due March 2, 2012.

Wireless Innovation Forum Announces Agenda for 71st Working Meeting and Disaster Recovery Workshop

The Wireless Innovation Forum, a non-profit international industry association dedicated to driving the future of radio communications and systems worldwide, announced today the agendas for its 71st Working Meeting to be held 12-14 March, 2012, and a special Disaster Recovery Workshop to be held 15 March 2012 in San Diego, Calif. The meeting will include working sessions advancing the Forum's operations plan in support of the commercial, public safety, satellite communications, and international tactical radio communities.

Software-Defined Radio Design Challenge Call for Entries

The Wireless Innovation Forum Announces 2011 Award Winners and 2012 Board of Directors at Annual Technical Conference

The Wireless Innovation Forum today announced the winners of its annual Achievement Awards and its newly elected Board of Directors as presented at the 2011 Wireless Innovation Forum Conference on Communications Technologies and Software Defined Radio (SDR'11 - WInnComm). This premier event for the software defined radio (SDR), cognitive radio (CR) and dynamic spectrum access community was held 29 November to 2 December in Washington, D.C., and sponsored by Platinum Sponsors General Dynamics C4 Systems, Harris Corporation, and Indra Sistemas and Gold Sponsors Pentek and General Dynamics C4 Systems.

The Wireless Innovation Forum Announces Annual Award Finalists

The Wireless Innovation Forum today announced finalists of its annual Achievement Awards. Finalists in the Technology of the Year include Elektrobit (EB) Specialized Device Platform, Harris RF-310M-HH Type 1 Suite B Handheld Multiband Radio and xG Technology xMax. Finalists for International Achievement are JPEO JTRS TD/CTO and William Webb, CTO, Neul. Winners will be announced at 2011 Wireless Innovation Forum Conference on Communications Technologies and Software Defined Radio (SDR'11 - WInnComm).

Open Source Framework for Commercial Baseband Software Project Initiated by Wireless Innovation Forum Members

The Wireless Innovation Forum (SDR Forum version 2.0), a non-profit organization dedicated to driving the future of radio communications and systems worldwide, announced today a new project focused on reducing cost and time to market in deploying 3G and 4G, "3G+" systems, including: Fixed WiMAX (802.16d), Mobile WiMAX (802.16e), WiMAX-Advanced (802.16m), LTE (3GPP Release 8) and LTE-Advanced (3GPP Release 10).

2011 Wireless Innovation Forum Conference on Communications Technologies and Software Defined Radio (SDR'11-WInnComm) Announces Exceptional Technical Program

The Wireless Innovation Forum today announced an exceptional program for its 2011 Wireless Innovation Forum Conference on Communications Technologies and Software Defined Radio (SDR'11 - WInnComm). The premier event for the reconfigurable radio community, SDR'11-WInnComm will be held 29 November to 2 December in Washington, D.C. Each day of this conference will feature workshops, tutorials and technical presentations. The event also touts an exposition and a technology showcase.

Wireless Innovation Forum Members Designate Their Top 10 Most Wanted Wireless Innovations

The Wireless Innovation Forum (SDR Forum version 2.0), a non-profit organization dedicated to driving the future of radio communications and systems worldwide, announced today the release of the inaugural "Top 10 Most Wanted Wireless Innovations" list. This list represents the collective view of the Forum's 100+ member organizations on innovations, either technical, business or regulatory, that if realized would address key shortcomings in existing wireless communications systems.

Workshops Announced to Define the Future of Advanced Wireless Technologies at SDR'11-WInnComm

The Wireless Innovation Forum announced today the workshop lineup for its 2011 Wireless Innovation Forum Conference on Communications Technologies and Software Defined Radio (SDR'11-WInnComm). The premier event for the reconfigurable radio community, SDR'11-WInnComm will be held 29 November to 2 December in Washington, D.C. Each day of the conference will feature a different workshop featuring participants from some of the biggest players in the SDR, CR and DSA markets.

Wireless Innovation Forum Announces SDR'12-WInnComm-Europe Technical Program Committee and Call for Papers, Presentations, and Tutorials

The Wireless Innovation Forum announced today the members of the Technical Program Committee for the 2012 Wireless Innovation Forum European Conference on Communications Technologies and Software Defined Radio, as well as the Call for Papers, Presentations, and Tutorials. SDR'12-WInnComm-Europe will be held 25-28 June 2012, in Brussels, Belgium. Led by program chair Kuan Collins of SAIC, this year's committee is comprised of the world's leading experts in Software Defined Radio (SDR), Cognitive Radio (CR) and Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) technologies. Each committee member is committed to ensuring that SDR'12-WInnComm-Europe is the premier event for bringing next generation radio technologies to life by creating the best quality program with the highest quality presentations.

Wireless Innovation Forum Announces Availability of a New Software Defined Radio Market Adoption Study for Members

The Wireless Innovation Forum, a non-profit international industry association dedicated to driving the future of radio communications and systems worldwide, today announced a new Software Defined Radio (SDR) market study, available to members only, and the public release of six previous SDR market studies and two reports. The new members-only market study, "SDR Market Size Study Report," replaces the previous market studies from 2007, which are now publicly available. Prepared by Mobile Experts and commissioned by the Forum's User Requirements Committee, chaired by Manuel Uhm of MIPS Technologies, the new report highlights total global shipments of SDRs, as well as more comprehensive breakdowns of the adoption of SDR for mobile devices, mobile infrastructure, military communications, public safety or land mobile communications, and more.

Registration Launched for Premier Event in Reconfigurable Radio Advanced Technologies

The Wireless Innovation Forum today announced registration launch for the 2011 Wireless Innovation Forum Conference on Communications Technologies and Software Defined Radio (SDR'11 - WInnComm). The premier event for the reconfigurable radio community, SDR'11-WInnComm will be held 29 November to 2 December in Washington, D.C. The theme of the conference is "The Future of Software Defined Radio, Cognitive Radio and Dynamic Spectrum Access: Understanding the Requirements, Capitalizing on the Opportunities." Each day of the conference will feature a different keynote speech presented by a recognized leader in the industry on the challenges that exist in the commercial, public safety and defense sectors, and the role of software defined radio (SDR), cognitive radio (CR) and dynamic spectrum access (DSA) technologies in addressing those challenges.

Wireless Innovation Forum Public Safety Special Interest Group Launches Request for Information (RFI) on Technology for Cognitive Capabilities for Public Safety Communications

The Wireless Innovation Forum Public Safety Special Interest Group (PS SIG) announced today the release of an RFI aimed at identifying the state of cognitive radio technologies that can provide public safety users with improved functional capabilities.

SDR11-WInnComm-Europe A Success with Daily Keynotes by Industry Leaders, Technical Presentations, Workshops and Product Exposition

The third annual European Conference on Communications Technologies and Software Defined Radio (SDR11-WInnComm-Europe, formerly the European Reconfigurable Radio Technologies Workshop and Product Exposition), hosted by the Wireless Innovation Forum in Brussels, Belgium, 22-24 June was deemed a success by platinum sponsors General Dynamics C4 Systems, Harris and Indra Systemas, and gold sponsors OIS ,Thales and Selex.

Call for Technology Showcase Demonstration Proposals: SDR'11-WInnComm

Demonstrate live your cutting edge R&D technologies relevant in the research, design, manufacture and deployment of reconfigurable radio technologies-based systems. Demonstrations will be featured at a Technology Showcase the evening of Wednesday, 30 November, and during lunch Thursday, 1 December. Selection will be competitive, based on the number of spaces available. Submit your proposal before 5 September 2011.

Wireless Innovation Forum Approves Model for Coordination of International SCA Standards at Working Meeting

The Wireless Innovation Forum announced the approval of a recommendation, "Model for Coordination of International SCA Standards," and the advancement of key projects advancing software defined radio, cognitive radio and dynamic spectrum access technologies during its 69th Working Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, June 20-22. The Forum also announced the upcoming Interoperability Workshop at the next Working Meeting in Montreal this September.

Wireless Innovation Forum Mentioned in Article in the European Defence Agency Standardization Journal

The Wireless Innovation Forum is mentioned in an article entitled "EDA Approach to Achieve SDR Standardization" written by Carlo Zammariello, EDA Software Defined Radio Principal Officer, Armaments Directorate. From the article on page 7 of the Journal: "The US JTRS JPEO (Joint Program Executive Office) has undertaken a new project called "SCA next", with the stated objective to evolve the SCA 2.2.2 (current baseline for both European and US SDR developments). As a consequence of this new US initiative the SDR European Community (both ESSOR Nations and Germany) have been also forced to move down a similar path, with the aim of avoiding significant divergences and incompatibilities between their current development and the final new architecture "SCA 3.0" (expected to be finalized by beginning of 2012). The Wireless Innovation Forum is currently very active to assess the divergences."

Experts Concerned About Impact of TV Reallocation on 'White Spaces'

Industry representatives and others expressed concern today about the impact the FCC's plan to reallocate 120 megahertz of TV spectrum for wireless broadband services and repack channels will have on TV "white spaces" deployment. They said the market is waiting before manufacturing products, even though the FCC finalized its white spaces rules in September 2010. But FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski challenged the industry to produce prototype devices and expressed confidence that the market will develop. (Reprinted with permission of TRDaily)

TV-Band White Spaces Hot Topic at Upcoming Wireless Innovation Forum

The June 7th Wireless Innovation Forum in Washington D.C. featured a White Space Communications Summit where FCC Chairman Genachowski joined speakers from organizations such as Google, Nokia, Qualcomm, and BT to discuss, among other topics, how to use TV-band white space spectrum to ease the mobile bandwidth shortage.

Wireless Innovation Forum Finalizes Program for SDR11-WInnComm-Europe

The Wireless Innovation Forum announced today the final program for its third annual European Conference on Communications Technologies and Software Defined Radio - SDR11-WInnComm-Europe, to be held in Brussels, Belgium, June 22-24. SDR11-WInnComm-Europe is the premier event to see the latest in Software Defined Radio (SDR), Cognitive Radio (CR) and Dynamic Spectrum Access technologies, as well as gain insight into current programs and emerging requirements. The event will feature three days of keynotes by industry leaders, technical presentations, workshops, invited presentations and product exposition.

Wireless Innovation Forum Announces White Space Communications Summit: Driving Growth Through White Space Innovations

The Wireless Innovation Forum (SDR Forum version 2.0) announced today that it will host a White Space Communications Summit: Driving Growth Through White Space Innovations, on June 7 in Washington, DC. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Julius Genachowski will provide introductory remarks at the Summit. Convened by industry stakeholders to discuss the current state of the emerging market for TV Band and other White Space Devices, this Summit will highlight market demand, industry interest, and progress towards deployment. The event presents multiple industry perspectives and provides discussion on outstanding issues together with plans for how to move forward.

Wireless Innovation Forum Extends the Deadline for SDR'11-WInnComm Call for Papers, Presentations, Tutorials and Workshops

The Wireless Innovation Forum has extended its SDR'11-WInnComm Call for Proposals. Register your abstract for a presentation, workshop, tutorial or paper by April 19.

Keynotes, Agenda, Registration Announced for SDR11-WInnComm-Europe

Reconfigurable radio topics including architectures and systems, networking and infrastructure, spectrum sensing, coexistence, business models, programmes and opportunities will be discussed at the third annual Wireless Innovation Forum European Conference on Communications Technologies and Software Defined Radio (SDR11-WInnComm-Europe, formerly the European Reconfigurable Radio Technologies Workshop and Product Exposition) in Brussels, Belgium, June 22-24, announced today.

JTRS Science and Technology Forum to be Held at UC San Diego March 15-17, 2011

The Joint Program Executive Office for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JPEO JTRS) will sponsor its annual JTRS Science and Technology Forum (JSTeF), March 15-17, on the campus of the University of California, San Diego, in La Jolla, California; along with the Wireless Innovation Forum (WinnF), the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) and the San Diego Chapter of the National Defense Industry Association (NDIA).

Wireless Innovation Forum Announces New "White Space" Communications Initiatives

The Wireless Innovation Forum (SDR Forum version 2.0) announced today the formation of two new groups focused on "white space" communications. The TD-LTE in White Space Task Group, chaired by Zhang Xiaojing of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., has formed to develop a report for operators, network infrastructure and mobile service providers, baseband device manufacturers and wireless terminal manufacturers who would like to exploit the TD-LTE system in "white space" spectrum worldwide. The DSA/White Space Database Interoperability Work Group will support white space database administrators and all entities that must communicate with them by defining the application layer communications of spectrum administration databases.

Wireless Innovation Forum Adds 11 New Members in Last Half of 2010, Including Four TV White Space Companies

The Wireless Innovation Forum, a non-profit international industry association dedicated to driving the future of radio communications and systems worldwide, today announced the addition of 11 new member organizations. These new members bring a broad base of experience in Software Defined Radio (SDR), Cognitive Radio(CR) and Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) technologies in diverse markets at levels of the wireless value chain spanning from research labs to telecommunications equipment manufacturers.

Wireless Innovation Forum Announces SDR11-WInnComm Technical Program Committee and Call for Papers, Presentations, Tutorials and Workshops

The Wireless Innovation Forum announced today the members of the Technical Program Committee for the 2011 Wireless Innovation Forum Conference on Communications Technologies and Software Defined Radio. Being held November 29 to December 2, 2011, in Washington, DC, the program chair is Dr. John Glossner, of Optimum Semiconductor Technologies. This year's committee is comprised of the world's leading experts in Software Defined Radio (SDR), Cognitive Radio (CR) and Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) technologies. Each committee member is committed to ensuring that SDR11 is the premier event for bringing next generation radio technologies to life by creating the best quality program with the highest quality presentations.

Call for Proposal Deadline for SDR'11-WInnComm-Europe is January 7

The deadline for Paper, Presentation and Tutorial Proposals for SDR'11-WInnComm-Europe is Friday, Jan. 7. Submit your proposal today

Wireless Innovation Forum Approves Report on Quantifying the Benefits of Cognitive Radio Technologies

The Wireless Innovation Forum (SDR Forum version 2.0) announced today the approval of the report, "Quantifying the Benefits of Cognitive Radio." The report presents the results of an extensive survey performed by the Wireless Innovation Forum Cognitive Radio Work Group (CRWG) on open and public Cognitive Radio (CR) literature. The intent of the report is to summarize the "hard numbers" required to assess the value proposition of CR technologies in future radio systems.

The Wireless Innovation Forum Announces 2011 Board of Directors at Annual Meeting

Wireless Innovation Forum members elected new members of its board of directors during its annual meeting, held at SDR'10, the premier event for the reconfigurable radio community, on December 2, in Washington, D.C.

The Wireless Innovation Forum Announces Annual Award Winners

The Wireless Innovation Forum announced today winners of its annual Achievement Awards. Ettus Research took home Technology of the Year, Communication Research Center Canada won the award for International Achievement and Terry Anderson won the Presidents' Award. Winners were announced at SDR'10 Technical Conference and Product Exposition, the premier event for the reconfigurable radio community, on November 30 in Washington, D.C.

The Wireless Innovation Forum Announces Annual Award Finalists

The Wireless Innovation Forum announced today finalists of their annual Achievement Awards. Finalists in the Technology of the Year include Ettus Research and Sandbridge Technologies. Finalists for International Achievement are Communication Research Centre Canada, John Glossner of Optimum Semiconductor Technologies and Marc McHenry of Shared Spectrum Company. Winners will be announced at SDR'10 Technical Conference and Product Exposition, the premier event for the reconfigurable radio community, to be held from November 30 to December 3 in Washington, D.C.

Tutorial and Program Details Announced for SDR'10 Technical Conference and Product Exposition

The Wireless Innovation Forum announced today its program for the upcoming SDR'10 Technical Conference and Product Exposition, the premier event for the reconfigurable radio community, to be held from November 30 to December 4 in Washington, D.C. Each day of this conference will feature a different keynote speech presented by a recognized leader in the community on the challenges that exist in the commercial, public safety and defense sectors, and the role of software defined radio (SDR) and cognitive radio (CR) technologies in addressing those challenges. SDR'10 will include daily workshops, tutorials, expert lectures and more than 100 technical paper presentations.

SDR'10 Product Exposition to Feature Companies from Across the Reconfigurable Radio Value Chain, Showcasing the Latest Products, Technologies and Services

The Wireless Innovation Forum has announced participants in the SDR'10 Product Exposition, which reach across all aspects of the wireless value chain. The Expo will feature some of the latest products, technologies and services available in the advanced wireless market. Exhibitors will include numerous organizations, many of whom will be announcing new products during the event. Exhibitors are still being accepted. The Forum's annual Conference and Product Exposition provides exhibitors with an outstanding opportunity to reach partners and customers at all levels of the wireless value chain. This conference is the largest of its type focused on the reconfigurable radio community.

Wireless Innovation Forum Hosts Successful "SCA Next Rollout" Meeting

The Wireless Innovation Forum today announced that the details of 22 change proposals under consideration for the next release of the Software Communications Architecture (SCA) were presented at a joint meeting held with the JTRS Science and Technology Forum. This successful meeting furthered the Forum's mandate to act as the public liaison for the JPEO JTRS in the development of the next version of the SCA, and provided the first public access to many of the new features under discussion. The one and a half day meeting attracted more than 50 of the world's leading authorities on SCA technology including participants from Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Spain and the United States.

Leaders in Reconfigurable Radio to Provide Keynotes for SDR'10

The Wireless Innovation Forum, today announced an impressive lineup of keynote speakers for its SDR'10 Technical Conference and Product Exposition. The premier event for the reconfigurable radio community, SDR'10 will be held 30 November to 3 December in Washington, D.C. Each day of this conference will feature a different keynote speech presented by a recognized leader in the community on the challenges that exist in the commercial, public safety and defense sectors, and the role of software defined radio (SDR), cognitive radio (CR) and dynamic spectrum access (DSA) technologies in addressing those challenges.

Wireless Innovation Forum Opens Europe Office

The Wireless Innovation Forum today announced the opening of a European office, located in Brussels, to provide stronger support to its current European membership and the growing advanced wireless market in Europe.

Wireless Innovation Forum Members Set Operations Plan, Meeting Dates for FY2011

The Wireless Innovation Forum today announced the approval of its 2011 Operations Plan by its membership. The Plan includes eight top level objectives in support of the Forum's Strategic Plan.

New Keynote Added to SDR'10 Conference Lineup

Thomas Stroup, CEO, Shared Spectrum Company

Wireless Innovation Forum Announces Steering Group for Coordinating Committee on International Software Communications Architecture Standards

The Wireless Innovation Forum today announced the initial Steering Group for the Forum's Coordinating Committee on International Software Communications Architecture Standards (CC SCA). The CC SCA is a Technical Committee the Wireless Innovation Forum created to oversee the evolution and adoption, at the international level, of SCA standards for the development of software defined radios.

New Keynote Added to SDR'10 Lineup

Jorgen Lantto - Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Strategy, ST Ericsson

Wireless Innovation Forum Initiates SATCOM for Public Safety Project, Signs MOU with COST-TERRA Program at 66th Working Meeting in Mainz, Germany

The Wireless Innovation Forum approved a new project being prepared for the US Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency and first responder providers at its 66th General Meeting, June 21-23, 2010, in Mainz, Germany. Other meeting highlights included a signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the COST-TERRA program, finalization of a project proposal for SCA Certification Guide #2, finalization of a survey project and announcement of the location for next year's European Reconfigurable Radio Technologies event.

Wireless Innovation Forum and JTRS Announce SCA Next Roll-Out Meeting, 24-25 August, in Washington, DC

JSTeF and WINNF are cosponsoring this meeting to explore the publically releasable features of an "SCA Next" draft specification and to establish mechanisms for feedback and comments from Forum members and guests. Details of this meeting are still in development but please reserve these dates if the evolution of the SCA specification is important to you and your organization.