InterDigital Invited by White House to Participate in Advanced Wireless Testbed Consortium
July 15 2016 - 6:05AM
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile technology research and
development company, is proud to announce it has been invited by
the White House to participate in the Advanced Wireless Testbed
Consortium (“AWT Consortium”).
The AWT Consortium is a groundbreaking public-private
partnership being led by US Ignite, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit inspired
by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the
National Science Foundation. The consortium will combine expertise
and funding from industry, academia and government to encourage the
development of next-generation wireless communications
technology.
Over the next five years, the AWT Consortium aims to deliver 60
next-generation wireless applications, as well as 200 community
test beds where applications can be researched, developed, tested,
refined and deployed. In addition to its support, InterDigital will
be contributing various technologies focused on backhaul, spectrum
management and bandwidth management to the consortium.
“The AWT Consortium will greatly accelerate U.S. wireless
research and innovation,” said William J. Merritt, President and
CEO of InterDigital. “By collaborating with industry experts to
help define and focus critical research areas, this consortium will
put advanced wireless technology into consumers’ hands faster.
Further, this collaboration among universities, the National
Science Foundation, and private industry will help educate, train
and nurture the next generation of wireless researchers.”
The AWT Consortium is expected to support research in areas such
as mmWave technology and dynamic spectrum, as well as help validate
cutting-edge technologies related to radio layers, sensors,
spectrum usage paradigms, and application performance.
About InterDigital®
InterDigital develops mobile technologies that are at the core
of devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve many of the
industry's most critical and complex technical challenges,
inventing solutions for more efficient broadband networks and a
richer multimedia experience years ahead of market deployment.
InterDigital has licenses and strategic relationships with many of
the world's leading wireless companies. Founded in 1972,
InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is included in the S&P
MidCap 400® index.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
InterDigital Contact:
Patrick Van de Wille
Email: patrick.vandewille@interdigital.com
+1 (858) 210-4814
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