Member Benefits
If you belong to an organization that is driving technology innovation in commercial, civil and defense communications around the world then you need to be a part of the Wireless Innovation Forum. With over 100 member organizations including radio manufactures, their partners and suppliers, acquisition authorities, service providers, operators, standards bodies, researchers and regulatory agencies, the Wireless Innovation Forum provides a singular venue to advance software defined radio, cognitive radio and dynamic spectrum access technologies, to educate and influence decision makers at all levels of the wireless value chain, and to drive changes that will address emerging wireless communications requirements through the enhanced value, reduced total life cost of ownership and timely deliver of standardized families of products, technologies, and services.But don’t just take it from us. Here’s what our members have to say:
“The Wireless Innovation Forum has long been, and continues to be, the center of mass for standards and architectures that drive the development of Software Defined and Cognitive Radios for the communications industry,” says ViaSat’s Bob Schutz. “ViaSat is committed to providing its commercial and military customers with state of the art communications platforms. ViaSat’s membership in The Wireless Innovation Forum is an acknowledgement of this commitment and the continued value, we see in the activities of The Wireless Innovation Forum.”
“As a research center advancing SDR technology, we feel that the Wireless Innovation Forum is the place to be,” says Liesbet Van der Perre, science director Nomadic Embedded Systems at IMEC. “Now that SDR technology is entering the consumer markets, the Wireless Innovation Forum has grown into a worldwide community of interested parties. For us, it is a valuable community where we can exchange ideas with users, operators and electronics companies alike. Moreover, the momentum and enthusiasm in the Wireless Innovation Forum will give us valuable input to the next generation of Cognitive Radios that we are investigating.”
Actions speak louder than words. More proof can be found in our members accomplishments:
Wireless Innovation Forum members have initiated and led multiple work efforts that promote their organization’s specific objectives. Efforts include defining reference architectures that are in use around the world today, …
- Software Radio Architecture (Published in 1999 and the basis for the Software Communications Architecture (SCA))
- Base Station Reference Architecture (Published in 2002)
- Commercial Handset Reference Architecture (Published in 2004)
- Cognitive Radio Reference Architecture (Published in 2006)
… in creating specifications defining application programming interfaces for subsystems such as Smart Antennas or RF Transceivers that promote an ecosystem of vendors with interoperable technologies and thus reduce cost and time to market for wireless equipment manufacturers, …
… and defining the use cases and requirements for SDR and Cognitive Radio technologies in addressing the needs of the public safety community:
- Software Defined Radio Technology for Public Safety
- Use Cases for Cognitive Applications in Public Safety Communications Systems - Volume 1: Review of the 7 July Bombing of the London Underground
- Use Cases for Cognitive Applications in Public Safety Communications Systems Volume 2 - Chemical Plant Explosion Scenario
Outputs from these and other related efforts are often used by the Wireless Innovation Forum to promote our member companies positions throughout the advanced wireless community. This includes interacting with government organizations and regulatory bodies world wide, providing Recommendations such as these, which were recently submitted to NASA, the FCC and the ITU:
- Support for “Three Category” Approach for Software Communications Architecture (SCA) Standards
- Comments of the SDR Forum on the FCC's Innovation Notice of Inquiry
- Working Document Towards a Preliminary Draft New Report on Cognitive Radio in Land Mobile Service
- Considerations and Recommendations for Software Defined Radio Technologies for the 700 MHz Public/Private Partnership
- Comments on NASA Space Telecommunications Radio System (STRS)
"The Wireless Innovation Forum provides Kolodzy Consulting LLC the forum in which to address the regulatory and technical issues for next generation radios,” says Paul Kolodzy, of Kolodzy Consulting LLC. “The onset of more dynamic capabilities within radios and radio networks has created the need for such focused industry-led efforts."
In addition to “in-house” projects, the Wireless Innovation Forum also partners with leading standards organizations, such as the IEEE, ETSI, the OMG and radio technology programs such as E3 and JTRS, minimizing the cost to our members in influencing the development of a broad range of relevant technologies and standards through participation in a single industry association.
You also accrue other benefits from Wireless Innovation Forum membership:
- As a member, you will have access to the Forum’s commissioned Market Studies on subjects such as the Cellular Industry, WiMAX, Public Safety and Cognitive Radio
- You will receive up to date information on opportunities and news releases within the SDR community through the Forum’s bi-weekly “SDR News and Opportunities” reports
- You will receive discounts on relevant market studies, conferences, and publications: Member Discount page
- You will have opportunities for marketing and public relations through the Forum’s Workshops and Technical Conference
- You can advertise your product/service on our Products and Services Directory page
- You can network with other Wireless Innovation Forum members on our LinkedIn Group
Perhaps most importantly for many of our member representatives – joining the Forum allows you to network with the leaders in the advanced wireless community: network with potential customers to explore new business opportunities, network with potential competitors to gain insight into how you can differentiate your products and services, and network with potential suppliers, allowing you to influence their requirements and thus reduce your overall R&D costs.
"Membership in Wireless Innovation Forum reinforces our corporate and engineering commitment to the advancement of digital radio technologies" said Jeff Westra, VP of Engineering for Xenotran." Xenotran's core expertise includes digital signal processing, waveform development, and software defined radio implementations. Being part of the Wireless Innovation Forum enables Xenotran to actively participate in this exciting community."
A complete explanation of member benefits can be found here.
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