Global Perspectives on Spectrum Sharing

In this episode, I'm talking with Prakash Moorut, Regulatory Advisor of the  Forum about the upcoming webinar on Global Perspectives on Spectrum Sharing, hosted by his organization Shure.

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HDSS TG with Andrew Clegg

In this episode, I'm talking with Andrew Clegg of Google, chair of the  Forum's new Highly Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Task Group to explain how the group started and where it's going.

 

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0:41  A bit of background on the group and how it fits into the National Spectrum Strategy, including its applicability the 3.1 GHz band.
2:00 The main goal of the group and how the WInnForum fits in to the NSS, using the CBRS and 6 GHz bands as a basis.
3:30 The two stages of the group's scope.
4:15 Some deadlines and date goals with some name drops of stakeholders.
5:10 Who needs to get involved beyond the Forum members: all the stakeholders taking place in the sharing. Sounds like you or your organization? How do you want to employ in this band?
8:30 How you can get involved.





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6GWG with Colby Harper

In this episode, I'm talking with Colby Harper of Pathfinder Wireless, chair of the  Forum's new 6G Working Group to explain how the group started and where it's going.

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AFC Test Harness

In this episode, I'm talking with Austin Egbert of Baylor University, coder of the  new AFC Test Harness and Mark Gibson of CommScope our 6 Ghz Committee Chair. The two worked tirelessly to bring the 6 GHz Band to operation, recently approved by the FCC.

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1:00 Austin: what brought about the creation of the test harness; talk of the R&O, requirements, and more (automating 128 test vectors!!).
2:37 Mark: reflections on the CBRS experience in comparison, AFC being simpler.
3:55 Austin: an expansion on why AFC was simpler than CBRS, and what makes them different, with one aspect that made it more complicated (e.g. power levels).
5:00 Mark: DoD participation, test lab participation.
6:20 Impact of the test harness, simplicity of it, ease and speed of the system in comparison to the SAS experience.
8:00 Austin: on the modular nature, lots of tools and functionality.
9:15 Mark: Lessons learned and how this tool was made to be replicatable and repeatable for future use.






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2023 in Review with Lee Pucker

In this episode, we are reflecting on the work of Forum members in 2023 with CEO Lee Pucker and taking a peek at projects on the horizon.

 

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CBRS Workshops with Preston Marshall

In this episode, I talk with CBRS Committee Co-Chair Preston Marshall about our virtual CBRS Workshops coming in September. What makes these workshops different than our others? Preston tells us why.

 

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6 GHz Update with Mark Gibson

In this episode, we are getting an update on the 6 GHz ecosystem with Forum President and Chair Mark Gibson. Mark serves also serves as Chair of the 6 GHz Committee.

 

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2022 in Review with Lee Pucker

In this episode, we are talking with Forum CEO Lee Pucker about all things WInnForum in 2022. 

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New Tech Talk Series with Andy Clegg

In this episode, we are talking with Dr. Andy Clegg of Google about a new webinar series called Tech Talks that highlight truly exciting and ground-breaking advances in wireless communications.

 

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Forum Launches New Project for Beyond Visual Line of Sight Drones

In this episode, we are talking with Dr. Yifeng Zhou of Communications Research Center Canada, about an exciting new International project for drones operating beyond the visual light of sight of the pilot, or BVLOS(pronounced beevloss) drones.

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0:46 How did the BVLOS Project come to be?
1:50 Some of the benefits of BVLOS drones.
2:00 Applications of BVLOS drones (Amazon delivery anyone?).
2:58 Barriers to BVLOS drones (time for hoop jumping!).
4:28 Potential problems with BVLOS drones.
5:30 Where the importance of wireless communications comes in.
6:10 About the mandates of the group.
6:36 End goal and a bit of the group's focus points.
9:30 A bit on the bands involved.
12:25 Potential impact of the work.
13:15 Impacted industries (aviation, manufacturers, suppliers, and more!)
14:15 Interested? How to get involved.











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Forum launches exciting new European project with ETSI

In this episode, we are talking with the Forum's Chief Regulatory Officer Prakash Moorut of Shure, about an exciting new International project for the Forum on Automated and Dynamic Spectrum Access for Scalable and On-Demand Private Networks.

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A Look Back at 2021 and a Look Forward into 2022

Today I'm talking to WInnForum CEO Lee Pucker, taking a look back at a few of the Forum's 2021 Highlights and looking forward into what our members are working on in 2022.

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WInnComm 2021: Day Three Special Edition

Hello and welcome to Setting the Standard, the podcast about wireless radio standards creation from the Wireless Innovation Forum. Today we have a special episode outlining the Day three of the Forum's virtual summit WInnComm 2021, featuring sessions on SDS Standards, Drones, International Regulations, and the Top Ten Most Wanted Wireless Innovations, with endnotes by John Chapin and Nick Laneman.

 

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WInnComm 2021: Day Two Special Edition

Hello and welcome to Setting the Standard, the podcast about wireless radio standards creation from the Wireless Innovation Forum. Today we have a special episode outlining the Day two of the Forum's virtual summit WInnComm 2021, featuring a keynote by Martha Suarez of the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance, Forum Project Updates with President John Glossner and sessions on 6 GHz Commercialization and Protection of Passive Services in Radio Spectrum.

 

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WInnComm 2021: Day One Special Edition

Today we have a special episode outlining the Day one of the Forum's virtual summit WInnComm 2021, featuring keynotes by Scott Patrick of the NTIA, Ira Keltz of the FCC and Col. Andrew P Martin of the USAF. In addition to the keynotes we have sessions on Software Defined Systems, the 3 GHz Band and Methods of Sharing. I will be speaking with Ken Dingman from L3Harris, Mark Gibson of Commscope, and John Glossner of Optimum Semiconductor Technologies about these sessions.

 

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All about ESCs

In this episode, I'm talking about ESCs with Andy Clegg, Forum CTO and Chair of SSC WG1, John Glossner, Chair of the TG assigned to work on ESC Impact Technical Report, and Mark Gibson, Vice Chair of Forum, and ESC network operator.

 

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Reviving The Forum's Regulatory Advisory Committee

In this episode, I'm talking with the Forum's Chief Regulatory Officer Prakash Moorut, Senior Director of Spectrum & Regulatory Affairs for Shure, about the our Regulatory Advisory Committee. The group had been inactive for a time and Prakash revived it to tackle a variety of spectrum related topics with representatives from around the globe.

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The Forum's Drone SIG

In this episode, I'm talking with John Glossner of Optimum SemiConductor Technologies and Louise Lamont of CRC Canada, about the Forum's Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle Wireless Networking, or Drone for shorthand, Special Interest Group. The group is currently work putting together a report on the Technological State of the Industry on Wireless Drone Networking.

 

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TR-1014 6 GHz foundational document

In this episode, we are talking with Navin Hatharimani of Nokia, about the Forum's 6 GHz Operational and Functional Requirements document, TR-1014, which sets the stage for operations in the band. 

For more information on the Forum's 6 GHz Committee: https://6GHz.WirelessInnovation.org 

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Spring 2021 Committee Update

Today I'm talking with WInnForum CEO, Lee Pucker who provides an update on the Forum's four Committees' projects and a window into a few projects on the horizon.

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