NSF Launches Spectrum Innovation Center
The National Science Foundation announced a $25 million investment over five years in SpectrumX, a spectrum innovation center to “address the growing demand for usage of the radio spectrum.” SpectrumX is made up of a coalition of 27 institutions led…
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by the University of Notre Dame, NSF said Tuesday. The FCC looks forward to working with the center, said acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. "Exploring creative mechanisms for spectrum management that will support new wireless technologies is a central focus of the FCC’s work -- and this forward-looking innovation center will enhance our capacity to fulfill this mission,” she said. The center will “develop new ways to share and manage the radio spectrum; act as a hub for collaboration among researchers, industry, government agencies and others; and develop the diverse workforce needed for future growth,” the foundation said.