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ITS is hosting a RIC Forum!
In collaboration with U.S. Department of Defense FutureG & 5G Office, ITS is hosting a RIC Forum March 27–28, 2024, where radio access network (RAN) Intelligent Controller (RIC) Application (App) vendors and universities can demonstrate viable RIC Apps and their use cases for the purposes of technical knowledge sharing. Presenters will showcase authentic RIC App demonstrations (not simulations) that measure and display the effects of their xApps or rApps on a 5G Open RAN network. Click here for more details ...
News
November 13, 2023
The goal of the two-year 5G Challenge was to accelerate the adoption of 5G open interfaces, interoperable subsystems,...
May 25, 2023
Until June 2, 2023, expert researchers from ITS are in Geneva, Switzerland, where they are collaborating with colleagues from all over the world to reach consensus about improvements to the International Telecommunication...
Recent Publications
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Journal Article : Wideband Audio Waveform Evaluation Networks: Efficient, Accurate Estimation of Speech Qualities November 2023, Andrew A. Catellier; Stephen D. Voran. Speech quality and speech intelligibility can vary dramatically across the wide range of currently available telecommunications systems, devices, and operating environments. This creates a strong dema...
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NTIA Special Publication SP-23-570: Further 5G In-Air Field-Strength Measurements for Radar Altimeter Research September 2023, Frank H. Sanders; Kenneth Tilley; Geoffrey A. Sanders. Ongoing NTIA/ITS research shows that it can be possible for 5G base stations to safely co-exist with safety-of-life radar altimeters. This video is a follow up to SP-22-560, “5G In-Air Field-Strengt...
This Month in ITS History
November 1920: First Scheduled Commercial Radio Broadcast
On November 2, 1920 Frank Conrad broadcast the election results from the Harding-Cox election (Harding won 37 of 48 states). Conrad was a ham radio operator who worked with radio manufacturer Westinghouse to set up KDKA in Pittsburgh. It was the first of its kind, but it echoed the successes of the National Bureau of Standards (BS) WWV station which had begun occasional experimental broadcasts in May. KDKA’s broadcast was a success, and soon radio stations were popping up all around the country. The NBS Radio Section supported the booming industry. Radio Section researchers tested materials for radio parts, and antenna shapes. At the request of broadcasters, they created standards for radio ...