Collaboration Accelerates Deployment of Breakthrough Security Screening Solutions

McLean, VA / Wake Forest, NC (Oct. 4, 2022) Spectrohm, a company building novel radio frequency (RF) inspection technology, announced today it is partnering with the Wireless Research Center of North Carolina (WRC), the leading independent, private nonprofit research center dedicated to RF research and engineering.

Founded in 2018, Spectrohm uses RF to identify threats at the speed of commerce. Spectrohm’s partnership with WRC will leverage WRC’s unmatched capabilities to accelerate deployment of a high-speed, fully autonomous screening system for U.S. government customers that will image and identify potential threats in packages and mail.

“This partnership is a […]

WRC Continues Mission as a Catalyst for Entrepreneurship and Technology-based Economic Development

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (May 23, 2022) – The Wireless Research Center, a catalyst for technology-led economic development founded in Wake Forest in 2010, has opened offices in the downtown Wake Forest location of The Loading Dock.

The co-working space at 525 S. White Street opened in December. It includes 48 private offices, multiple conference rooms, and an event space for more than 200 people. The Wireless Research Center (WRC) joins the Wake Forest Business & Industry Partnership (WFBIP) and Wake Forest Area Chamber to anchor shared resources to support entrepreneurs and the creation of new companies and jobs.

The […]

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Grant Supports Development by Device Solutions, WRC, PBS North Carolina and NCDIT

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (May 16, 2022) In this era of 5G, IoT and everything digital, most fire and rescue agencies still use analog paging systems to dispatch and communicate with first responders. The need to upgrade a 70-year-old technology is dovetailing with the ongoing rollout of a new generation of television broadcast technology. A new statewide public safety system using North Carolina’s public television network is under development that could support public safety and emergency response agencies throughout the state.

The Wireless Research Center’s Government and Public Safety community initiative is providing a […]

WRC’s Connected Communities Initiative Recognized for Pioneering Programs to Bridge America’s Digital Gap

Wake Forest, N.C. and Winter Park, Colo. (Dec. 2, 2021)

Matthew Bauer, who leads Wireless Research Center’s Connected Communities initiative, will serve as the WRC’s representative and has been appointed as the WRC’s representative to serve a two-year term on the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s Communications Equity and Diversity Council (CEDC).

In appointing the WRC and Mr. Bauer, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel noted the focus of the CEDC is to make recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on advancing equity in the provision of and access to digital communication services and products. That goal is aligned with […]