NC State to lead research aimed at creating a more flexible and adaptable 5G network

Sept. 18, 2019 Fifth generation (5G) wireless networks hold promise to be as much as 10 times more efficient than current 4G networks, with faster speeds and higher capacity to support many more data connections than previously possible.

To ensure the nation’s leadership in 5G, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and an industry consortium have invested $100 million over the next seven years to build specialized wireless networks for U.S. researchers to test new ways of increasing wireless speed and capacity.

North Carolina’s Research Triangle region has been selected to host the third wireless platform.

“The […]

Public Invited to Join Discussion with IoT Experts at Mindspace

Keynote: IoT—4th Industrial Revolution or a Cybersecurity Armageddon?

Washington D.C. (Sept. 12, 2019) – From smart city projects to cybersecurity, discover the IoT trends fostering the thriving DC ecosystem. A former White House cybersecurity official and entrepreneur with a venture capital firm will deliver the keynote presentation.

RIoT, a community of technologists, engineers, business leaders, academics, policy makers and entrepreneurs who have a role in the Internet of Things of connected devices, will host the event to explore about IoT is shaping the next generation of government and military technology.

IoT entrepreneurs and industry experts will share how they’re innovating, showcasing emerging […]

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (Sept. 3, 2019) – The Wireless Research Center, in honor and memoriam to Larry Steffann, is supporting the Rotary Club’s new Launch Rolesville and the Launch Wake Forest programs to help entrepreneurs start and expand businesses.

Steffann served as a general manager of the WRC from 2013 until his death from illness in 2018. He was a serial entrepreneur including working with two companies with successful “exits” through an initial public offering (IPO) and a corporate acquisition. He was a co-founder of RIoT, the WRC’s economic development initiative to establish partnerships and collaboration for the Internet of Things (IoT) that has grown to include more than […]