A group of public and private-sector partners has developed a nationwide, standardized and interoperable digital emergency paging system that transmits voice, data, images, video and GIS over NextGen TV, or the ATSC 3.0 public broadcasting standard for digital broadcasting. Partners include PBS North Carolina, technology engineering company Device Solutions, broadcast media company Triveni Digital and the Wireless Research Center of North Carolina.

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PBS North Carolina video about helping first responders. WRC helping commercialize new digital paging system technology.

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Wireless Research Center is an independent nonprofit to bridge the gap between research and commercialization and bring the next generation of products and services to market. WRC supports wireless innovation and applied research, accelerating development, simulation, testing and certification of antenna, and wireless technologies from network infrastructure to connected devices and sensors. Visit www.wrc-nc.org.

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This month marks the first anniversary of the Virginia Smart Community Testbed, a local program to assist technology-based startups. The program was developed through a partnership between Virginia’s Stafford County, the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC) and OST. … It also works with the RIoT accelerator, which helps startups with the internet of things (IoT) technology develop their products and get them to market.

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A Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded to engineering firm Device Solutions supports the applied research through the Wireless Research Center, PBS North Carolina (formerly UNC-TV) and the N.C. Department of Information Technology (NCDIT).

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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 forum for collaboration to develop a prototype digital paging system.
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… a team of engineers is exploring the possibility of using data found in 5G wireless signals to measure a key factor in the early detection of tornadoes. The group is part of a nonprofit test lab and engineering consulting firm called the Wireless Research Center.
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Cubic Nuvotronics will support the DoD’s ‘5G to Next G’ Program which was established to accelerate the implementation of wireless communications for the military. … Cubic Nuvotronics will work with the US Army PEO STRI and Joint Base Lewis-McChord and industry partners including Nokia and the Wireless Research Center (WRC) over a period of three years on the project.
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