WAKE FOREST, N.C. – July 22, 2026 – The Wireless Research Center (WRC) recognizes Representative Mike Schietzelt for his leadership in securing a $500,000 state investment to support the development of shared-access, secure research infrastructure.

As a founding co-chair of the National Security Technology and Innovation Caucus in the North Carolina General Assembly, Representative Schietzelt has played a key role in advancing initiatives that strengthen North Carolina’s defense innovation ecosystem, expand partnerships with the Department of Defense, and promote long-term economic growth across the state.

The investment marks a significant milestone in positioning North Carolina as a premier destination for Department of Defense research, technology transition, and advanced manufacturing, […]

Collaboration Accelerates Deployment of Breakthrough Security Screening Solutions

McLean, VA / Wake Forest, NC 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 gamechanger for Spectrohm,” commented […]

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

WAKE FOREST, N.C. – 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 WRC has helped […]

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

WAKE FOREST, N.C. 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 forum for collaboration […]

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 […]

The Advanced Mobility Collective Partners with the Colorado Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting to Foster Collaboration

Winter Park, Colo. (Nov. 15, 2021)

The Advanced Mobility Collective has launched the first of its kind ForestTech Center. The Center and partners will foster collaboration to assemble “system of systems solutions” addressing the specific needs of wildland firefighters and forest managers to mitigate, detect, suppress and recover from wildfires.

The ForestTech Center is a catalyst for public and private organizations to implement and accelerate in-field, operational testing for review and adoption by the Colorado Center of Excellence for Aerial Technology Firefighting (CoE). Experts and researchers will establish […]

Wireless Research Center Completes Successful Proof of Concept Experiment for NOAA, Seeks Funding to Support Commercialization

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (June 22, 2021)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Severe Storm Laboratory contracted with the Wireless Research Center to conduct applied research to enable potentially improved weather predictions using cellular network signals to measure humidity.

The WRC completed a year-long project demonstrating the proof of concept for signals from existing 4G base stations to provide humidity measurements. The same technique also works with 5G base stations. The process uses existing information within 4G and 5G signals to monitor signal amplitude and phase to measure humidity along the path from the […]

SAS Consultant Jim Trogdon Joins AMC Board of Advisors, Katy Salamati Joins AMC Experts in Residence

WAKE FOREST, N.C. and CARY, N.C. (June 1, 2021)

SAS, the leader in analytics, joined the Advanced Mobility Collective, a nonprofit global community fostering new mobility and transportation services for people and freight.

SAS joins a growing number of business and government partners in The Collective to accelerate new uses of vehicles on the ground, in the air and at sea – all moving toward autonomous vehicles and systems. Jim Trogdon, who orchestrated many advanced mobility initiatives as the leader of the N.C. Department of Transportation, is a SAS principal transportation consultant for the U.S. […]

Data Science and Analytics Firm Lifescale Analytics Joins Advanced Mobility Collective

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (Dec. 14, 2020)

Geospatial data is driving new advanced mobility and transportation solutions for cargo and people, unleashing machine learning and artificial intelligence as transportation breaks into the third dimension.

Lifescale Analytics, a data science and analytics firm headquartered in Roseville, Minn., joined the Advanced Mobility Collective in its mission to help accelerate the innovative use of autonomous air and ground vehicles. The Advanced Mobility Collective is a community for collaboration to bring new mobility services to life, including autonomous air and ground vehicles. The Collective is a nonprofit […]

Architecture and Urban Planning Firm JDavis Joins Advanced Mobility Collective

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (Nov. 16, 2020)

JDavis, an architecture and urban planning firm, joined the Advanced Mobility Collective in its mission to help accelerate the innovative use of autonomous air and ground vehicles.

The firm, with offices in Raleigh and Philadelphia, will collaborate with the broad range of members of The Collective to envision how the design of buildings and surrounding areas will support advanced mobility.

“The Collective is gathering all stakeholders around a common vision,” said JDavis Partner and Technical Director Matt Ansley. “We are already collaborating with members of The Collective to explore how to incorporate innovative building design and […]