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Investing in North Carolina’s Defense Industrial Base. Protecting America’s Future.
We are grateful to North Carolina Representative Mike Schietzelt for his leadership, advocacy, and support of the Wireless Research Center (WRC), and for recognizing the critical role North Carolina can play in strengthening our nation’s defense industrial base.
This $500,000 investment represents far more than funding for research infrastructure. It is […]
NextGen TV, pagers transmit enhanced emergency data to responders
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 […]
WRC helping commercialize new digital paging system technology.
PBS North Carolina video about helping first responders. WRC helping commercialize new digital paging system technology.
About WRC
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. […]
One year later, here’s how the Virginia Smart Community Testbed is helping local startups
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 […]
North Carolina Deploys Statewide Paging System Using Next-Generation TV
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 […]
Government and Public Safety Community Developing New N.C. Digital Statewide Paging System with NextGen TV
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 […]
Research nonprofit advances N.C. wireless startups
WRC will not only tell you how well your wireless device is working, but also help solve problems. But it doesn’t want to own a share of your patents. That is a big deal. “You can come and talk […]
FCC designates Raleigh as ‘Innovation Zone’ in boost for data, drone efforts
“When WRC and RIoT formed, we recognized the opportunity for the greater RTP region to be the hub of the Data Economy, in the same way that Silicon Valley became the hub of the internet age,” (RIoT Executive Director Tom) Snyder says. […]
Wake Forest research could lead to better, sooner tornado warnings
When a tornado threatens, an extra minute of warning could mean the difference between life and death. … Ongoing research from a Wake Forest organization could play an important role in improving severe weather forecasts.
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How 5G May Improve Early Warnings of Severe Weather
… 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 […]
Cubic Nuvotronics to Develop an Ultra-High Performance 5G Transceiver for Military Applications (working with WRC)
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 […]
Nonprofit Wireless Research Center is connecting communities through innovation – here’s how
WAKE FOREST – Flying cars are nearly visible on the horizon. Drones are delivering medical supplies. Autonomous vehicles are at work on farms. Wireless connectivity undergirds new products and services, many shaped by a novel nonprofit unifying and empowering connected communities […]
How Raleigh-based nonprofit RIoT is boosting entrepreneurship and job growth in the city
RIoT was founded in 2014 as part of the larger nonprofit Wireless Research Center … which works to advance wireless technology innovation. … RIoT’s programs help entrepreneurs start companies and established businesses grow through new technology adoption, all of which creates new […]
Next Gen TV Could Be Another Tool in Public Safety Arsenal
In this era of highly advanced technology, some fire and EMS agencies still use paging systems to communicate about incidents. The communication is often sequential in nature and not the best avenue […]
Wireless Research Center’s CEO attempts to demystify 5G
The WRC has been supporting the adoption of various aspects of 5G technologies to solve complex wireless challenges across several market sectors. … We’re testing everything from on-body medical devices, wearable devices, all the way up to cellular devices […]
Startups continue to relocate to Wake Forest’s Wireless Research Center
Green Stream Technologies, an environmental monitoring company originally founded in Norfolk, Virginia, is the latest startup to relocate its headquarters to the Wireless Research Center (WRC) in Wake Forest, quickly transforming the sleepy college town into another tech hub.