Setting the Standard

24.03 6G Working Group with Colby Harper

Hello and welcome to Setting the Standard, the podcast about wireless radio standards creation from the Wireless Innovation Forum.  I'm your host and Communications Director of the Forum, Stephanie Hamill.  In this episode, I'm talking with Colby Harper of Pathfinder Wireless, chair of the  Forum's new 6G Working Group to explain how the group started and where it's going. Timestamps: 0:45 How the 6G WG began and what is Sharing Native 6G? 1:35 6G WG project rundown, and the Forum's technology agnostic approach, with some info. on our alliances. 4:00 The goals of the group, highlighting some of our collaborations and mobile on the go sharing. 7:50 More on Sharing Native 6G and transitioning from 5G. 9:18 A personal appeal from Colby to make an impact on the development of 6G.   To learn more about Forum membership: https://www.wirelessinnovation.org/benefits-of-membership [https://www.wirelessinnovation.org/benefits-of-membership]   Join us at the International Spectrum Sharing Workshop, 26-27 June 2024, in Reston, Virginia: https://www.wirelessinnovation.org/international-spectrum-sharing-workshop [https://www.wirelessinnovation.org/international-spectrum-sharing-workshop]

24.02 AFC Test Harness with Austin Egbert (Baylor) and Mark Gibson (CommScope)

Hello and welcome to Setting the Standard, the podcast about wireless radio standards creation from the Wireless Innovation Forum.  I'm your host and Communications Director of the Forum, Stephanie Hamill.  In this episode, I'm talking with Austin Egbert of Baylor University, coder of the  new AFC Test Harness and Mark Gibson of CommScope our 6 Ghz Committee Chair. The two worked tirelessly to bring the 6 GHz Band to operation, recently approved by the FCC. Timestamps: 1:00 Austin: what brought about the creation of the test harness; talk of the R&O, requirements, and more (automating 128 test vectors!!). 2:37 Mark: reflections on the CBRS experience in comparison, AFC being simpler. 3:55 Austin: an expansion on why AFC was simpler than CBRS, and what makes them different, with one aspect that made it more complicated (e.g. power levels). 5:00 Mark: DoD participation, test lab participation. 6:20 Impact of the test harness, simplicity of it, ease and speed of the system in comparison to the SAS experience. 8:00 Austin: on the modular nature, lots of tools and functionality. 9:15 Mark: Lessons learned and how this tool was made to be replicatable and repeatable for future use. Links: https://6ghz.wirelessinnovation.org [https://6ghz.wirelessinnovation.org] AFC FAQ: https://groups.wirelessinnovation.org/wg/6-GHz-Cmte-SG/wiki/afc-faq  [https://groups.wirelessinnovation.org/wg/6-GHz-Cmte-SG/wiki/afc-faq] Join our mailing list:  https://mailchi.mp/wirelessinnovation/email-sign-up [https://mailchi.mp/wirelessinnovation/email-sign-up]   About Baylor University SMART Hub  The Hub for Spectrum Management with Adaptive and Reconfigurable Technology (SMART Hub) is a multi-disciplinary collaborative directed by Baylor University that is working to solve tomorrow’s wireless spectrum issues today. SMART Hub’s researchers, engineers, and economic and policy experts are developing next-generation technologies and techniques for unprecedented spectrum agility to enable a revolution in how the world uses the wireless spectrum. For more information, visit SMART Hub’s website at https://spectrumsmart.org [https://spectrumsmart.org/]. Visit https://www.WirelessInnovation.org [https://www.WirelessInnovation.org] to learn more or email info@wirelessinnovation.org to get involved today!

24.01 2023 in Review with Lee Pucker

Happy New Year! This is Setting the Standard, the podcast about wireless radio standards creation from the Wireless Innovation Forum.  I'm your host and Communications Director of the Forum, Stephanie Hamill.  In this episode, we are reflecting on the work of Forum members in 2023 with CEO Lee Pucker and taking a peek at projects on the horizon. Timestamps: 0:49 2023 General member activity recap, nearly 100 contributions, dozens of documents published, new software, and more! 1:30 6 GHz Committee recap 3:37 CBRS Committee recap 7:10 SDS Committee recap 9:00 Wireless Innovation Committee recap 12:35 What's on the horizon? 15:00 General meeting in June! Reserve some time now to join. Links: Forum Press Releases: https://www.wirelessinnovation.org/forum-news 6 Ghz Standards Library: https://6ghz.wirelessinnovation.org/work-group-products CBRS Standards Library: https://cbrs.wirelessinnovation.org CBRS Infographic:  https://cbrs.wirelessinnovation.org/inside-the-cbrs-ecosystem SDS Standards Library: https://sds.wirelessinnovation.org/specifications-and-recommendations Join our mailing list:  https://mailchi.mp/wirelessinnovation/email-sign-up Visit https://www.WirelessInnovation.org to learn more or email info@wirelessinnovation.org to get involved today!

23.03 6 CBRS Workshops with Preston Marshall

Hello and welcome to Setting the Standard, the podcast about wireless radio standards creation from the Wireless Innovation Forum. Want to know the latest about the CBRS and 6 Ghz bands, the SCA or any other advanced radio technologies hot topic? You're in the right place. I'm your host and Communications Director of the Forum, Stephanie Hamill.  In this episode, I talk with CBRS Committee Co-Chair Preston Marshall about our virtual CBRS Workshops coming in September. What makes these workshops different than our others? Preston tells us why. Timestamps: 00:46 Overview of workshop 1: What are the Challenges with CBRS?  What prompted the creation of the workshops? 03:00 Who will be there? 03:20 What makes it unique? 04:04 A little more on the speakers 05:00 How about that roundtable? 05:50 This will be interactive! Bring your questions. 06:30 Realtime Awareness of Radio Environment - Sensing Vs. Informing … time to geek it out! A discussion on the differences, history, what has been done, and more. 08:25 Who will be there 09:10 This will be the first workshop ever where … 10:40 Another roundtable! 12:10 Looking for the wisdom from the crowd, so come ready to provide your opinion   Visit https://cbrs.wirelessinnovation.org/cbrs-fall-2023-workshops [https://cbrs.wirelessinnovation.org/cbrs-fall-2023-workshops] to learn more or email info@wirelessinnovation.org to get involved today!

23.02 6 GHz Update with Mark Gibson

Hello and welcome to Setting the Standard, the podcast about wireless radio standards creation from the Wireless Innovation Forum. Want to know the latest about the CBRS and 6 Ghz bands, the SCA or any other advanced radio technologies hot topic? You're in the right place. I'm your host and Communications Director of the Forum, Stephanie Hamill. In this episode, we are getting an update on the 6 GHz ecosystem with Forum President and Chair Mark Gibson. Mark serves also serves as Chair of the 6 GHz Committee. Timestamps: 0:44 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G44z2tBaLI&t=44s] Where are we now? What is the timeline for Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) approval? 2:04 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G44z2tBaLI&t=124s] What's in play? More on the KDB or Knowledge Database (see the Forum's response in the links below). 4:25 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G44z2tBaLI&t=265s] Next step in AFC certification: the FCC's Public Notice. 5:04 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G44z2tBaLI&t=304s] What is this new Public Trial phase? 6:20 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G44z2tBaLI&t=380s] What's the difference between Public Trial and Initial Commercial Development (ICD)? How long do each last? 8:23 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G44z2tBaLI&t=503s] After approval, then what? Referencing some lessons learned from CBRS. Be sure to check back in a few months for an updated interview as well! Lots going on between now and September! Links: Forum's 6 GHz page, with standards, timelines and more: https://6GHz.WirelessInnovation.org [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbENsQVpsSWNjTkJySGtLVEVBNXBHSUxxMzFoQXxBQ3Jtc0ttNWh3cXd4aGIzSWxHdXFVZXAwd0tuZ1lNTUVQWDEtbGlESnF3VHVoVURYdF9oREd0VXBaVmZCQWlrVDlBZTZ4dTk0MWFsNjlYYmFWWm01SFRrOU5rb2hCZENRYmhlQWRJU3VVaDhUaFpycHNZSlZ6dw&q=https%3A%2F%2F6GHz.WirelessInnovation.org%2F&v=8G44z2tBaLI]. Visit https://www.WirelessInnovation.org [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjNndG5FLXVWaXJycGxyRlI1OGExR0R1b2ZCZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttZGFaaVZXTnBDTFpYdjNEMENncVlMY3d1cUxIZUxueGxWWWpjT01tUlQ4cGRLQW1DRzlOM1pQT2VZci1lbV9KaTNOTU9MVEV1WThVVHRUTk9SYXVjS2FUeHRtdUpUOEk3eGxSV3VhWkY0Y2JVVU92bw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.WirelessInnovation.org%2F&v=8G44z2tBaLI] to learn more or email info@wirelessinnovation.org to get involved today!