For information on the Forum's current projects, please visit our committee pages: Spectrum Sharing CommitteeThe Spectrum Sharing Committee serves as a common industry and government standards body to support the development and advancement of spectrum sharing technologies based on the three-tier architecture proposed for the 3.5 GHz (CBRS Band) rulemaking activities. While the CBRS band is the main focus on the initial activities, the Wireless Innovation Forum aims to advance this technology for all applicable spectrum bands that can benefit from it. This Committee is intended to facilitate the interpretation and implementation of FCC rulemaking to a level that allows industry and government parties to collaborate on implementation of a common, efficient, well functioning ecosystem around this technology. The main activities that conducted in the committee include:
Software Defined Systems Committee:The Software Defined Systems (SDS) Committee focuses on projects in standards creation for software architectures, application programming interfaces, test and certification, including:
Management and oversight of this committee is provided by a Steering Group working in collaboration with an Advisory Council.
NEW! 6GHz Committee:The 6 GHz Committee (6GHzC) is a committee of The Wireless Innovation Forum that will serve as an industry body to study and specify sharing arrangements in spectrum designated for unlicensed operation within all or part of the 6 GHz band (5925-7125 MHz). The Committee will provide technical input to inform the FCC’s 6 GHz rulemaking and will facilitate the interpretation and implementation of the rulemaking that allows industry and regulators to collaborate on implementation of a common, efficient and well-functioning 6 GHz ecosystem. The initial activities to be conducted by the Committee include:
The approach to the committee’s work will emphasize the technical aspects of sharing while simplifying interfaces and requirements. This is done to advance innovative and competitive sharing approaches and to increase deployment speed of AFC systems. The Committee is ultimately a standards and technical implementation forum for industry stakeholders and developers of the spectrum-sharing technologies. The Committee will not address policy-making or liability management but may occasionally make formal technical recommendations to the FCC or other regulatory bodies following the Forum’s standard policies and procedures. The participants of this Committee should include, but not be limited to, the following:
Advanced Technologies Committee:The role of the Committee on Spectrum Innovation is to advocate for the innovative utilization of spectrum, and advancing radio technologies that support essential or critical communications:
Management and oversight of this committee is provided by a Steering Group working in collaboration with a Regulatory Advisory Committee. The Steering Group is comprised of the Forum’s Officers, and is responsible for drafting the Forum’s “Top 10 Most Wanted Wireless Innovations” list and setting the Forum’s “Advocacy Agenda” based on member input. These documents will be distributed to the members of the Forum for ballot following the Forum’s standard process. Additional information on ongoing projects can be found in the Forum's Operations Plan. Information on policies and procedures followed by these groups in developing reports, recommendations and specifications can be found here A complete listing of the work products developed by these groups can be found in the Forum's Document Library |