The SDR Forum Announces Eight New Members from Research to Corporations

Business Wire, Feb 24, 2009

WASHINGTON -- The SDR Forum (http://www.sdrforum.org), a non-profit international industry association dedicated to promoting the success of next-generation radio technology, today announced the addition of eight new members since September, representing educational institutions as well as corporations and one consulting firm.

"The SDR Forum has long been, and continues to be, the center of mass for standards and architectures that drive the development of Software Defined and Cognitive Radios for the communications industry," says new member ViaSat's Bob Schutz. "ViaSat is committed to providing its commercial and military customers with state-of-the-art communications platforms. ViaSat's membership in The SDR Forum is an acknowledgement of this commitment and the continued value we see in the activities of The SDR Forum."

CEO Lee Pucker says the breadth of its membership reflects the breadth of the industry. "The SDR Forum promotes every aspect of software-defined and cognitive radio, from research through design, manufacture, and deployment. Our membership reflects that diversity and involvement all along the chain."

"The SDR Forum provides Kolodzy Consulting LLC the forum in which to address the regulatory and technical issues for next-generation radios," says Paul Kolodzy, owner of new member Kolodzy Consulting LLC. "The onset of more dynamic capabilities within radios and radio networks has created the need for such focused industry-led efforts."

New members are:

Aerospace Corporation (http://www.aero.org/) - Since 1960 The Aerospace Corporation has operated a federally funded research and development center in support of national-security, civil and commercial space programs. They are applying the leading technologies and the brightest minds in the industry to meet the challenges of space.

EID (http://www.eid.pt/) - Known by its role in Defense electronics and communications, EID has an important in-house design and development capability, which, together with a consistent industrial approach, makes it a reference in the field of professional communications systems and equipment.

Kolodzy Consulting (http://kolodzy.com/) - Kolodzy Consulting began in 2004 with the understanding that the telecommunications world, both for the government and commercial uses, has changed. Telecommunication ventures must include technology, policy, and economic strategies if they are to be successful in the 21st Century. Kolodzy Consulting is poised to assist clients in navigating these complex areas to a successful conclusion.

MIT Labs (http://www.mit.edu/) - MIT is a world-class educational institution. Teaching and research--with relevance to the practical world as a guiding principle--continue to be its primary purpose. MIT is independent, coeducational, and privately endowed. Its five schools and one college encompass numerous academic departments, divisions, and degree-granting programs, as well as interdisciplinary centers, laboratories, and programs whose work cuts across traditional departmental boundaries.

Stevens Institute of Technology (http://www.stevens.edu/sit/) - Stevens emphasizes three domains for academic excellence and research: security, nanotechnology and systems engineering. Within the Security domain Stevens was designated by US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as its lead research center of excellence for secure and resilient ports. Research technologies include passive detection of unauthorized divers, sonar, video and RF scene correlation and underwater communications. Also within the security domain, our post-quantum cryptography and quantum controls clusters are world-class. We also are an NSA information assurance center of excellence in research and education. In the nanotechnology domain we are world-class in nano-engineering of surfaces to enhance or mitigate natural bio-films. Also world-class in systems engineering, Stevens won the DoD competition for its systems engineering research center (SERC), the DoD University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) for systems engineering. Cross-cutting themes include cognitive systems from radios and robots to enterprises and multimedia sensory perception. Forbes designated Stevens #3 in the country in 2008 for return on research investments and we won the prestigious Jostens award for combined athletic and academic excellence.

TDK Corporation (http://www.tdk.com/) - TDK Corporation (NYSE: TDK), a leading global electronics company based in Japan, employs over 51,000 people worldwide. The company was established in 1935 to commercialize "ferrite," a key material in electronics and magnetics. TDK's current product line includes ferrite materials, electronic components, factory automation solutions, anechoic chambers & test systems, magnetic heads for hard disk drives (HDD) and power supplies. Net sales in FY08 were US$8.7 billion.

ViaSat (http://www.viasat.com/) - ViaSat produces innovative satellite and other digital communication products that enable fast, secure, and efficient communications to any location. ViaSat brings today's new communication applications to people out of reach of terrestrial networks, in both the commercial and government sectors, with a variety of networking products.