L-3 Communications has joined the NYU WIRELESS research center as an industrial affiliate sponsor and board member. L-3 is a leading aerospace and defense company with technical expertise and best-in-class products in many areas, including secure and networked communications, microwave, RF, and telemetry.  According to Dr. Randal Sylvester, Chief Technologist for L-3’s Communication Systems-West unit, investing in NYU WIRELESS was an easy choice to make. “When partnering with academia, we seek programs with exceptionally strong research capabilities in emerging fields who can produce students capable of solving difficult problems”  said Dr. Sylvester.  “The groundbreaking research in circuit design, video signaling, and millimeter wave communications at NYU WIRELESS will be an asset to L-3, and facilitate business growth.”

“L-3 is a world class communications and engineering company, and we are pleased to be working closely with them. We are delighted to have their active involvement in our center as we partner with them on new projects,” said Prof. Theodore (Ted) Rappaport, NYU WIRELESS director and founder.

NYU WIRELESS is a new research center at New York University (NYU) and NYU-Tandon that includes more than 20 faculty and 100 graduate students in engineering, computer science, and medicine. The center involves faculty and students across engineering, computer science, and medicine, and is playing a leading role in research and education for emerging millimeter-wave mobile communications, high rate mobile video, and new medical applications of wireless technology.  L-3 Communications has made a commitment of $300,000 for a three-year affiliate membership and joins the NYU WIRELESS Industrial Affiliates advisory board that also includes Samsung Corporation, National Instruments, and Interdigital Communications.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 employs approximately 51,000 people worldwide and is a prime contractor in C³ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems, platform and logistics solutions, and national security solutions.  L-3 is also a leading provider of a broad range of electronic systems used on military and commercial platforms. The company reported 2012 sales of $13.1 billion.