New York City has started installing free Wi-Fi stations known as LinkNYC as part of Mayor de Blasio’s plan for narrowing the digital divide in New York City. “It’s incredibly ambitious,” says Sundeep Rangan, director of NYU WIRELESS. “There have been other municipal Wi-Fi but they are not on this scale and also not using …
City begins rollout of LinkNYC Wi-Fi kiosks
New public high-speed Wi-Fi hotspots are coming to New York City in July! Sundeep Rangan, the director NYU Wireless, a research institution at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, hailed the significance of the moment for the digital infrastructure in New York City. “Other cities have done public Wi-Fi, but New York is so huge if …
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Awards at Globecom
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communication Society awarded Professor Ted Rappaport the 2015 Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award for his invaluable contribution and leadership in channel modeling and technology research fundamental to the next wireless generation, 5G. Dr. Rappaport is the David Lee/Ernst Weber Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NYU …
Keysight Technologies joins NYU WIRELESS
NYU WIRELESS announced that Keysight Technologies, Inc. joined the university research center as a new industrial affiliate sponsor. The partnership comes as the Federal Communications Commission explores the potential of mobile radio services in the millimeter-wave radio spectrum—an area in which NYU WIRELESSis developing fundamental science, theory, and measurements. The FCC’s Notice of Inquiry is …
Annual Recruiting Day
Annual Recruiting Day is an eagerly anticipated event that is scheduled for January 22, 2016 at our Brooklyn campus. It is a special day for NYU WIRELESS students, who have the opportunity to highlight their work with the growing number of NYU WIRELESS affiliates, which now totals 17. Recruiting Day is a unique opportunity to …
IEEE Communications Society Honors Founder of NYU Wireless Research Center for Seminal Work
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communications Society announced it will award New York University’s Theodore (Ted) S. Rappaport the 2015 Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award for his broad contribution and outstanding leadership in channel measurement and technology research fundamental to mobile communication. Rappaport is the David Lee/Ernst Weber Professor of Electrical and …
NYU Wireless Founder Applauds FCC Move toward the Next Generation of Wireless Technology
Statement by Professor Theodore S. (Ted) Rappaport, founder of NYU WIRELESS at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering “We are gratified that the Commissioners accepted a majority of the recommendations made as a result of groundbreaking research into millimeter wave wireless technology by NYU WIRELESS and its 16 affiliated sponsors from industry,” Rappaport says. The …
Wi-Fi Turns 25
Remember the days before Wi-Fi, when you were tied to your computer? Maybe not! The 25th anniversary of the development of Wi-Fi was a recently celebrated milestone. Many people were involved in making Wi-Fi happen, including our own Professor Ted Rappaport. When he was at Virginia Tech, Ted was asked to conduct studies on how …
From the Director
NYU WIRELESS was founded over three years ago by Ted Rappaport as a landmark initiative between academia and corporate partners. Under Ted’s leadership, and with tremendous support from NYU Tandon administration, faculty, and students, we have grown and thrived. Especially important is the industry support that has contributed to the success of NYU WIRELESS. Our strategic …