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 …
NYU Wireless FCC Filing October 2015
Millimeter-Wave Channel Modeling for Indoor & Outdoor Communications. This work may be used for channel modeling and wireless system simulation and design for pending millimeter wave indoor communications. The whole article can be found here.
NYU Wireless And NYU Stern School Of Business Awarded Grant
Published: October 7, 2015 The mmWave bands are a promising new set of frequencies for next-generation cellular networks that offer orders of magnitude increased data rates relative to current 4G systems. The whole article can be found here.
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Telecom Experts Plot a Path to 5G
The ITU is sorting through likely approaches to the next-generation mobile standard “As wireless devices become more plentiful, we’re going to need more data and more spectrum,” Rappaport says. The whole article can be found here.
NYU FCC Filing September 2015
Millimeter-Wave Channel Modeling and Heating Exposure considerations NYU WIRELESS has spent the last several years collecting and analyzing propagation data, working closely with our Industrial Affiliate sponsor companies and involving dozens of motivated graduate students, and we will continue to do so. The whole article can be found here.
NYU WIRELESS ranked first in the world for 5G research
FierceWirelessTech July 6, 2015 “Part of their research activities involve the development of a massive database of mmWave radio channel measurements collected from Manhattan and Brooklyn. The campus of NYU is used as a “living laboratory” to emulate realistic operating scenarios and real-world channel effects for base stations, mobile users and backhaul devices in mmWave …
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Nokia Networks, NYU WIRELESS Host Brooklyn 5G Summit to Advance a Super-Fast Generation of Mobile Communications
Global industry leaders and academics showcase newest technology and research Brooklyn, New York, USA – 8 April 2015 Global leaders and top researchers exploring the next, ultra-fast generation of mobile communications will begin gathering today at the Brooklyn 5G Summit, jointly organized by Nokia Networks and the university research center NYU WIRELESS. The second annual …
CableLabs Joins NYU WIRELESS as Race to 5G Mobile Heats Up
Cable Industry Research Consortium Becomes 12th Affiliate of University Research Center Exploring Super-Fast Data Transfer via Millimeter Wave Spectrum NYU WIRELESS announced today that CableLabs, the non-profit research consortium for the cable industry, has joined the university research center as it drives the development of the next super-fast generation of mobile technology, 5G. CableLabs becomes …
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