The Radio Club of America (RCA) announced that Professor Theodore “Ted” Rappaport, founding director of NYU WIRELESS and a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, will receive the Armstrong Medal for demonstrated excellence and lasting contributions to radio arts and sciences. Rappaport conducted seminal research, most recently in the millimeter wave (mmWave) radio …

On Tuesday, Verizon announced that Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles and Sacramento will be the trial locations for what it deems “the first 5G deployment in the World.” Installation is set to begin October 1, with service beginning soon after. Not everyone in those cities will be able to participate, but residents can check if their area is …

A new seminar series, “Circuits: Terahertz and Beyond,” hosted by NYU WIRELESS and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, kicked off with a presentation that evoked a future filled with remarkable technologies enabled by new research into the terahertz (THz) electromagnetic spectrum and new developments in low-cost silicon chips. The inaugural seminar, featured Aydin Babakhani, an associate professor of electrical …

Engineers are racing to deliver the first smartphones supporting 5G networks, mainly targeting frequencies below 6 GHz. RF experts are sharply divided over whether any of the first batch of devices will support the standard’s millimeter-wave bands. All sides agree that the handsets face a fractured market, with carriers supporting frequencies spanning 600 MHz to …

NYU WIRELESS held a welcome back party for students last night along with presentations from NYU WIRELESS Director, Ted Rappaport and the new Dean of NYU Tandon, Jelena Kovačević. Rappaport’s presentation focused on engaging NYU WIRELESS students, faculty, and staff members to create a “culture of collegiality, excellence, and fun.” New efforts include forming a …

The folks who conducted pioneering research into millimeter wave (mmWave) technology are now looking at what might be the next big thing: terahertz electromagnetic spectrum. A series of seminars organized by the New York University Wireless research center and NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department this fall will feature foremost scientists …

The next frontier for ultra-fast computing and wireless communications – the terahertz electromagnetic spectrum – will be examined in a series of seminars by foremost scientists and engineers in the field. Organized by the NYU WIRELESS research center and NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, the series at the school’s Brooklyn, …

Welcome to an NYU Tandon Inaugural Symposium: “Women in STEM: Engineering the Path Forward”. Thursday, September 27th Pfizer Auditorium, 5 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201 The Symposium will feature representatives from leading companies, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, influential executives, and accomplished Tandon alumni. One highlight is sure to be the Town Hall, where teams of aspiring …