Research Overview

NYU WIRELESS is at the forefront of radio channel propagation measurement science. Through generous research funding of NYU WIRELESS Industrial Affiliate member companies, and the National Science Foundation, NYU WIRELESS is able to maintain a strong and productive on-going activity to provide its Affiliate members the raw and processed data for new frequency bands and new use cases that formed the basis of 5G, and which will form the future of 6G and beyond.

Fundamental knowledge of the radio channel is critical for effective utilization of the vast swaths of bandwidth in the millimeter wave (mmWave) and Terahertz (THz) spectrum. mmWave conventionally refers to frequencies between 30 and 300 gigahertz (GHz) and THz to frequencies between 300 GHz and 3 THz. The term sub-THz is now widely used to refer to frequencies between 100 to 300 GHz. Currently, very little is known about the radio channel inside buildings or in the urban, suburban or rural outdoor settings where future cellular, Wi-fi, and fixed fiber-like radio links will operate.

NYU WIRELESS has continually studied frequencies in mmWave and sub-THz frequencies with extensive channel propagation measurement campaigns in indoor, urban, rural, and factory environments. These measurements use state-of-the-art THz radio, electromechanical steering, timing, and processing hardware as part of the channel sounding system that is deployed at the measurement sites. The campaigns have generated a Terabyte of propagation data over the years that enables accurate channel modeling and simulations up to 150 GHz using NYUSIM (link to NYUSIM) and supports novel use cases such as precise position location, wireless cognition, sensing, and much more.

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