Dublin trials wireless technologies

The world’s first trials of advanced new wireless communication technologies have started in

. An international team of industry leaders and researchers led by

’s

(CTVR) is conducting the trials. CTVR is headquartered at

.

Ireland’s Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has granted CTVR and a number of firms a special trial license for the research which aims to identify how increasingly scarce space in the world’s radio wavebands can best be used in the interests of society and the economy.

The trials involve technology placed at fixed locations and the use of a mobile test centre, which will travel around the Greater Dublin Area throughout April.

US, UK and European companies including Motorola Research Labs and the Shared Spectrum Company, in addition to government contractors and academic research groups working on these innovative technologies will be participating in the trials.

The Dublin trials involve the use of intelligent technologies that can adapt their own operation to maximise performance. Typical applications might include new national communication systems for emergency services or mobile phones that intelligently scan their networks for less crowded frequencies. Apart from these capabilities, the challenges involve the development of new software and the creation of miniature circuitry in the microchips powering electronic devices.