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Finished Projects

  • Grow Project: IRACON

    Inclusive Radio Communication Networks for 5G and beyond

    Radio Communications have become one of the pillars on which our Society relies for performing many daily tasks. Today, the number of connected devices is increasing exponentially, reflecting not only [...]

  • Grow Project: EuConNeCts

    European Conferences on Networks and Communications

    It is the purpose of EuConNeCts, a Supporting Action, to organise the following 2 editions, 2016 and 2017, of the EC sponsored conference in the area of communication networks and [...]

    Sep. 2015 - Aug. 2017

    FP7-ICT Support Action

    ICT Programme (European Commission)

    INOV (PT), C2B (FR), CNIT (IT), NOVABASE (PT), SUPELEC (FR)

  • Grow Project: SAIL

    Scalable & Adaptive Internet soLutions

    SAIL aims at designing technology that takes advantage of the fact that information and applications are mobile, and can be found in many places in the network. For this, end-users [...]

    Aug. 2010 - Jan. 2013

    FP7-ICT Large-scale integrating project (IP)

    ICT Programme (European Commission)

    WP-A "Impact & Collaboration Enabling": Development of use cases and business models for scenarios integrating innovative connectivity services.

    WP-C "Open Connectivity Services": Development of an open connectivity services architecture, a flexible framework that supports both legacy and enhanced connectivity mechanisms posed by the Future Internet. In particular, mechanisms for the management of connectivity in a) multiple virtual networks and b) wireless mesh networks will be developed.

    Ericsson AB (SE), Alcatel Lucent (DE), Nokia Siemens Networks (FI), NEC (DE), FT-Orange (FR), Telefónica TID (ES), Telecom Italia (IT), Portugal Telecom Inovação (PT), SICS (SE), IST-TUL (PT), University of Paderborn (DE), Helsinki Univ. of Technology (FI), Royal Institute of Technology KTH (SE), Fraunhofer SIT FhG (DE), University of Bremen (DE), HP (UK), Robotiker (ES), Institut Telecom (FR), Technion (IS), DoCoMo (DE), INRIA (FR), Trinity College Dublin (IR), NICTA (AU), Universidad de Cantabria (ES)

  • Grow Project: NetWorld

    The Mobile and Wireless Communications and Technology Platform

    The strategic objective of the eMobility NetWorld project is to support the Net!Works Technology platform as a representative of the networking sector, promoting public and private investment in R & [...]

    Jul. 2010 - Dec. 2012

    N/a

    ICT Programme (European Commission)

    N/a

    Ericsson (DE), Alcatel-Lucent (DE), Eurescom (DE), France Télécom (FR), INTERINNOV (FR), IST – Technical University of Lisbon (PT), Nokia (FI), Nokia Siemens Networks (DE), SAP (DE), University of Surrey (UK)

  • Grow Project: monIT

    Monitoring of Electromagnetic Radiation in Mobile Communications

    To provide ''public awareness'' information about exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic wave radiation. To perform a systematic monitoring of electromagnetic radiation level near mobile communications base station sites all over the [...]

    May 2004 - Oct 2012

    Optimus, TMN, Vodafone

    leadership of the project.

    Instituto de Telecomunicações

  • Grow Project: EARTH

    Energy Aware Radio and Network Technologies

    The goal of the project is to address the global environmental challenge by investigating and proposing effective mechanisms to drastically reduce energy wastage and improve energy efficiency of mobile broadband [...]

    Jan. 2010 - Jun. 2012

    Integrated Project

    ICT Programme (European Commission)

    Alcatel-Lucent (DE), Ericsson (SE), NXP (FR), DOCOMO (DE), Telecom Italia (IT), Ericsson (HU), CEA-LETI (FR), University of Surrey (UK), Technische Universität Dresden (DE), IMEC (BE), Instituto Superio Tecnico (PT), University of Oulu (FI), BME (HU), TTI Norte (ES), ETSI (FR).

  • Emerging EMF Technologies and Health Risk Management

    To create a structure in which researchers in the field of EMF and health can share knowledge and information on: How existing EMF technologies change either in their operating characteristics [...]

    May 2008 – Apr. 2012

    COST (European Commission)

    Definition of measurement methods for electromagnetic fields in various scenarios. Establishment of techniques for risk communication.

    55 institutions (universities, operators, manufacturers, regulators, laboratories, independent laboratories) belonging to 27 European countries

  • Grow Project: NEWCOM++

    Network of Excellence in Wireless Communications

    NEWCOM++ is the acronym of a proposed Network of Excellence in Wireless COMmunications, submitted to Call 1 of the VII Framework Program under the Objective ICT-2007.1.1: The Network of the [...]

    Jan. 2008 - Apr. 2011

    FP7-ICT Network of Excellence (NoE)

    IST Programme (European Commission)

    Definition and structuring of scenarios for heterogeneous networks. Channel Modelling. Traffic models for multiple services.

    ISMB, Bilkent, Technion, NKUA-IASA, CNIT, UPC, CTTC, IST-TUL, CNRS, CEA-LETI, LNT-TUM, RWTH, UCL, FTW, PUT, Chalmers, AAU

  • Grow Project: COST2100

    Pervasive Mobile & Ambient Wireless Communications

    The main objective of the Action is to increase knowledge of mobile and wireless network technologies, by exploring and developing new methods, models, techniques, strategies and tools that will facilitate [...]

    Dec. 2006 – Mar. 2011

    COST (European Commission)

    Scenarios characterisation. Propagation. Radio Resource Management.

    institutions (universities, operators, manufacturers, regulators, laboratories, independent laboratories) belonging to 20 countries (mostly European, but also Asiatic and from North America).

  • Grow Project: MOMENTUM

    Models and Simulations for Network Planning and Control of UMTS

    MOMENTUM aims at analysing UMTS system-behaviour and of developing powerful new planning methods for UMTS. MOMENTUM has: characterised new services UMTS is going to deliver; built usage profiles and planning [...]

    Aug. 2001 - July 2003

    IST Program (European Commission)

    Leading of the Traffic Estimation & Service Characterisation Work Package. Development of multi-service traffic models. Development of a methodology for estimation of realistic multi-service traffic and mobility scenarios for several European cities. Definition of propagation channel models for specific scenarios.

    Atesio, E-plus, Siemens, U. Bremen, U. Darmstadt, ZIB (DE); KPN (NL); Instituto Superior Técnico, Vodafone (PT)

  • Grow Project: eMobility/Net!Works

    The Mobile and Wireless Communications and Technology Platform

    To facilitate the emergence of a common understanding, between the European sector actors, leading to agreed road-maps and contributing to the global competitiveness of the European telecommunications sector on the [...]

    Jan. 2008 - June 2010

    IST Programme (European Commission)

    Ericsson GmbH (DE), Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland AG (DE), Eurescom (DE), France Télécom (FR), IST – Technical University of Lisbon (PT), Motorola (FR), Nokia (FI), Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG (DE), Mott MacDonald (UK), University of Surrey (UK).

  • Grow Project: 4WARD

    Architecture and Design for the Future Internet

    Improve the ability to design interoperable and complementary families of network architectures, that enable the co-existence of multiple networks on common platforms through carrier-grade virtualization for networking resources. Also enhance [...]

    Jan. 2008 - June 2010

    ICT Programme (European Commission)

    WP1 "Business Innovation, Regulation and Dissemination": WP co-leadership, responsible for the dissemination of the project; yse cases and business models for the future internet.

    WP3 "Network Virtualisation": Radio resource management in multiple virtual networks.

    WP5 "Forwarding and Multiplexing for Generic Paths": Use of the Generic path architecture in a research on channel management for wireless mesh networks. WP4/WP5 "In Network Management for Generic Path": leadership of the cross-WP task.

    Ericsson AB (SE), Ericsson GmbH (DE), Oy LM Ericsson (FI), Nokia Siemens Networks (FI), Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. (DE), Nokia Siemens Networks SpA (IT), Siemens AG Österreich (AU), Siemens Program and System Engineering (RO), Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland AG (DE), Alcatel Lucent France (FR), NEC Europe Ltd (UK), Deutsche Telekom AG (DE), France Telecom (FR), Telecom Italia S.p.A. (IT), Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. (PL), Portugal Telecom Inovação, SA (PT), Telefónica, Investigación y Desarrollo (ES), Fundacion Robotiker (ES), Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (DE), Groupe des Ecoles des Télécommunications (FR), Instituto Superior Técnico – Technical University of Lisbon (PT), Kunglia Tekniska Högskolan (SE), Lancaster University (UK), University Pierre et Marie Curie (FR), Swedish Institute of Computer Science AB (SE), Universitatea Tehnica din Cluj-Napoca (RO), Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Technion (IS), Technische Universität Berlin (DE), University of Surrey (UK), Universität (CH), Universität Bremen (DE), Universität Karlsruhe (DE), Universitaet Paderborn (DE), Waterford Institute of Technology (IL), Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus (FI), Ericsson Canada Inc. (CA), Rutgers University (USA).

  • Grow Project: WIP

    An All-Wireless Mobile Network Architecture

    To design, implement, and experimentally validate a wireless mesh network as an all-wireless interconnection architecture based on advanced wireless transmission techniques, mesh networking, cross-layer optimisation, and mechanisms for seamless mobility. [...]

    Jan. 2006 - Dec. 2008

    IST Programme (European Commission)

    Definition of scenarios. Study of PHY, MAC and cross layer issues related with propagation aspects and radio resource management algorithms for wireless mesh networks.

    Université Pierre et Marie Curie (FR), Siemens AG (DE), Telecommunications Technological Center of Catalonia (ES), Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (FR), Instituto de Telecomunicações - Lisbon & Aveiro sites (PT), Center For Research And Technology Hellas (GR), Swisscom Innovations (CH), Thomnson SA (FR)

  • Grow Project: AROMA

    Advanced Resource Management Solutions for Future all IP HeterOgeneous Mobile RAdio Environments

    To devise and assess a set of specific resource management strategies and algorithms for both the access and core network part that guarantee the end-to-end QoS in the context of [...]

    Jan. 2006 - Dec. 2007

    IST Programme (European Commission)

    Definition of scenarios. Development of algorithms for common radio resource management in heterogeneous networks. Development of channel models for outdoor and indoor coverage.

    Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (ES), King's College London (UK), Portugal Telecom Inovação (PT), Telecom Italia (IT), Telefonica I+D (ES), Teliasonera (SE), Instituto Superior Técnico (PT)

  • Grow Project: CRUISE

    Network Initiative for Creating Ubiquitos Intelligent Sensing Environments

    CRUISE intends to be a focal point in the planning and coordination of research on communication and application aspects of wireless sensor networking in Europe. It brings together a diverse [...]

    Mar. 2004 - Feb. 2007

    IST Programme (European Commission)

    Contribution on scenarios and propagation issues related with sensor networks.

    CERTH (IT), CSEM (CH), CIT (IR), FTRD lab (FR), FOKUS (DE), FTW (AT), EUR (FR), ICCS (GR), IT (PT), KCL (UK), NIT (PL), STU (SL), TUD (DE), UC3M (ES), UC (ES), UniFi (IT), MTRC (DE), UCY (CY), UoR (IT), UniS (UK), UO (FI), RWTH (DE), VTT (FI), CEA (FR), DUT (NL), UVEG (ES), UKBH (DK), JKU (AT), EgeU (TR), UNIBO (IT), UniCT (IT)

  • Grow Project: NEWCOM

    Network of Excellence in Wireless COMmunications

    NEWCOM aims at creating a European network that links in a cooperative way a large number of leading research groups addressing the Strategic Objective “Mobile and wireless systems beyond 3G”, [...]

    Mar. 2004 - Feb. 2007

    FP6-IST Network of Excellence (NoE)

    IST Programme (European Commission)

    Definition and structuring of scenarios for heterogeneous networks. Channel Modelling. Traffic models for multiple services.

    VUT, FTW, BUE (AT), UGent, UCL, IMEC (BE), ETH (CH), LNT-TUM, TUA, UEN, DLR, TUI (DE), AAU (DK), UPC, CTTC, UPF, TELEFONICA, IMCO2-UPV (ES), EB, UoO (FI), GET, SUPELEC, CNRS, FRANCET, Eurecom, THALES, TURBOCPT (FR), NCUA, CERTH, Intracom (GR), BUTE (HU), ISMB, Aster, UoC, UoP, POLITO, I3P, CNIT (IT), TECHNION (IL), ESA (NL), NTNU, UiB, NERA (NO), PUT (PL), IST-TUL (PT), Chalmers, KU, UU, LU, ERICSSON, KTH (SE), BILKENT, ISIK (TR), UoSo, UoSu, UoE, VUM, UnivBris, UoY (UK)

  • Potential Health Implications from Mobile Communication Systems

    To obtain a better understanding of possible health impacts of emerging technologies, especially related to communication and information technologies that may result in exposure to electromagnetic fields. [...]

    Oct. 2001 - Sep. 2006

    COST (European Commission)

    Development of models for the measurement of electromagnetic fields near base stations.

    53 institutions (universities, operators, manufacturers, regulators, laboratories, independent laboratories) belonging to 25 European countries.

  • Grow Project: LexNet

    Low EMF Exposure Future Networks

    LEXNET will use a holistic approach targeting innovative low radiation exposure solutions at many levels, ranging from the radio devices and the radio link, to the network architecture, topologies, [...]

    Nov. 2012 - Oct. 2015

    FP7-ICT Large-scale integrating project (IP)

    ICT Programme (European Commission)

    Metrics for exposure, optimisation of base station deployment, EMF evaluation by measurements and simulation.

    Alma Consulting Group (FR), Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (FR), France Telecom (FR), Fujitsu Labs. Europe (UK), IBBT (BE), Institut Telecom – Telecom ParisTech (FR), Karlsruhe Institute Tech. (DE), SagemCom (FR), Satimo (FR), Siradel (FR), Swisscom (CH), Telekom Srbija (RS), TTI Norte (ES), Univ. Cantabria (ES), Univ. Montenegro (ME), Univ. Polytechnic Bucharest (RO), Univ. Surrey (UK)

  • Grow Project: Mobile Cloud Networking

    Future Communication Architecture For Mobile Cloud Services

    MobileCloud addresses a mobile network with decentralized computing and smart storage, offered as one service (on-demand, elastic and pay-as-you-go). The top-level objectives of the MobileCloud project are two-fold. On [...]

    Nov. 2012 - Oct. 2015

    FP7-ICT Large-scale integrating project (IP)

    ICT Programme (European Commission)

    Besides contributing to general aspects, e.g., scenarios and architectures, there are focused contributions on radio network areas (management of virtual radio resources and load-balancing between radio-bearers and BBU-pools).

    British Telecommunications (UK), CloudSigma (CH), France Telecom (FR), Fraunhofer (DE), INTEL (IE), ITALTEL (IT), NEC Europe (UK), NEXTWORKS (IT), One Source (PT), Portugal Telecom Inovacao (PT), SAP (DE), Soft Telecom (ES), Tech. Univ. Berlin (DE), Telecom Italia (IT), Univ. Bern (CH), Univ. Twente (NL), ZHAW (CH)

  • Study of the electromagnetic compatibility between public cellular communication systems (GSM and UMTS) and Metro's underground ones.

    Jun. 2005 - Jan. 2006

    Optimus, TMN, Vodafone (PT)

    Leading of the Project, and study.

    IT, Metropolitano de Lisboa, Optimus, TMN, Vodafone, CEC (PT)

  • Grow Project: EuConNeCts

    European Conferences on Networks and Communications

    It is the purpose of EuConNeCts, a Supporting Action, to organise the following 2 editions, 2013 and 2015, of the EC sponsored conference in the area of communication networks and [...]

    Sep. 2014 - Aug. 2015

    FP7-ICT Support Action

    ICT Programme (European Commission)

    INOV (PT), C2B (FR), CNIT (IT), NOVABASE (PT), SUPELEC (FR)

  • Grow Project: NEWCOM#

    Network of Excellence in Wireless COMmunications #

    NEWCOM# has the following objectives: i) to produce medium to long term results in the area of design and performance evaluation of wireless networks; ii) to strengthen the integration of [...]

    Nov. 2012 - Oct. 2015

    FP7-ICT Network of Excellence (NoE)

    ICT Programme (European Commission)

    Relaying and Resource Allocation in Wireless Networks; Low-interference and Low-emission Networks; Resource Allocation for Optimized Radio Access.

    CNIT (IT), CNRS (FR), CTTC (ES), IASA (GR), Poznan Univ. Tech. (PL), Tech. Univ. Dresden (DE), Tech. Univ. Vienna (AT), Technion (IL), Univ. Aalborg (DK), Univ. Bilkent (TR), Univ. Cambridge (UK), Univ. Catholique Louvain (BE), Univ. Oulu (FI)

  • Study of the impact of an urbanisation onto ANACOM's spectrum monitoring system, namely on its antennas.

    Mar. 2005 - Dec. 2005

    ANACOM (PT)

    Leading of the Project, and study.

    IT (PT)

  • Characterisation of signal penetration into buildings for GSM900, GSM1800 and UMTS-FDD.

    Apr. 2005 - Nov. 2005

    Optimus (PT)

    Leading of the Project, and study.

    IT (PT)

  • Towards Mobile Broadband Multimedia Communications

    European forum for cooperative scientific research, addressing aspects of mobile broadband multimedia communications. Aims exploring and developping new methods, models, techniques, scenarios adn tools for implementation of the fourth generation [...]

    May 2001 - Apr. 2005

    COST (European Commission)

    Development of wideband directional channel models, multi-service traffic models and cellular planning optimisation algorithms. Developmento of an XML structure for definition of reference scenarios for simulation within the MORANS initiative. Edition of the book "Mobile Broadband Multimedia Networks". Chairing of COST273.

    137 institutions (universities, operators, manufacturers, regulators, laboratories, independent laboratories) belonging to 29 countries (mostly European, but also Asiatic and from North America).

  • Grow Project: FLOWS

    Flexible Convergence of Wireless Systems

    demonstrate how multiple systems and services can flexibly converge in a single terminal, enabling the user to be sumltaneously connected to several systems, and enabling the transparent access to several [...]

    Jan. 2002 - June 2004

    IST Program (European Commission)

    Leading of the Services Characterisation Work Package. Characterisation of services and definition of channel models for the involved systems. Study, definition and simulation of Common Radio Resource Management algorithms for heterogeneous networks. Definition of concepts of simultaneous use of services, systems and operators.

    Philips Research Laboratories, Universities of Edimburg and York (UK); Instituto Superior Técnico (PT); SIEMENS, University of Kaiserslautern, Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg (DE); Forschungszentrum Telekommunikation Wien, Mobilkom (AT); Telenor (NO).

  • Technical Information about Exposure to Electromagnetic Radiation in Mobile Communications

    Provide "public awareness" information about exposure to electromagnetic waves radiation, essentially associated to mobile communications. Conduct systematic monitoring of electromagnetic radiation level near base stations all over the country. Establishment [...]

    Nov. 2002 - Apr. 2004

    Vodafone (PT)

    Leading of the project.

    IT (PT)

  • Grow Project: COST IC1004

    Cooperative Radio Communications for Green Smart Environments

    The main objective of the Action is to increase knowledge of cooperative communications applied to Green Smart Environments, by exploring and developing new methods, models, techniques, strategies and tools.

    May 2011 - Apr. 2015

    FP7-ICT COST Action

    COST (European Commission)

    Body Area Networks (BANs) channels. Propagation. Radio Resource Management.

    institutions (universities, operators, manufacturers, regulators, laboratories, independent laboratories) belonging to 28 countries (mostly European, but also Asiatic and from North America).

  • Grow Project: ANWIRE

    Academic Network for Wireless Internet Research in Europe

    Thematic network established mainly by academic institutions from various EU countries acting in two main overlapping research tracks: i) Wireless Internet and ii) Reconfigurability. ANWIRE aims at i) organising and [...]

    Sep. 2002 - Feb. 2004

    FP6-IST Network of Excellence (NoE)

    IST Program (European Commission)

    Characterisation of services, applications and scenarios. Organisation of a Summer School.

    University of Cyprus (CY); Rheinisch Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen (DE); Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Universidade Politecnica de Madrid (ES); Helsingin Yliopisto (FI); Groupe des Ecoles des Telecommunications, Thales, Universite VI Pierre Marie Curie (FR); University of Limerick (IL); Universita di Catania (IT); Instituto superior Técnico (PT); NEC Europe Ldt, Thales Research & Technology Limited, The University of surrey, King's College London (UK).

  • Grow Project: ASILUM

    Advanced Signal Processing Schemes for Link Capacity Increase in UMTS

    Develop and use a UMTS link and system level simulation platform, for both FDD and TDD modes, to evaluate, in terms of maximisation of capacity, the performance of new schemes [...]

    Jan. 2000 - Dec. 2001

    IST Program (European Commission)

    Characterisation of the wideband directional channel and development of smart antenna solutions, at the 2 GHZ UMTS band.

    Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, ASCOM Systec. Ltd (CH); Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, Mitsubishi Electric Information Technologie Center Europe (FR); IMST GmbH (DE); Instituto Superior Técnico, Instituto de Telecomunicações (PT).

  • Flexible Wireless Personalised Communications

    The main objective is to increase the knowledge of radio system aspects for flexible personalised communications, capable of delivering different services, exploiting different bandwidths, and to develop new modelling techniques [...]

    Apr. 1997 - Apr. 2000

    COST (European Commission)

    Development of outdoor propagation channel models, for both the millimetre and UHF bands, of traffic and cellular planning optimisation models. Chairing of COST.

    90 institutions (universities, operators, manufacturers, regulators, laboratories, independent laboratories) belonging to 19 countries (mostly European, but also from North America).

  • System for Advanced Mobile Broadband Applications

    The primary objective of SAMBA is to promote the development of a broadband cellular radio extension to the IBC, thus allowing the use of broadband fully interactive multimedia services by [...]

    ACTS (European Commission)

    Leading of WP on cellular planning and traffic models. Development of propagation and channel models, algorithms for cellular planning and multi-service traffic models.

    RWTH Aachen, Bosch, Daimler-Benz, DASA (DE), BBC, Thames TV (UK), IMIS, Mitsubishi, Philips, Telis (FR), Telenor R&D (NO), PT, IST, TMN (PT), Mitsubishi (JP)

  • Integration of Technologies for Mobile Communications

    Integration of optical, millimetrewave and microwave technologies for the imlementation of mobile comunication systems.

    JNICT (Portugal)

    Leading of WP on propagation modelling. Were developed propagation models for outdoor environments for the 2 GHz band.

    IT

  • Signal Requirements for 2 W Mobile Phones

    Statistical characterisation of indoor coverage from outdoor base stations, based on measurements, in urban environments, for GSM at the 900 MHz band, for the typical houses in Portugal.

    Telecel (Portugal)

    Leading of project, measuring field penetration for the characterisation of these in their building-specific types, usual in Portugal. Development of statistical models to characterise the additional indoor attenuation.

    Telecel (PT)

  • Cellular Access to Broadband Services and Interactive Television

    The main objectives are: to design, build and demonstrate a working interactive cellular TV architecture at 40 GHz, capable of the delivering both broadcast and ATM-derived multimedia services; to compare [...]

    ACTS Program (European Commission)

    Characterisation of the propagation channel, in both the narrow and wideband perspectives, at the 6 GHz band.

    Thomcast (CH); Bosch, Deutsche Telekom (DE), SETELSA (ES); VTT (FI); Alcatel Telspace, CCETT, TDF, THOMSON (FR); CSELT, FUB, Seleco Multimedia (IT); Instituto Superior Técnico (PT); CRL, Queen's University Belfast (UK).

  • Propagation Models for Mobile Communication Systems in Urban Micro-cells

    To evaluate the feasibility of co-locating antennas from various systems in a unique mast.

    ICP (Portugal)

    of WP on propagation channel models. Coverage field measurements, at various UHF bands, taking into account the real antenna patterns due to their placement on the supporting masts.

    ICP (PT)

  • Radio Coverage Study for Aeronautical Communications

    To propose new antenna solution for terrestrial stations for VHF coverage.

    ANA (Portugal)

    Leading of project, proposing new antenna solutions for the terrestrial stations, and studying coverage for several VHF bands.

    ANA (Portugal)

  • Evolution of Land Mobile Radio (Including Personal) Communications

    Identification of most likely migration paths from current cellular networks towards next generation universal systems.

    1992 - 1996

    COST (European Commission)

    Development of outdoor propagation models, both for milimeter waves and UHF band.

    97 institutions (universities, operators, manufacturers, regulators, laboratories, independent laboratories) belonging to 22 countries.

  • Mobile Broadband Systems

    To develop and demonstrate a mobile broadband system working at milimetre waves with data rates higher then 17 Mb/s, aiing at 155 Mb/s.

    Sep. 1992 - Dec. 1995

    RACE Program (European Commission)

    Leading of WPs on cellular coverage and propagation aspects. Development of outdoor propagation models for the milimeter waves band, for the estimation of coverage and interference, as well as for the characterisation of the radio channel. Finance resources manager.

    BT Labs, BBC (UK); DASA, Daimler Benz, RWTH Aachen (DE); Thomson, Philips, CNET (FR); Norwegian Telecom (NO); VTT (FI); Marconi, IST (PT)