1. THE WIRELESS WORLD RESEARCH FORUM -
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THE WIRELESS WORLD RESEARCH FORUM -
GLOBAL VISIONS OF A
WIRELESS WORLD
Mikko A. Uusitalo
WWRF chair
Andy Aftelak

2. Shaping the Global Wireless Future
WWRF is a research forum for industry and academia to exchange and harmonise views for systems beyond 3G
Develop common global vision for future wireless to drive research and standardisation
Influencing decision makers’ views of the wireless world
Enabling powerful R&D collaborations
Advancing wireless frontiers to serve our customers
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3. WWRF - Objectives and scope
Major objectives
develop a consistent vision of the future Wireless World
generate, identify, and promote research and trends
identify and assess the potential of new technologies and trends
contribute to the definition of research programs
ease future standardisation by harmonising and disseminating views
Scope
concentrate on the definition of research items
open to all actors
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WWRF membership
More than 150 member organisations
Member Domains
manufacturers
network operators
regulators
academic institutions
research organizations
Alcatel
Broadcom
Ericsson
France Telecom
Huawei
Intel
LGE
Lucent
WWRF Sponsor Members
Motorola
NEC
Nokia
Nortel
Raytheon
Samsung
Siemens
Vodafone
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5. International relations
Formal liaison agreements with
UMTS Forum, signed on January 30, 2003
mITF, Japan, signed on May 30, 2003
IEEE ComSoc, signed October 29, 2003
SDR Forum, signed Dec 2004
NGMC Forum, signed May 18, 2005
eMobility, signed March 1, 2006
FuTURE FORUM, signed April 25, 2006
Cross-fora meetings (FF, mITF, NGMC, WWRF)
Many informal relationships with other organisations at the overall and working group level
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6. The WWRF Vision
7 trillion wireless devices serving 7 billion people by 2017
All people will be served with wireless devices
Affordable to purchase and operate
Calm computing: technology invisible to users
Machine to machine communications
Sensors and tags: e.g. in transport and weather systems, infrastructure, to provide ambient intelligence and context sensitivity
All devices are part of the (mobile) internet
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WWRF Strategy
Maintain and improve status as the global leading platform for creating and disseminating visions for B3G
Invite new valuable contributions from academia & ITC industry
Get maximum appreciation and visibility for our deliverables
Enhance communication inside and outside of WWRF
Influence the creation and direction of research programs globally
Connect relevant B3G organizations globally
Facilitate consortium building
Harmonize approach to B3G
Concentrate on deliverables – and certify them in Vision Committee
System concept with high-level architecture
White papers
WWRF briefings
Evaluate user and service perspective and link it with technology
Support convergence of digital industries
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8. GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications
WWRF Deliverables
Input: Contributions to meetings and working groups
Output deliverables:
White Papers and WWRF Briefings on different topics
Book of Visions, most recent one ‘Technologies for the Wireless Future, Volume 2’ published Apr 2006 by Wiley, earlier ones in 2004 and 2001
Info to other bodies: ITU-R, 3GPP and 3GPP LTE work
Other books and articles etc.
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Conclusions on WWRF
Global platform to initiate global cooperation towards future wireless world
Vision from user perspective  requirements for the enabling technologies
Unique way of active cooperation within and between industry and academia
Reduce risk for investment in research
Ease future standardisation by globally harmonising views
Proven history of creating large scale research cooperation and facilitating funding
Open to all actors
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