SDR Forum - Software Defined Radio Forum

Established in 1996, the SDR Forum™ is a non-profit international industry association dedicated to promoting the success of next generation radio technologies. The Forum's 100-strong membership comprises world class technical, business and government leaders from EMEA, Asia and the Americas who are passionate about creating a revolution in wireless communications based on reconfigurable radio. Forum members span commercial, defense and civil government organizations at all levels of the wireless value chain and include service providers, operators, manufacturers, developers, regulatory agencies, and academia. SDR Forum is the only organization in the world dedicated to serving the industry's needs through advocacy, opportunity development, commercialization and education.

Proposals are now being accepted for papers, tutorials and workshops, demonstrations, and panel sessions for SDR'08 being held in Washington, D.C. on October 26-30. This year's theme is SDR 2.0: Entering the Mainstream. Initial program information has been posted, including workshops and tutorials. Check the Program page for details.

The SDR Forum 60th General Meeting will be held September 8-11, 2008 at the Hyatt Harborside in Boston, Massachusetts. A workshop will be held in conjunction with this meeting on September 11th entitled “Government and Industry R&D Agendas for Next Generation Radio Technologies”. Registration is now available.

SDR Forum Approves 2 new documents supporting the 700 MHz Nationwide Broadband Public Safety Network. New documents have been posted to the Approved Documents page: SDRF-08-P-0004-V0.8.0 - Utilization of Software Defined Radio Technology for the 700 MHz Public/Private Partnership SDRF-08-R-0005-V1.0.0 - Comments of the... Read More		Discount on New Forward Concepts Markets Study The SDR Forum has contracted with Forward Concepts to provide a discount for SDR Forum members interested in purchasing their market research study number 8030 entitled - Cellular Handset and Chip Markets ’08, An In-Dept... Read More
Complete the T&M RFI and be entered to win an i-Pod Nano The SDR Forum´s Test and Measurement Group requests your participation in an RFI. Those who complete the questionnaire by 17 June will be entered in a drawing for an i-Pod Nano. The RFI will only take 15 minutes or less ... Read More		Letter from the SDR Forum CEO As some of you may have noticed, a number of changes have occurred in the SDR Forum over the past few months. I am writing today to explain what these changes are, why they are occurring, and what the SDR Forum´s me... Read More
SDR Achievement Awards Nominations Sought Nominations for candidates for the SDR Forum Awards to be presented at the Technical Conference and Product Exposition in November will be accepted until 1 October. Read More		Smart Radio Challenge ´08 SDR Forum Defines Problems for Student Engineering Teams to Address in Smart Radio Challenge ’08 Entrants in 2nd Annual Worldwide Competition Can Choose from 3 Problems When Developing Their Radios Read More