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Communications Investing in infrastructure.

Optical fibers, wave guides, cellular phone towers, high-definition television (HDTV) transmission standards—these are the roads and bridges of communications. Just as people need a common language to talk with one another, communications technologies need standards and common practices to exchange information.

NIST research, services, and co-funding of industry R&D projects help the U.S. communications industry achieve rapid development of new technologies and efficient operations.

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Using NIST co-funding, Sarnoff Corp. led a consortium that accelerated use of HDTV by broadcasters through dramatic reductions in equipment costs.

(photo courtesy Sarnoff Corporation)
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Manufacturers use NIST Standard Reference Materials
to ensure quality control of optical fibers used for the transmission of phone calls, e-mail, and cable TV.

(photo © Geoffrey Wheeler)
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Industry has widely adopted NIST’s measurement technology for advanced multi-element antennas such as those used on satellites.

(photo © Geoffrey Wheeler)


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