Communications Technology Laboratory

News and Updates

America’s First Responders Give NIST Their Communications Tech Wish Lists

January 30, 2023

NIST’s nationwide survey aims to improve communications devices for fire, police, EMT and 911 crews.

NIST Joins Alliance to Promote Open Wireless Technologies and Supply Chains

January 24, 2023

The O-RAN Alliance develops hardware and software specifications that allow manufacturers and network operators to mix and match products from different vendors

The PSCR Pulse Accelerator

January 3, 2023

The closeout of the NIST PSCR Pulse Accelerator Program last year brings exciting impacts across the board for public safety, with technology-based businesses

Jacob Davidson poses standing behind a large piece of scientific equipment with wires and lenses.

Spotlight: Into the Postdoc Process With NIST’s Jake Davidson

December 22, 2022

From one applicant to another: It’s going to work out fine!

Events

PSCR Webinar: After Action Report: 2016–2022 PSCR Program Impacts

Thu, Feb 9 2023, 11:00am - 12:00pm MST (1:00 - 2:00pm EST)

This February, NIST's Public Safety Communications Research Division will host a webinar featuring the PSCR Impact

NDNComm 2023

Thu, Mar 2 - Fri, Mar 3 2023

The Named Data Networking Community Meeting 2023 will be hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Projects and Programs

5G & Beyond

Ongoing

“5G and beyond” refers to future generations of mobile wireless communication systems. The vision for these next-generation systems are to enable groundbreaking

5G/6G Core Networks and Services

Ongoing

This program aims to advance networking and measurement sciences and promote consensus standards and best practices for the evolution from 5G to 6G, focusing on

700 MHz In-Building Coverage App & Measurement System Development

Ongoing

The Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) program is researching the development of in-building apps for RF coverage evaluation, which is critical for

A measurement-based approach to 5G supply chain security

Ongoing

Revolutionizing the American economy comes from advancements in communication networks that enable a fully connected world through millions of devices providing

Industry Impacts

Propagation-Channel Measurements and Hardware Verification

Alliance for 5G Networks

The next generation of wireless communications technology will allow many more devices to send information much faster, making possible everything from virtual

Photo of NIST scientists with the PSCR Deployable LTE Cell-on-Wheels

First Responder Communications

First responders must be able to communicate during an emergency. Too often in critical situations, communications among public safety agencies are hampered by

Tools and Instruments

This is a photo of a man in an augmented reality headset looking at the hologram of an IED.

Public Safety Communication Innovation Laboratory

Built in 2018, the PSCR Innovation Laboratory is focused on next-generation communication capabilities for first responders. The PSCR lab maintains a modernized

LTE Coverage Tool

This experimental application was developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research Division (PSCR)

Awards

2022 - Bronze Medal Award---Duncan McGillivray, Adam Wunderlich, Keith Forsyth, Jack Sklar, Daniel Kuester, Azizollah Kord, Robert Horansky, Eric Nelson, Frank Sanders

For development of a validated test methodology to measure the impact of newly deployed commercial cellular equipment on DoD Test Range systems.

2022 - Bronze Medal Award---Avi Gopstein, Cuong Nguyen, Nelson Hastings, David Wollman

For exemplary leadership and technical contributions in modernizing NIST’s strategic vision for power systems communication and information exchange.

2022 - Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award---Dazhen Gu, Aaron Hagerstrom, Benjamin Jamroz, Jeffrey Jargon, Christian Long, Ann F. Monke, Eric Stanfield, Angela Stelson, John Stoup, Dylan Williams

For developing rigorous traceability with correlated uncertainties for microwave power and scattering parameters at 5G/6G communications frequencies.

2022 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Linda Derr

For innovation in the Boulder Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) enhancing growth, stakeholder communication, and collaborative research.

Communications Technology Laboratory

Our Focus Areas

News and Updates

America’s First Responders Give NIST Their Communications Tech Wish Lists

NIST Joins Alliance to Promote Open Wireless Technologies and Supply Chains

The PSCR Pulse Accelerator

Spotlight: Into the Postdoc Process With NIST’s Jake Davidson

Events

PSCR Webinar: After Action Report: 2016–2022 PSCR Program Impacts

NDNComm 2023

Projects and Programs

5G & Beyond

5G/6G Core Networks and Services

700 MHz In-Building Coverage App & Measurement System Development

A measurement-based approach to 5G supply chain security

Industry Impacts

Alliance for 5G Networks

First Responder Communications

Tools and Instruments

Public Safety Communication Innovation Laboratory

LTE Coverage Tool

Awards

2022 - Bronze Medal Award---Duncan McGillivray, Adam Wunderlich, Keith Forsyth, Jack Sklar, Daniel Kuester, Azizollah Kord, Robert Horansky, Eric Nelson, Frank Sanders

2022 - Bronze Medal Award---Avi Gopstein, Cuong Nguyen, Nelson Hastings, David Wollman

2022 - Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award---Dazhen Gu, Aaron Hagerstrom, Benjamin Jamroz, Jeffrey Jargon, Christian Long, Ann F. Monke, Eric Stanfield, Angela Stelson, John Stoup, Dylan Williams

2022 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Linda Derr

Taking Measure Blog

Data in Demand: How the U.S. Navy’s Bandwidth Can Boost Your Data Speed

Cruising Toward Self-Driving Cars: Standards and Testing Will Help Keep Autonomous Vehicles Moving Safely on the Road

Technology That Will Change Our World in 2023 and Beyond: Manufacturing Innovation

NIST’s Researchers Look Ahead to High-Tech Trends in 2023 and Beyond

Contacts

Director, Communications Technology Lab and Director, NIST Boulder Laboratory