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News and Updates

NIST/IEEE Workshop Speakers Emphasize Global Collaboration on 6G

September 1, 2023

In September, NIST and IEEE conducted a hybrid workshop on 6G Core Networks , drawing speakers and participants from the U.S. and multiple countries. The

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

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Spotlight: The Cybersecurity and Privacy of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)

December 1, 2022

The threat to privacy and security is real, but what can device users and IT managers do?

Projects and Programs

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

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Proximity Detection for Electronic Contact Tracing

Ongoing

The goal of this project is to help better prepare the nation for the next pandemic, whose occurrence is beyond debate and just a matter of time. Specifically

Indoor Localization and Tracking

Ongoing

This web page is simply a pointer to another page that covers the extensive research program in indoor localization and tracking at NIST.

Cooperative vs Non-Cooperative Diversity in Space, Time and Frequency

Completed

Linear dispersion codes (LDC) can support arbitrary configurations of transmit and receive antennas in multi-input multi-output (MIMO) systems. In this work, we

Publications

Mobile Device Security: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

September 28, 2023

Author(s)

Gema Howell, Katie Boeckl, Nakia R. Grayson, Naomi Lefkovitz, Jason Ajmo, R. Eugene Craft, Milissa McGinnis, Kenneth Sandlin, Oksana Slivina, Julie Snyder, Paul Ward

Many organizations provide employees the flexibility to use their personal mobile devices to perform work-related activities. An ineffectively secured personal

Radio Bursts In Residences During COVID-19: Measured Characteristics For Resiliency Testing

March 27, 2023

Author(s)

Dan Kuester, Xifeng Lu, Dazhen Gu

We present an exploration of the time parameters observed in measurements performed at 13 residential sites from June 2020 through September 2021. This

On the Feasibility of COVID-19 Proximity Detection Using Bluetooth Low Energy Signals

November 29, 2022

Author(s)

Nader Moayeri, Chang Li, Lu Shi

The COrona VIrus Disease – 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound effect on the entire world. With the onset of the pandemic in 2020, also started various

Security Guidance for First Responder Mobile and Wearable Devices

July 20, 2022

Author(s)

Gema Howell, Kevin Gerard Brady, Don Harriss, Scott Ledgerwood

Public safety officials utilizing the forthcoming public safety broadband networks will have access to devices, such as mobile devices, tablets and wearables