The Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF) and the Next Generation Mobile Network (NGMN) Alliance have announced that the two organizations will work together to enhance the cooperation between commercial development and ongoing research activities. The two industry groups have committed to collaborate to ensure that the dialogue between all stakeholders, including research in the area of future mobile and wireless communication systems will be maintained and intensified. In order to contribute to the advancement of the mobile industry, the organizations will cooperate through exchanging information and views, and will promote their cooperation by regular meetings and by identifying focus areas.
The WWRF is an open and independent organization that has over 130 members from five continents, representing all sectors of the mobile communications industry and the research community. Its objective is to formulate visions on strategic future research directions in the wireless field, among industry and academia, and to generate, identify, and promote research areas and technical trends for mobile and wireless system technologies.
NGMN operating officer, Peter Meissner, commented, “The WWRF is offering an excellent platform for the mobile industries to leverage the latest research results into their business activities. By integrating the research platform from WWRF into our work in NGMN we will make sure that all our partners in NGMN have an active link into ongoing global research in the mobile area.”
For its part the NGMN Alliance currently consists of 52 world leading global network operators, technology vendors and universities and its key objective is to provide a platform for innovation for mobile broadband communications that enables an exceptional mobile user.
Nigel Jefferies, chair of the WWRF, said, “The NGMN is a key organization for the future commercial deployment of next generation mobile networks. We are both pursuing the mission to enhance the mobile experience for all parties involved in mobile, from developers to the end user. We are convinced that the WWRF footprint in the research community will support this mission.”