IEEE Seminar Sponsored by EION Wireless

OTTAWA, Canada – April 19, 2006; David Falconer, Professor Emeritus, Carleton University conducted a seminar sponsored by EION Wireless on Air Interfaces for Future-Generation Wireless Systems. The seminar was organized by the Joint Chapter ComSoc/BTS IEEE in Ottawa.

The seminar focused on the requirements of “4th Generation” Wireless Systems including flexible spectrum use; user needs and application scenarios; moderate terminal and base station hardware costs; high spectral efficiency; and scalability of the cost of terminals with respect to their maximum bit rate capabilities. Also discussed were the benefits of OFDM/single carrier and frequency division/time division. The next generation of wireless systems is intended to intuitively adapt to the needs of the user as they move from a Personal Area Network into a Cellular Network.

“The IEEE Joint Broadcast Technology Society and Communications Society, Ottawa Chapter, is pleased to have EION Wireless as the sponsor of this event.” said Dr. Bahram Zahir, Chair of the Joint BTS/ComSoc Chapter. “The cooperation with innovative local companies, such as EION Wireless is a very important mandate for our chapter and we look forward to more collaboration in the future.”

David Falconer is Professor Emeritus of the Broadband Communications and Wireless Systems Centre in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University. He conducted the seminar and discussed ideas with over sixty (60) members of the Ottawa chapter of the IEEE.