Waterloo Technical Society Cedar Falls Clarion Inn Light-Squared and GPS Navigation Topic:
4G is considered the most advance technology in the world for
cell-phone and data broadband communications. With 4G you can download
movies in seconds. Will there be enough radio spectrum to support it?
Find out about the FCC National Broadband Initiative and its sudden
waiver of its rules to allow Light Squared to build and operate 4G
ground based stations across the entire U.S. Speaker:
Mr. Doug Vernier is currently president of V-Soft Communications of
Cedar Falls. He served for seven years as the principal consulting
engineer for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's digital radio
conversion program. Doug has
authored numerous papers including the chapter on radio propagation in
the current National Association of Broadcasters Engineering Handbook.
He has served two terms on the Board of Directors of National Public
Radio and is a past president of Public Radio in Mid America. Doug is
recognized by the Society of Broadcast engineers as a lifetime
Professional Broadcast Engineer. Vernier is retired from the University
of Northern Iowa where he was Director of Broadcasting Services and
assistant professor for many years. Time: 6:00-6:30pm Social 6:30-7:15 Dinner 7:15-8:15 Presentation Location: Cedar Falls Clarion Inn, Cedar Falls, Iowa |
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