Spectrum Engineering Breakthrough
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Spectrum Engineering Breakthrough
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The National Association of Radio and
Telecommunications Engineers (NARTE)
presented Marconi-Bell Awards to Charles Glass of the Commerce
Department and Scott
Harris of the law firm Harris Wiltshire & Grannis for their work in
helping to negotiate
an international government/industry agreement on 5GHz WiFi that was
approved at the
World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva earlier this year. The
Marconi-Bell is
a peer recognition award that is presented by NARTE from time to time
for a major
contribution to the telecommunications field that is acknowledged by
peers as an
extraordinary achievement. Mr. Glass represented the public sector and
Mr. Harris
represented the private sector in reaching a solution based on “dynamic
frequency
selection,” or DFS, which enables spectrum to be shared by industry and
government
while keeping sensitive Defense Department systems protected from
interference.
 Pictured at the presentation on December 8th are from left to right: Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce Michael D. Gallagher; Charles Glass of the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration; Scott Harris of Harris Wiltshire & Grannis; Deputy Secretary of Commerce Samuel Bodman; and Russell Carstensen of the National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers. |
