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1 History of the Boulder Telecommunications Laboratories
Pages 7-10

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... CTL was formed in mid-2014 within NIST and consists of the Boulder Laboratory Director Office, the Communications Test Coordination Office, the Public Safety Communications Research Division, the RF Technology Division, and the Wireless Networks Division (located at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland)
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From page 8...
... SOURCE: Reprinted from National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, "ITS Mission and History," http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/about-its/its-mission history.aspx, assessed October 26, 2015. Fields Division includes microwave metrology, broadband microwave technology, fields and interference metrology, and antenna metrology groups.
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From page 9...
... BOX 1.3 Mission of the Center for Advanced Communications The parties contemplate that the mission of the center will include the following: • Enhancing mission effectiveness of both agencies by better coordinating research and testing functions of NIST and NTIA in the area of advanced communication technology; • Promoting interdisciplinary research, development, and testing in advanced communications related areas such as radiofrequency technology, digital information processing, cybersecurity, interoperability, and usability; and • Providing a single focal point for engaging both industry and other government agencies on advanced communication technologies, including testing, validation, and conformity assessment. SOURCE: Reprinted from the Memorandum of Understanding between the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for the Intent to Establish a Center for Advanced Communications, May 24, 2013, http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/upload/NISTNTIA-MOU-CAC.pdf.
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From page 10...
... Chapter 3 focuses on collaborative efforts between the two laboratories, including CAC, NASCTN, and PSCR, and how these programs support NIST and NTIA missions.4 Chapter 4 explores national priorities in telecommunications research and the role in which the Boulder telecommunications laboratories can play, and outlines key areas in which the laboratories could engage to advance federal and industry interests in telecommunications. Box 4.2 examines the capacity of ITS and CTL compared to international telecommunication laboratories, although these laboratories have different missions than the Boulder telecommunications laboratories.
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