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• Provide an environment for research into the issues necessary to support Technology, Networks and Applications for future mobile communication systems.

• Center for education of new engineers in the field of Wireless Technologies and Services

• Mixed participation of Industry, Telecom operators and University

• Promote start-up companies from the Institute on own results

• The Institute will pursue an active policy of placing research results in the public domain as determined by the Scientific Board

Foundation statements

Center lifetime of at least 7 years with yearly reviews and 4+3 year informal commitments

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Institute

SpecificProjects & Consortia

Creation ofstart-ups

Prospective &Innovation

Medium and long termR&D

Ph D ThesesMaster Theses

Utilization of known R&D Continuous Analysis of extern R&D

Prediction of tech needs

Specific needsMultidisciplinary projects

Product FocalizationOwn development in the CI

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Radio Access & TechnologiesLow power RF designAudio & Video coding

Mobile multimedia communicationsFix-mobile convergent servicesUniversal spectrum sharingMobile IP, WLL and WLANsMulticast over IP networksBandwidth-on-demand managementInterconnectivity and networks transparencyDigital TV & Radio, WebTV, etcMultimedia content production

Research issues at the Institute

This is a 1st proposal. It has to be determinedwithin the Advisory Board

3 research areas

Prospective & InnovationOffice

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2 Workshops per year: Research staff is committed to present their results publicly Monographic sessions, Poster presentations and Tech discussions Open assistance to extern public (other companies, institutes, etc)

2 montly Seminars: Given by CI staff, company partners and invited speakers Semester calendar of seminars (as continuing education for some companies) Non-partners assistance by invitation or payment

2 montly technical meetings per research area Development of research agenda and summary of work done Paper Reading and discussion sessions Restricted assistance to associated partners

Types of Company Partnership

Associated

Funding

Humanresources

Initial Participation (commitment for 4 years)

150 Keuro/year 50 Keuro/year

Fix lab seats up to 2 engineers

Only for Seminars

Affiliated

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Institute Advisory Board

20%

20%

45%

15%

Head Telecom FacultyHead Dpt. RadiotechHead Dept. ElectronicsHead Dept. NetworksHead Dept. Basic Sci

University

Head of InstituteVicehead of InstituteTechnology ResponsibleNetwork ResponsibleApplication Responsible

Institute

10-12 AssociatedCompanies

Industry

4 known professionals

Individual

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Member of the Advisory board

Member of the Scientific board (Impact on the research agenda)

Participation in large pre-competitive, interdisciplinary research effort with relatively modest investment

Free Assistance to workshops and seminars

Free assistance to periodic technical meetings

In-situ involvement with a large number of outstanding students and staff (1-2 engineers per year)

Co-utilization of lab installations and tech resources

First hand knowledge of Center results and free development of them

Unlimited explotation rights of developed technologies and prototypes

Direct access to a number of graduates who have expertise in the area of mobile communications

Benefits of being an Institute partnerAsso. Affi.

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Hiredpersonal

26%

Universitypersonal

22%

Infrastructure14%

Others38%

University & hired personal and infrastructure funding

University: 0.77 (22%)Hired: 0.91 (26%)

1.68 (46%)

Personal

Material Lab: 50 (9%)Computers: 20 (3%)Software: 12 (2%) 82 (14%)

Infrastructure

Univ: 0.89 (25%)Taxes: 0.27 (8%)Misc.: 0.19 (5%) 1.35 (38%)

Others

3.5 Meuros

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Institute permanent staff (estimation)

13 Faculty staff (4 per area +1)

12 PhD students (4 per area)

24 Master students (8 por área)

14 Doctors (4 per area+2)

12+ Industry engineers

4 Faculty staff 1 MBA

3 Grad. students 4 engineers

5 Administrative staff

From University Hired Personal

Total: 56 (61%) Total: 36 (39%)

Exec. team(5%)

Resarch staff(82%)

Administr. & support staff

(13%)

Employment creation: 24/80 (30%)

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Feasible funding sources

Univ. (1.00)28%

Projects (0.36)10%

Assoc. (1.20)34%

Affil. (0.39)11%Goverment

(0.24)7%

CE (0.36)10%

3.5 Meuros

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