Whats a NEWT

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Whats a NEWT?
June 2006
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NEWT

• Wireless
• Development
• Center

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The Problem
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What Do We Do?

• We
• provide hardware and softwaredevelopment and
  testing support
• To
• developers of wireless
• products and services
• With
• our test networks, lab facilities,technical
  staff and industry contacts.

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What Do We Do?

for wireless
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Tools

• Agilent 8960
• CDMA and GSM network emulation
• Enables hardware and software developers to test
  applications and devices without carrier
  involvement or risk.
• IXIA Optixia (new)
• IP traffic generator
• 1000s users, script programmable
• Much, Much More
• see our website for a complete list

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Brains

• NEWTs Management Team
• Small Company engineering, operations, sales
  backgrounds
• Weve had to make payroll
• TRLabs Technical Support
• 3 staff researchers, up to Ph. D.
• Technical knowledge/focus
• CDMA, GSM
• 802.11, WiMAX
• Bluetooth

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Examples

• NEWT aids member firms to create new wireless
  products or services for sale and export.
  Examples include
• Wireless Edge Cellphone Spam and virus network
  appliance load testing / carrier network real
  world environment integration
• EMSCAN High end testing equipment access and
  engineering support
• Total Trucking Wireless product development
  cycle mentoring
• SMART Technologies Wireless product testing and
  testbed development
• NE2 802.11 vendor interoperability testing

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NEWT History

• NEWT founded in Calgary in 2002
• Collaboration between TRLabs, Alberta IS,
  Western Economic Diversification, major sponsor
  firms
• Significant cash and in-kind provided by all
  parties
• Contribute to development of Wireless Cluster in
  Calgary
• Collaboration with Nortel Wireless Innovation
  Centre in Calgary
• Take advantage of TRLabs Wireless Research in
  Calgary
• First open lab of type in Canada one of first
  in world

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Founding Members
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How to get started

• SME Membership
• 2,500
• 5 fully supported lab days included
• More available as needed
• Enterprise Membership
• 25,000
• 10 fully supported lab days included
• Inkind options available on case by case

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Contact

• Eric Larson
• Marketing Director
• NEWT
• eric.larson_at_newt.trlabs.ca
• [phone]