Wave Issue 0417 5/7/04 Article 2-01

***Software Defined Radio Forum And The European Project E2R
Formalize Relationship To Address Wireless End-To-End
Reconfigurability

Denver, Colorado
May 5, 2004

The Software Defined Radio (SDR) Forum and the FP6 European
Union's project E2R on end-to-end reconfigurability jointly
announced the formation of a formal liaison. The SDR Forum and
E2R will now work together to exchange technical information and
to develop system perspectives of end-to-end reconfigurability
for wireless communications.

The key objective of the E2R project is to devise, develop and
trial the architectural design of reconfigurable devices and
supporting system functions in order to offer an expanded set of
operational choices for the users, applications and service
providers, operators and regulators in the context of
heterogeneous mobile radio systems. The European E2R project
consortium is composed of major manufacturers, operators,
academia and regulators.

The SDR Forum is an international industry association dedicated
to support the development and deployment of software defined
radio systems that enable flexible and adaptable architectures in
advanced wireless systems. The membership spans commercial,
defense, and civil government organizations, and includes
wireless service providers, network operators, component and
equipment manufacturers, hardware and software developers,
regulatory agencies, and academia.

Under terms of the liaison agreement, representatives of the SDR
Forum and E2R program will:

* exchange information in areas of mutual interest;

* submit contributions to, and participate jointly in,
conferences/workshops; and,

* conduct common surveys among interested parties in the
field of reconfigurability, software defined radio and
cognitive radio.

This announcement comes on the heels of a Systems Issues workshop
hosted by the Forum, in conjunction with the E2R project. The
workshop—which took place prior to the Forum's April general
meeting in Germany, was highlighted by reports on current
European Union activities and E2R updates; sessions on
regulatory, security, Hardware Abstraction Layer, Application
Program Interface, and software download issues; and discussions
on the implications for system vendors, chip an component
suppliers, carriers, and regulators. The workshop gathered around
60 participants and was recognized by both Forum and E2R
participants as very successful and promising for the future
interactions.

About the Software Defined Radio Forum

The Software Defined Radio Forum is an international industry
association dedicated to supporting the development and
deployment of software defined radio systems that enable flexible
and adaptable architectures in advanced wireless systems. The
membership of the SDR Forum spans commercial, defense, and civil
government organizations, and includes wireless service
providers, network operators, component and equipment
manufacturers, hardware and software developers, regulatory
agencies, and academia. Presently numbering more than 100
organizations, the SDR Forum's membership includes major
commercial wireless players from Asia, Europe, and North America.
The SDR Forum's administrative office is headquartered in Denver,
Colorado. Additional information is available on the SDR Forum
website at

www.sdrforum.org/

About the E2R Project

The European Integrated Project "End-to-End Reconfigurability
(E2R) is led by Motorola. This project includes key players in
the domain of reconfigurability, software defined radio (SDR) and
cognitive radio (CR). E2R is seen by many in the wireless
industry as a core technology to enable the full potential of
Beyond 3G systems. It has the potential to revolutionize wireless
just as the PC revolutionized computing.

E2R Project Contract and Consortium

The first phase of the E2R Project has duration of two years. The
overall budget of this first phase is 16.2 MEuros, the associated
budget funded by the European Commission is 8.9 MEuros. The
associated effort corresponds to 55 person years per year
invested by the consortium partners in the first phase. For more
information on the E2R Project, please visit the Project Web
Site:

www.e2r.motlabs.com/