Propagation activities in the Mobile VCE

The Mobile VCE (Virtual Centre of Excellence in Mobile and Personal Communication) represents a new approach to collaborative research, permitting industry and academia to work together in partnership to innovate for the future of mobile radio systems. As part of the Mobile VCE, the Radio Environment Work Area will produce propagation measurements and models of parameters which have been little studied elsewhere, particularly within the mixed environments which are the key focus for this project. These will ultimately enable system designers to create innovative radio architectures to meet the needs of tomorrow's multi-service, multi-environment mobile radio users. This paper describes the propagation and channel modelling activities currently underway within the Mobile VCE.