Issue/Challenge
Wireless communication depends
on the availability of and access to
electromagnetic spectrum. But the
growing number of applications that
rely on spectrum—from satellites
to smartphones—exacerbates a
supply-demand imbalance of serious
consequence. Lack of spectrum
access grounds aircraft, delays first
responders, impacts military operations
and training, disconnects consumers
from business and personal cellphone
use, and more.
Looking at spectrum as the backbone
of American life, we’re developing
innovative, efficient methods to
allocate and manage this limited
national resource. We bring an
objective perspective and national
interest mission to collaboration across
government, industry, and academia
to solve spectrum congestion.
Our goal: enable uninterrupted,
secure spectrum access to meet
critical government uses and public
safety needs, fuel national economic
prosperity and competitiveness, and
support the American public. Among
the many benefits of increased access:
The U.S. cellular industry can innovate
toward 6G and beyond.
MITRE Brings Essential Value | Spectrum Sharing
SHARING A FINITE CRITICAL RESOURCE:
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM ACCESS
Shaping radio frequency spectrum allocation and policy solutions to avert
a national spectrum crisis.
MITRE’s Approach
Spectrum today is managed with
bands—or specific frequency ranges—
reserved for specific sets of users and
services. Dynamic spectrum sharing,
a technology solution we’ve helped
shape, identifies available frequencies
as demand fluctuates. Think of a city
park where different groups can use
the same space at different times, with
rules in place to prevent conflicts.
U.S. government systems that remain
in their current spectrum allocation can
share the spectrum with commercial
wireless systems. To do this, systems
must be flexible regarding when,
where, and how they use spectrum.
Government systems weren’t designed
for flexibility, but cellular technology is
designed to manage self-interference.
This capability, paired with AI algorithms
to more quickly mitigate interference,
makes commercial cellular systems
highly adaptable to government
spectrum usage.
