Academic Alliances

First Broadcasting launched its Accelerated Technical Development Initiative (“ATDI”) in 2005 to work with leading universities, standardization bodies, domestic and European industry consortia, and top tier spectrum technologists.

Through the ATDI program, First Broadcasting is making substantial advances in computational modeling as relates to digital and analog signal propagation, repetitive real-time assessment of spectrum allocation efficiencies, digital data transmission utilizing existing spectrum, interservice interference and other areas of spectrum technology innovation.

The principal purpose of the ATDI initiative is to speed innovation and uptake by establishing multi-disciplinary centers of excellence focused on, among other things, software development and high performance computing using various computer-based simulation approaches. First Broadcasting’s work through the ATDI program is designed to drive innovation in basic and applied physical science, mathematical modeling, computational science, software development, and high performance computer simulations of analog and digital signal propagation characteristics.