TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council A2 - Robert W. Lucky A2 - Jon Eisenberg TI - Renewing U.S. Telecommunications Research SN - 978-0-309-10265-0 DO - 10.17226/11711 PY - 2006 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11711/renewing-us-telecommunications-research PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Computers and Information Technology KW - Engineering and Technology AB - The modern telecommunications infrastructure—made possible by research performed over the last several decades—is an essential element of the U.S. economy. The U.S. position as a leader in telecommunications technology, however, is at risk because of the recent decline in domestic support of long-term, fundamental telecommunications research. To help understand this challenge, the National Science Foundation asked the NRC to assess the state of telecommunications research in the United States and recommend ways to halt the research decline. This report provides an examination of telecommunications research support levels, focus, and time horizon in industry, an assessment of university telecommunications research, and the implications of these findings on the health of the sector. Finally, it presents recommendations for enhancing U.S. telecommunications’ research efforts. ER -