InterDigital Enters Into Research Agreement With University of South Florida

WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 07, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc. IDCC, a mobile technology research and development company, today announced that the company has entered into a research and development agreement with the University of South Florida.

The research and development agreement is primarily focused around 5G technologies, with the first statement of work to be entered into under the agreement relating to spectral efficient waveforms and MIMO techniques. The research will be led by Dr. Huseyin Arslan, Professor, Communications & Signal Processing Group, University of South Florida. Dr. Arslan's research areas include advanced waveform design, MIMO, heterogeneous networks, and millimeter wave communications.

"The University of South Florida shares our vision, and is an excellent collaborative partner in our efforts to pioneer new research in this space," said Dr. Byung K. Yi, Executive Vice President, InterDigital Labs, and Chief Technology Officer of InterDigital.

"Collaboration with a mobile technology industry leader like InterDigital, provides the opportunity to do applied research in cutting edge wireless communications topics," said Dr. Arslan. "Graduate students will be exposed to real research problems and have the ability to work with high quality research engineers."

About InterDigital^®
InterDigital develops technologies that are at the core of mobile devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve many of the industry's most critical and complex technical challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient broadband networks and a richer multimedia experience years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has licenses and strategic relationships with many of the world's leading wireless companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is included in the S&P MidCap 400^® index. 

InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.

For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.