▁benefit ▁corpor ation " ▁dedicated ▁to ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁spectrum ▁innov ation ▁and ▁adv ancing ▁radio ▁techn ologies ▁that ▁support ▁essential ▁or ▁critical ▁communic ations ▁world wide . ▁Forum ▁members ▁bring ▁a ▁broad ▁base ▁of ▁experience ▁in ▁Software ▁Def ined ▁Radio , ▁C ogn itive ▁Radio ▁and ▁Dynamic ▁Spect rum ▁Access ▁techn ologies ▁in ▁diverse ▁mark ets ▁and ▁at ▁all ▁levels ▁of ▁the ▁wireless ▁value ▁chain ▁to ▁address ▁emer ging ▁wireless ▁communic ations ▁requirements . ▁The ▁forum ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁ven ue ▁for ▁its ▁members ▁to ▁collabor ate ▁to ▁achieve ▁these ▁object ives . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁W ire less ▁In nov ation ▁Forum ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁originally ▁as ▁" The ▁Mod ular ▁Mult if unction ▁Information ▁Transfer ▁System ▁Forum ". ▁The ▁organization ▁was ▁created ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁military ▁services ▁( led ▁by ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ) ▁as ▁an ▁industry ▁association ▁focused ▁on ▁adv ancing ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁software ▁radio . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁forum ▁formed ▁the ▁Mobile ▁Working ▁Group ▁to ▁develop ▁software ▁specific ations ▁and ▁standards ▁supporting ▁ground ▁mobile ▁rad ios . ▁ ▁The ▁forum ▁published ▁its ▁first ▁technical ▁report ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁out lin ing ▁the ▁current ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁in ▁software ▁defined ▁radio . ▁This ▁document ▁included ▁a ▁reference ▁application ▁framework ▁for ▁software ▁defined ▁rad ios , ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Software ▁Radio ▁Architecture , ▁that ▁was ▁developed ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁existing ▁S PE A Ke asy ▁Architecture . ▁The ▁late ▁ 1 9