Aalto University is a newly created university from the merger of three Finnish universities: the Helsinki School of Economics, the Helsinki University of Art and Design and the Helsinki University of Technology - all leading and renowned institutions in their respective fields and in their own right. The combination of three universities opens up new possibilities for strong multi-disciplinary education and research. Aalto University is strongly future-oriented while at the same time building on the combined 300-year-history of three highly-regarded universities.

Aalto University School of Science and Technology (Former Helsinki University of Technology) is the premier technical university unit in Finland and with 15 000 students it is one of the largest in the Nordic region. High-level scientific research and education are the main cornerstones of the school.

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Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen (BNetzA). The Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway is a separate higher federal authority within the scope of business of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour, and has its headquarters in Bonn. On 13 July 2005 the Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts which superseded the Federal Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (BMPT) and the Federal Office for Posts and Telecommunications (BAPT), was renamed Federal Network Agency. Moreover, it acts as the root certification authority as provided for by the Electronic Signatures Act. The Federal Network Agency's task is to provide, by liberalization and deregulation, for the further development of the electricity, gas, telecommunications and postal markets and, as from 1 January 2006, also of the railway infrastructure market.

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BT is one of the world’s leading communications services companies, operating in over 170 countries worldwide. In the year ended 31 March 2008 (the 2007/2008 financial year) BT Group revenue was £20.7 billion with £8.0 billion of this derived from new wave and next generation products and services, primarily networked IT, broadband and convergent mobility solutions. For further details see http://www.bt.com/. BT is an active participant in European collaborative research and development and has participated in all the past EU Framework Programmes, primarily in the ICT/IST area. Within the current 7th Framework Programme BT is co-ordinating three projects and is a partner in ten other projects. The QUASAR team from BT has a strong background in emerging wireless networks and services, Cognitive Radio and industry consensus and will bring a service-provider and network operator perspective to the project, and hence is interested in the commercial feasibility of secondary spectrum and mainly the systems aspects.

Ericsson AB is a company in the Ericsson Group (Ericsson). Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators. The market leader in 2G and 3G mobile technologies, Ericsson supplies communications services and manages networks that serve more than 250 million subscribers. The company's portfolio comprises mobile and fixed network infrastructure, and broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and developers. The Sony Ericsson joint venture provides consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices. Ericsson is advancing its vision of 'communication for all' through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 70,000 employees generated revenue of USD 27 billion (SEK 209 billion) in 2008. Founded in 1876 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm and NASDAQ.

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The Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority’s (FICORA) vision is providing versatile, effective and secure communications connections and services for everyone in Finland. It missions is to work towards an effective and secure information society for the good of the people and business. FICORA's focuses for the strategic period of 2009-2015 are consumers and the citizens, the competitiveness of the business sector and effective society. FICORA's key operations are communications networks, communications markets, communications services, information security, radio frequencies and ensuring of the financing of the public service broadcasting. FICORA takes environmental viewpoints into consideration in all of its operations and development projects.

The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm is the leading engineering university in Sweden. At KTH the project will be coordinated by Wireless@KTH, a non-profit research center within the Royal Institute of Technology with financial backing from primarily by the Swedish Government, Research foundations and from an industrial partnership program. The center research area encompasses several research groups ranging from Antenna systems, Communication & Information Theory & Radio Resource management to Wireless Services, Network Management and the Economics of Telecommunications.

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The Office of Communications – is an independent organization which regulates the UK’s broadcasting, telecommunications and wireless communications sectors. Ofcom also sets and enforce rules on fair competition between companies in these industries and is responsible for managing civilian use of the radio spectrum, including releasing spectrum for new uses, allowing organizations to develop new wireless services for the benefit of citizens and consumers. This involves developing policies to ensure that the spectrum is used efficiently. Ofcom answers to the UK Parliament but is independent of the UK Government. The Government Departments that sponsor Ofcom are the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

The National Post and Telecom Agency of Sweden (PTS) is a public authority that reports to the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications and is headed by a board appointed by the Government. The Director-general is the executive manager. Sweden was one of the first countries in the world to liberalise its postal and telecommunications markets, as early as in 1993, when PTS was founded. PTS is the authority that monitors the electronic communications and postal sectors in Sweden. Electronic communications refer to telephony, the Internet and radio spectrum. PTS strives to achieve long-term added value for consumers, long-term sustainable competition, efficient utilisation of resources and secure communications. PTS is responsible for licensing and supervision of spectrum. PTS´s head office is located in Stockholm. The work of PTS is allocated between the Strategy and Communications Department and six operational departments: the Frequency Management- the Competition- the Consumer Affairs-, the Network Security-, the Postal Affairs- and the Spectrum Market Department. There are also support departments for administration, personnel and legal issues. In total approximately 250 people work at PTS.

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RWTH Aachen University is one of the leading technological universities of Europe. RWTH was elected after a fierce national level competition to be one of the German excellence (elite) universities and receives special federal level funding. The faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies is constantly rated as the best of Electrical Engineering Faculty in Germany. One of the major focus areas of the faculty is communications engineering. Faculty is also operating and coordinating UMIC research centre, an interdisciplinary research program that has received German Excellence Cluster status. This centre is the only center in the field of engineering that was awarded this status and an extra 35 MEUR funding for infrastructure and new professorships.

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The Ss Cyril and Methodius University (UKIM) in Skopje is the first state University in the Republic of Macedonia, founded in 1949. Today, UKIM represents a functional community of 21 faculties, 5 research institutes and 11 accompanying members developing curricula in all scientific fields - social, technical, natural sciences, mathematics, medical, bio technical sciences and arts and carrying research activities at the faculties and in the independent research institutes as an integral part of the University. The illustration of UKIM through figures is as follows: around 50.000 enrolled students from Republic of Macedonia in all cycles of studies, as well as over 700 foreign students; over 2.700 teaching, research and associate academic staff at the faculties and at the institutes; over 126.000 graduated high-professional staff (with obtained Bachelor degree); over 5,300 candidates obtained Master’s degree; over 2,700 doctors of science in all teaching and scientific fields.

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As the oldest private university in Korea, Yonsei University was first established in 1885 by Christian missionaries. The mission is to educate leaders who will contribute to humanity in the spirit of truth and freedom. The 300,000 alumni of Yonsei who take this calling to heart can be found manifesting this proud spirit from leadership positions around the world. In Korea, Yonsei is generally accepted as one of the top three universities along with Seoul National UniversityKorea University (the “SKY” league). The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is among the largest in the country and offers one of the most comprehensive teaching and research programs available.

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