WELCOME TO NSMA

The NSMA is a voluntary international association of microwave radio/wireless and satellite frequency coordinators, licensees, manufacturers and regulators. Established in 1984, the Association provides a forum to develop industry guidelines for efficient use and management of the frequency spectrum by the wireless telecommunications community.

NSMA provides a linkage between government regulations and industry practice by developing recommendations that streamline and standardize procedures used by the frequency coordination community.

SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT 2013
NSMA Annual Conference, May 14^th & 15^th, 2013. We hope you can join us and make this year's conference a success.

Presentations from last year's conference are available for free download.

Thank you for visiting our web site. Our members, though diverse, share one common goal: effective and efficient management of the radio spectrum. The NSMA is a devoted group of like minded individuals who take spectrum and regulatory issues very seriously not just because it's their job but it's also their avocation and their baby. The NSMA has been blessed with members that have been in the spectrum business for over thirty years and a large percentage of our membership has been active for over twenty years. The NSMA's niche includes facilitating the coordination and licensing of terrestrial and satellite stations. Our contributions to the industry range from the hands-on operational perspective: the frequency coordinator sitting as their desk trying to make sense of a new ESV or Adaptive Modulation coordination, to the bigger regulatory issues involving spectrum sharing and frequency allocation. Our association brings a non-partisan, thorough, and reasoned perspective to many issues and we are not afraid to sit down, roll up our sleeves and hammer out a detailed technical study or detailed coordination procedure if necessary.

Spectrum and coordination problems have not gone away and there is an important place for the NSMA. Not only do our professions and business processes benefit greatly from the work of the NSMA but as individual frequency coordinators, regulatory consultants, and telecom engineers the NSMA improves our own individual expertise as well. Personally, as a frequency coordinator, I learned much more about the profession I was in from my participation and discussions within the NSMA than I ever did from school or seminars.

I would like to invite you to join the NSMA; membership application forms can be found Here. Our annual fees are very reasonable and I guarantee that you will be impressed with the knowledge, the integrity, and the commitment to sound spectrum management of our members. Also, please join us at Spectrum 2013, our annual conference, held in Rosslyn, VA on May 14th-15th, 2013. If you are interested in joining the NSMA and have any questions please do not hesitate to call or email me.

Sincerely,

David E. Meyer
President - NSMA


OUR OBJECTIVES
Develop technical and procedural recommendations for coordination of wireless telecommunications systems and services.

Provide a linkage between government regulations and industry practice by developing recommendations that streamline and standardize procedures used by the frequency coordination community.

Proactively advise regulatory bodies on matters affecting radio frequency spectrum policy pertaining to terrestrial microwave, satellite systems, and emerging technology radio services.