Freeband Communication

Freeband Communication is a Dutch national research program aiming to create a leading knowledge position for the Netherlands in the area of ambient, intelligent communication. Freeband comprises more than 30 organisations, including all-important technology providers and many representative end-user organisations.

People today are surrounded by communication means. The last few decades have lead to an explosion of different means of communication. We are on the edge of a new 'paradigm change' which will move the centre of information control to the individual. He will become surrounded by “intelligent” electronic equipment that can provide almost all of their information and communication needs on demand: an ambient intelligent environment.