Ted Rappaport (IMAGE) NYU Tandon School of Engineering Caption The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Communications Society announced it will award New York University's Theodore (Ted) S. Rappaport the 2015 Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award for his broad contribution and outstanding leadership in channel measurement and technology research fundamental to mobile communication. Rappaport is founder of NYU WIRELESS, which conducts pioneering research in the millimeter-wave spectrum -- foundational for the next generation of mobile technology, 5G, projected to become 1,000 times faster than 4G. Credit NYU Usage Restrictions for editorial use only, with NYU coverage License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.