Cooperative Agreement IT22INA1120003

Under a $1,999,984 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (CFDA 11.038 - Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program), Phasorlab Inc. is leading the development of 5GLM, a large language model for realistic user equipment (UE) simulation and channel response modeling for 4G and 5G radio access networks. Phasorlab is partnering with Cimulate Inc. and Parallel Wireless as sub-recipients on this 2-year project. The...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant was awarded by the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038). The purpose is to develop testing and evaluation procedures for open and interoperable solutions for next-generation (5G-Advanced and beyond) radio access network (RAN) components in the FR3 spectrum band, with a focus on shared and adversarial scenarios. Key activities include...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), through the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038), awarded a $3,387,426 project grant to Northeastern University. The funding will support the development and operationalization of AUTORAN, a new automated and continuous testing methodology for disaggregated radio access network (RAN) components. Key activities include extending private 5G continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD)...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded Airspan Networks Inc. a $47,952,833.22 Project Grant under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038) on February 1, 2025. The purpose of the grant is to accelerate Airspan's development of the AIRU 2750 CAT A radio unit (RU) platform, a power-efficient 5G RU solution designed to address diverse mobile network operator spectrum needs. Airspan will focus on building open RU products...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA #47.084) to develop secure solutions for 5G and beyond-5G wireless networks. The award period is from July 15, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Under the grant, the University of Kansas will work with subrecipients Wichita State University, Purdue University, Iowa State University, and The Pennsylvania State University to...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $9,971,458.95 Project Grant to Rampart Communications, Inc. under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038). The grant will fund a three-year collaborative research effort with Virginia Tech to develop a novel 6G physical layer technology called ASPEN (Advanced Signal Processing Enhancement for Next-Generation Open Radio Units). The project aims to create reliable Open Radio Unit...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $47,538,987.72 Project Grant to AT&T Corp. under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038). The purpose of the grant is to establish an Open RAN Testing and Evaluation Center to accelerate the development, deployment, and adoption of open, interoperable 5G radio access networks (RAN). Key activities to be performed under this 4-year grant include: 1) Creating a consortium of...

The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $9,463,451.89 Project Grant to Recon RF, Inc. under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038). The funding will support the development of ultra-efficient front-end modules (FEMs) for next-generation 5G/6G open radio units (RUs). Key activities include innovative high-efficiency designs, fabrication, and extensive testing to produce five ultra-efficient FEMs. The project aims...

This $200,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports research to develop new diagnostic testing methods for 5G and beyond mobile network infrastructure, particularly the Radio Access Network (RAN) subsystem. The project aims to address limitations in current RAN testing by: (1) enhancing test coverage through exploiting dependencies across RAN software procedures and interfaces, (2)...

This $150,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides funding to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to develop an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) wireless testbed and training program. The project aims to train the next-generation wireless workforce by allowing trainees to access and operate advanced wireless communications equipment and instruments, including software-defined...