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 grant will enable Airspan to accelerate and expand its development of the AIRU 2750 CAT A radio unit (RU) platform, a power-efficient, high-performing RU solution built to deliver multiple variants based on unique mobile network operator spectrum needs. Airspan will focus primarily on building open RU products based on system-on-a-chip technology from U.S. supplier MaxLinear. The project aims to integrate advanced RU features, maximize power efficiency, and prove multi-vendor integration is achievable and economical, to benefit the U.S. telecommunications market and supply chain, particularly small and medium enterprises.
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