Project Grant 2030490

This $305,746 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to develop technical solutions for a more open and democratized wireless access ecosystem. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NETS: SMALL: LAST MILE AS A FREE MARKET: DEMOCRATIZING WIRELESS ACCESS WITH ON-DEMAND DECENTRALIZED CONTRACTS," is led by North Carolina State University. The key objectives are to: 1)...

The National Science Foundation awarded $270,928 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program (CFDA 47.084) to Beamlink, Inc. of Pasadena, California. The project grant will support the development of small, portable cellular base stations to provide connectivity in disaster zones and hard to reach areas. Specifically, the funding will allow Beamlink to research and implement a base station utilizing 2G and 2.5G radio for communicating with high densities of cell...

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...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation will fund $485,000 to Iowa State University for collaborative research on spectrum sharing for rural broadband access. The research team will conduct preliminary studies and field trials at the Advanced Research for Rural Broadband Living Lab in Iowa to develop electromagnetic spectrum sharing methods appropriate for rural areas. Initial work will focus on enhancing control and communications of unmanned aircraft systems and integrating...

This $3.7 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports Sullivan County, New York in developing a countywide wireless broadband network. Funding will be used to purchase, install, and activate long-term evolution wireless broadband communications equipment and backup generators on nine existing or under-construction county-owned emergency communications towers. Modular shelters will also be installed to house equipment. Once completed, the...

This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program, supports the development of new diagnostic testing methods for Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) systems, which are critical components of 5G and future mobile network infrastructure. The $200,000 award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, aims to create a systematic approach to mobile network diagnostic testing that...

This National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering) Project Grant award of $541,149 to Arizona State University, with sub-awards to Purdue University and the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc., aims to develop methodologies that synergize the design of rural connectivity and computing. The project will integrate emerging massive MIMO technology with hierarchical data processing architectures to adapt rural infrastructure based on spatial and...

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070), aims to develop an Open Dynamic Spectrum Management (O-DSM) system to improve spectrum sharing between commercial 5G/6G networks and federal/non-federal users across mid-band frequencies like the lower 3 GHz and FR3 bands. The key goals of this $397,356 project, with a performance period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030,...

This Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038) provides $43,285,439.25 to Microelectronics Technology Inc. (MTI) to develop a family of five energy-efficient, standards-compliant Open RAN macro radios. These radios will be designed for operation with four global mobile network operators, including DISH Wireless, and will comply with 3GPP Release 19 and O-RAN...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $2,676,692 Project Grant to Northeastern University under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038). The purpose of this 2-year project is to develop and operationalize a high-fidelity wireless network digital twin (DT) platform with hardware-in-the-loop, known as DigiRAN. The DT framework is designed to streamline low-cost, real-time, repeatable, and automated testing and...