Project Grant 2560IF054
- 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...
- The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $75,287,478 Project Grant under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038) to DISH Wireless L.L.C. as the lead of a consortium to establish the Open RAN Center for Integration and Deployment (ORCID). The 5-year grant will fund the creation of a "living laboratory" to evaluate open radio access network (RAN) components from multiple vendors, enabling faster testing,...
- The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $6,471,670.23 Project Grant to Secureg, Inc. under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038). Over a 2-year period of performance from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2027, Secureg will conduct research to develop and test a novel architecture that could enable new component vendors and open radio unit (O-RU) manufacturers to rapidly develop and integrate new Open RAN radios into...
- The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $1,731,182.34 Project Grant to Michigan State University (MSU) under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038). The grant funds MSU's research and development of AI-assisted methods for testing the interoperability, performance, and security of 5G Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) components, including radio units (RUs), distributed units (DUs), and central units (CUs). The key...
- 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 National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $9,974,504.03 Project Grant to Otava Inc. under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038) to develop an integrated RF front-end for a highly effective dual-band concept supporting FR3 deployments. The project, which runs from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2029, will involve Otava collaborating with Rutgers University's WINLAB to design, build, and test two iterations of ICs for...
- The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded Cirrus360 LLC a $2,120,140 Project Grant under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038). The purpose of the grant is for Cirrus360 to develop a new test method that uses a digital twin of integrated radio access network (RAN) components to model system implementation and identify potential issues. Key activities include demonstrating efficient testing via formal traffic constraints...
- This $2,159,268 Project Grant awarded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038) supports Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) in developing a new neural network-based methodology to optimize testing and performance evaluation for Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) systems. The key activities include: Analyzing the statistical relationships between...
- The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $73,184,563.61 project grant to John Mezzalingua Associates LLC (JMA Wireless) under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038). The grant's purpose is to further develop JMA's American, Ruggedized, Modular, O-RAN, Radio (ARMOR) platform, an existing open radio unit (O-RU) variant currently at Technology Readiness Level 5 and Manufacturing Readiness Level 4. Over an 18-month...
- The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded Battelle Memorial Institute a $43,198,276.80 Project Grant under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038). The purpose of the grant is for Battelle to deliver an interoperable open RAN radio unit (O-RU) that provides improved performance and reduces total cost of ownership through equipment consolidation. Key activities include comprehensive interoperability testing with...
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) pipelines to cover testing tasks, managing the input/output of the automated testing process, and integrating the testing capabilities on the Open6G OTIC infrastructures. The expected outcomes are increased robustness of the wireless supply chain through swift integration of new equipment and functionalities from multiple vendors, as well as a continuous validation cycle for new features and code in open RAN deployments. This project benefits integrators, vendors, service providers, and users of both large mobile network operator (MNO) networks and smaller private 5G systems, driving innovation in public and private 5G networks.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $2.0m | 1/3/24 |