The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded Abside Networks Inc. a $56,232,784.75 Project Grant under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038) to advance the development and commercialization of innovative open radio unit (O-RU) technology solutions. The key project activities include:
Developing and commercializing two very-large-array (VLA) O-RU models based on Abside Networks' RF-Retina technology, which are expected to provide a 50% capacity increase in mountainous regions via elevation sectorization and a 30% coverage and capacity increase in other deployment scenarios. This will reduce the required tower densities for regional mobile network operators (MNOs). The project also involves developing a U.S.-based manufacturing-at-scale plan that maximizes the use of U.S. component vendors to increase supply chain resilience. Northeastern University and Virginia Tech will provide support for O-RAN and cybersecurity compliance testing as sub-recipients under this award.
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