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 program (CFDA 11.038) to develop an interoperable open radio access network (O-RAN) radio unit (O-RU) with improved performance and reduced total cost of ownership.
The grant will support comprehensive interoperability testing of the O-RU with distributed units from multiple vendors to ensure seamless integration into the O-RAN ecosystem. Battelle will address critical challenges like capacity demands, form factor requirements, energy efficiency, 3GPP compliance, and security conformance. The resulting product is expected to enable substantial cost savings and new capabilities for mobile network operators, neutral host providers, and private network operators by supporting a wide frequency range that is not accommodated by existing radio units. The award period runs from Jan 1, 2025 through Dec 31, 2026.
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