The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded Solid Gear Inc. a $30,806,929.82 Project Grant under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038) to develop a Multi-Operator Radio Access Network (MORAN)-capable O-RAN radio embedded in a Distributed Antenna System (DAS).
The key activities and expected outcomes include embedding the O-RAN radio unit (RU) into the DAS to allow for direct interfacing with multiple Mobile Network Operator (MNO) O-Distributed Units (O-DUs) through the digital O-RAN fronthaul. This MORAN-capable solution will remove the need for external signal sources in conventional DAS platforms, providing MNOs further cost savings and business opportunities. Solid Gear will subaward portions of the work to VIAVI and AMD for testing, cybersecurity, and patent development support.
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