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NTIA Allocates $42 Million to Drive Research and Development in Open RAN Technology

The R&D initiative aims to revolutionize 4G and 5G mobile networks by using cloud-based software to reduce deployment costs, provide operational simplicity, and simplify new feature rollouts.

Jericho Casper

Jericho Casper

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NTIA Allocates $42 Million to Drive Research and Development in Open RAN Technology
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WASHINGTON, February 13, 2024 – The federal government unveiled Monday a $42-million grant for a project to establish a research and development center focused on facilitating research into new testing methods to seamlessly integrate 5G Open RAN software into U.S. cellular networks.

Led by a consortium of US and foreign carriers, universities and equipment suppliers, the initiative will develop a testbed for the 5G technology in the Dallas Technology Corridor with a satellite facility in Washington, D.C. 

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