Battelle Will Support the Innovation Funds Objectives by Delivering an Interoperable Open Ran Radio Unit…
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Purpose: Battelle Will Support the Innovation Funds Objectives by Delivering an Interoperable Open Ran Radio Unit (O-Ru) That Provides Improved Performance Through Its Patented Aperture Design While IT Significantly Reduces Total Cost of Ownership (Tco) Through Equipment Consolidation. Activities to Be Performed: The Investment Will Support Comprehensive Interoperability Testing with Distributed Units (Dus) from Multiple Vendors to Ensure Seamless Integration Into the O-Ran Ecosystem, and Will Address Critical Challenges Such as Capacity Demands, Small Form Factor Requirements, Energy Efficiency, 3RD Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Compliance, and Security Conformance. Expected Outcomes: The End Result of This Grant Will Produce a Spin-Out Company That Leverages This Foothold in the Market to Expand and Support a Complete O-Ru Product Line, Mirroring the Approach with Battelle's Previous Multibillion-Dollar Telecom Spinout, Photon Integration Research Inc. (Piri). The Proposed Battelle O-Ru Brings Substantial Cost Savings and New Capabilities to Domestic and International Wireless Mnos, Neutral Host Providers, and Private Network Operators by Supporting a Wide Bandwidth Not Accommodated by Existing FR1 Rus and Antennas. The Cutting-Edge FR1 Broadband Massive Multiple Input-Multiple Output (Mimo) Capable Ru, Which Incorporates a Unique Aperture Design Combined with Advanced RF Front-End and Digital Signal Processing, Allows Operators to Utilize Spectrum Between 600 MHZ and 7 GHZ Efficiently in a Single Unit, Matching the Output Power of Existing Discrete Narrowband Rus. Intended Beneficiaries: Battelle O-Ru Will Expedite the Introduction of a Market Leading, Energy-Efficient Ru and Will Also Diminish Infrastructure Costs for Mobile Network Operations (Mnos), Neutral Hosts, and Private Network Providers, Thereby Promoting a More Connected and Efficient Technological Future. Subrecipient Activities: The Recipient Does Not Plan to Subaward Funds.