The Department of Defense is helping to fund a new technology hub focused on 6G communications technology.
The project, known as Open6G, is part of the Pentagon’s Innovate Beyond 5G (IB5G) program that aims to promote the next generation of high-tech network capabilities.
In a press release Tuesday, the DOD described Open6G as an “industry-university cooperative effort that aims to jumpstart 6G systems research on open radio access networks (Open RAN).”
“Open6G will serve as the DoD’s hub for development, testing, and integration of trusted enhancements, supporting an industry and federal government NextG ecosystem pursuing 6G technology goals,” according to the release.
The Pentagon is helping to fund the project through a $1.77 million award.
Northeastern University’s Kostas Research Institute has been tapped to manage the new hub through a cooperative agreement with the Army Research Laboratory. The technical work will be housed at the university’s Institute for Wireless Internet of Things, according to the DOD.
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