NTIA, DoD launch 5G problem to speed up growth of 5G

NTIA stated that the 5G Problem Preliminary Occasion will award a complete prize purse of as much as $3 million to contestants

The Nationwide Telecommunications and Info Administration’s (NTIA) Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) introduced the launch of the 5G Problem in collaboration with the Division of Protection (DoD).

NTIA stated that this prize competitors goals to speed up the adoption of open interfaces, interoperable elements and multi-vendor options towards the event of an open 5G ecosystem.

“Growing the resilience and safety of our provide chain is on the coronary heart of NTIA’s work to incentivize open and interoperable 5G networks and enhance the variety of suppliers within the 5G ecosystem,” stated Alan Davidson, assistant secretary of Commerce for Communications and Info and NTIA Administrator. “NTIA and ITS are excited to collaborate with the Division of Protection on the 5G Problem as a result of it reinforces our joint understanding that cost-effective, safe 5G networks are key to each nationwide and financial safety.”

Within the 5G Problem Preliminary Occasion, ITS will award a complete prize purse of as much as $3 million to contestants who submit {hardware} and/or software program options for a number of of those 5G community subsystems: Distributed Unit (DU); Centralized Unit (CU); Radio Unit (RU).

ATIS additionally famous that the foundations, location and particulars of the second-year occasion can be launched in 2023.

The 5G Problem Preliminary Occasion: RAN Subsystem Interoperability is open for functions by way of Could 5, 2022.

ITS helps the Division of Protection 5G Initiative by way of a mix of its material consultants in 5G and its analysis, growth, check, and analysis (RDT&E) laboratory infrastructure in Boulder, Colorado, together with the Superior Communications Check Web site on the Desk Mountain Radio Quiet Zone.

The Nationwide Telecommunications and Info Administration (NTIA), positioned inside the Division of Commerce, is the Government Department company that’s principally accountable by regulation for advising the U.S. President on telecommunications and knowledge coverage points. NTIA’s packages and policymaking focus largely on increasing broadband Web entry and adoption in America, increasing using spectrum by all customers, and making certain that the Web stays an engine for continued innovation and financial progress.