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DoD Details Three New Projects Focused On Innovation For Technologies Beyond 5G

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, August 5th, 2022

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DoD Details Three New Projects Focused On Innovation For Technologies Beyond 5G

The Pentagon has announced three new projects aimed at fostering innovation in next-generation wireless technologies beyond 5G, to include establishing a new “Open6G” research hub. The new projects are part of DoD’s Innovate Beyond 5G (IB5G) program to bolster collaboration with academia and industry, and has included over $7 million awards to date to begin establishing the initiative. “The DoD has a vital interest in advancing 5G-to-NextG wireless technologies and concept demonstrations,” Sumit Roy, the Pentagon’s IB5G program director, said…

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