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iDirect Nabs DIU Contract To Mitigate 5G Interference With Satellite Communication

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 21st, 2024

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iDirect Nabs DIU Contract To Mitigate 5G Interference With Satellite Communication

Tim Winter, president, iDirect Government. Photo: iDirect Government

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Tuesday said it awarded a contract to iDirect Government to prototype the company’s technology to mitigate signal interference by 5G radio frequency spectrum on satellite communications, which suffers due to the overlap. The value of the award was not disclosed. DIU, the Defense Department unit charged with getting commercially-developed technologies and solutions adopted by the military services and defense agencies, said that 5G wireless technology impacts the “quality and dependability” of satellite communication signals…

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