InterDigital Becomes a Strategic Member of the OpenAirInterface Software Alliance
September 03 2019 - 4:30PM
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile and video technology
research and development company, announced that it would deepen
its participation in the OpenAirInterface Software Alliance (OSA)
by becoming a strategic member. OSA is a non-profit organization
dedicated to providing software and tools for 5G wireless research
and product development.
OSA, a France-based open source organization, was established in
2014 to encourage open collaboration amongst its members to foster
innovation and work on future 5G wireless network design. The
Alliance currently has more than 70 individual members. OSA’s
strategic members are now InterDigital, Orange Labs, TCL 5G, Nokia
Bell Labs, Fujitsu, and PAWR and its associate members include
Redhat, Cisco, Renault, BCOM, Fraunhofer, Rutgers WINLAB, and
Kyocera, among others.
To support the Alliance, InterDigital committed to coordinate
its research and development efforts across its global offices in
the United States, France, and Canada. In May 2019, InterDigital
completed its acquisition of the Research & Innovation division
of Technicolor SA, a worldwide technology leader in the media and
entertainment sector and a strategic member of OSA. Following an
assessment of the teams’ mutual interests, InterDigital decided to
elevate its participation within the Alliance to strategic member.
The new role will enable InterDigital to help guide the Alliance’s
discussions and workplans, participate in decisions on membership,
and accelerate progress in the areas of 5G amongst the OSA’s
industry-leading members.
“Becoming a strategic member of the OSA and combining our
expertise with the Alliance’s members will support our ongoing work
on wireless 5G development and deployment,” said Laurent Depersin,
Director of InterDigital’s Home Lab. “This membership will not only
help InterDigital prototype and validate our ideas with a true
“White Box” Software Defined Radio (SDR) framework featuring
best-in-class capabilities, but it will also enhance our expertise
and relationships with top-tier 3GPP contributors and reiterate our
commitment to influential European and U.S. initiatives like PAWR
and EMPOWER.”
Irfan Ghauri, Director of Operations for the OpenAirInterface
Software Alliance, added, “InterDigital has been a key contributor
to the Alliance’s by being a thought leader, thus bringing new and
innovative ideas to the 5G roadmap over the last two years. We are
glad to see InterDigital take a bigger role at the OSA by
henceforth becoming a Strategic Member. This step will help
strengthen the Alliance and accelerate work on the 5G technology
development at the Alliance, allowing us with the support and
guidance of InterDigital to focus on key topics that matter in 5G
technology and beyond.”
Further information on the work of the OpenAirInterface Software
Alliance can be found here.
About the OpenAirInterface Software
Alliance
The OpenAirInterface Software Alliance’s mission is to provide
software and tools for 5G wireless research and product
development. Its members include industry leaders in the wireless
domain, including Eurecom, Orange Labs, TCL 5G, Nokia Bell Labs,
Fujitsu, PAWR, Kyocera, Redhat, Cisco, Renault, and InterDigital,
among others.
About InterDigital®
InterDigital develops mobile and video technologies that are at
the core of devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve
many of the industry's most critical and complex technical
challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient broadband
networks, better video delivery, and richer multimedia experiences
years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has licenses and
strategic relationships with many of the world's leading technology
companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is
included in the S&P MidCap 400® index.InterDigital is a
registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
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