InterDigital Awarded U.S. Department of Defense Contract for mmW Project
December 19 2019 - 5:00AM
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDCC), a mobile and video technology
research and development company, announced that its partner,
Shared Spectrum Company (SSC), has been awarded a U.S. Army Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract aimed at understanding
the role of millimeter wave (mmW) technology for army tactical
communications. InterDigital will work alongside SSC to research
and develop cost effective communication systems for use in
Anti-Access and Area Denial (A2AD) environments.
mmW communication is a key enabling technology
integrated into 5G, Wireless Gigabit Alliance (WiGIG), and fixed
wireless backhaul in the 28 and 70GHz regions. Unlike spectrum
typically used for today’s communications technology (Wireless
Local Access Networks (WLANs), tactical networks, and commercial
cellular), mmW offers 100 times more spectrum. This makes it
possible to achieve higher data rates to those experienced in WiFi
or 4G, at operator frequencies below 6GHz.
The project, titled ‘mmW for Army Tactical
Communications’, aims to identify and develop optimized techniques
for mmW communication systems that can operate in contested or
congested environments. It will do so by researching improvements
to modulation and signal processing techniques to increase
throughput and enhance
Low-Probability-of-Intercept/Low-Probability-of-Detection (LPI/LPD)
and anti-jamming (AJ) capabilities.
“mmW is set to play a huge role in future
wireless generations and we are already seeing many emerging use
cases in the commercial sector—from peer-to-peer mmW networks to
Vehicle-to-Vehicle communications,” said William J. Merritt,
InterDigital’s President and CEO. “This project will therefore be
extremely valuable in uncovering the potential of mmW for other use
cases, such as tactical communications, and we are looking forward
to offering our R&D expertise to delving deeper into this
technology.”
The mmW for Army Tactical Communications project
will be carried out in three phases and is expected to conclude in
2022.
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.
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www.interdigital.com.
InterDigital Contact:Patrick
Van de WilleEmail: patrick.vandewille@interdigital.com +1 (858)
210-4814
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