PAWR

The PAWR test network integrated a local, open-source mobile core with an Ericsson 5G SA RAN The federally funded Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR)’s testbed in Iowa is dabbling in the exploration of open-source mobile network software. It recently …

Rural PAWR testbed has quadrupled its reach since launch last year The rural testbed of the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) Project Office has quadrupled its coverage area in the past year as part of its second phase of operations, as …

Mavenir will be using the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR)’s wireless testbed in Salt Lake City to test a first-of-its-kind Open RAN 5G Standalone deployment that uses millimeter wave spectrum. The  Platform for Open Wireless Data-driven Research, or POWDER, …

Fourth testbed to focus on use cases including smart agriculture and rural broadband The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program has officially taken live its fourth and final testbed in central Iowa, which combines both commercial and programmable network …

The O-RAN Alliance has approved four testbeds, three of which are operated by the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR), as new Open Testing and Integration Centres (OTICs) in North America. The PAWR locations include the Institute for the Wireless …

Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research receives additional National Science Foundation funds The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research program, which operates a number of 5G testbeds across the U.S., has received an additional $2.8 million in funding from the National Science …

A research wireless network testbed for rural broadband and related use cases will soon cover roughly 600 miles of central Iowa, including half a dozen communities, multiple school districts and the University of Iowa campus in Ames, Iowa. The fourth …

At a 5G testbed in Salt Lake City, DoD funds will support advanced spectrum-sharing research In the wake of DARPA’s three-year Spectrum Collaboration Grand Challenge, the Department of Defense is continuing its investment in advanced spectrum-sharing technologies with a new …

The Federal Communications Commission is throwing its support behind two 5G testbeds — one in New York City, one in Salt Lake City — with experimental licensing which will let companies and universities more easily take their 5G testing into …