PAWR Platform ARA Debuts Open Source 5G Core Integrated with Commercial RAN New Deployment Pairs Open5GS Mobile Core with Ericsson Radios for Robust yet Flexible Research Network WASHINGTON – June 10, 2025 – The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) Project Office announces the successful integration of an open source mobile core with a commercial-grade 5G standalone radio access network (RAN) powered by Ericsson at the ARA wireless testbed in Iowa. The one-of-a-kind deployment by ARA,…
AERPAW and Auray OTICs Announce Collaboration on O-RAN Testing and Integration Earlier this February, the AERPAW OTIC at NC State University, USA, and the Auray OTIC and Security Lab in Taiwan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic collaboration. This partnership leverages extensive industry and academic expertise to enhance O-RAN testing and integration capabilities. The collaboration will focus on joint testing of O-RUs, O-DUs, and O-CUs from multiple vendors, as…
PAWR Platform ARA Unveils Expanded Network at AraFest’24
WASHINGTON – August 26, 2024 – The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) Project Office announces the second phase of operations for rural wireless testbed ARA, which unveiled an expanded network footprint and new research capabilities today at AraFest’24. The platform in Central Iowa is the fourth testbed in the PAWR program, which was created by the U.S. National Science Foundation. Launched just one…
Wireless Research Funding Opportunities Available The National Science Foundation is making new supplemental funding available for research projects conducted on the NSF-funded PAWR platforms. These awards are ideal for researchers looking to extend their experimentation efforts to a live testbed. Interested proposers are encouraged to reach out to PAWR platform PIs or the PAWR Project Office for further information on how new projects can be supported at each of the PAWR sites:…
POWDER Collaborating with O-RAN ALLIANCE and Linux Foundation The O-RAN Software Community (OSC), a collaboration between the O-RAN ALLIANCE and Linux Foundation, is using the POWDER platform at the University of Utah for automated testing of the various OSC software components. OSC is an open source community under the Linux Foundation with a goal of developing open source software, aligned with the O-RAN ALLIANCE’s open architecture and specifications, to realize solutions that can be…
PAWR Program Announces Dramatic Expansion of AERPAW Drone Testbed WASHINGTON – March 18, 2024 – The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) Project Office announces the significant expansion of AERPAW – the first wireless research platform to study the convergence of 4G/5G technology and autonomous drones – as it launches into a second phase of operations. The testbed now includes four additional wireless towers, a total of eight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs),…