NYU WIRELESS announced it will build an advanced programmable platform to rapidly design, prototype, and validate technologies vital for the millimeter wave (mmWave) radio spectrum, which is potentially key to launching the next ultra-high-data-rate generation of wireless communication, or 5G.

“The development of an open-source, powerful SDR platform will greatly speed the development of mmWave systems and allow academic and industry groups to bring design ideas to reality,” said Sundeep Rangan, NYU WIRELESS director and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. “This project was only possible by leveraging the unique expertise of companies such as NI and SiBEAM and with crucial support from NSF.”

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