Biden-Harris Administration Awards $273 Million For Wireless Innovation

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded more than $273 million as part of the first batch of grants from the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund’s second Notice of Funding Opportunity. The Wireless Innovation Fund supports the development of open and interoperable wireless networks and equipment to help drive competition, strengthen global supply chain resilience and lower costs for consumers and network operators. This batch of awards will support projects focused on open radio unit hardware commercialization. This announced funding totals $273,054,721 and was awarded to seven projects across six states. Later this winter, NTIA will award up to $146 million in additional grants under the second Notice of Funding Opportunity.