Imagine having the speed of a fiber-optic cable but without the actual glass wire. This technology uses incredibly high-frequency radio waves to beam data through the air like a precision flashlight. It can automatically steer these beams to follow moving devices, ensuring a rock-solid connection even in crowded cities.
Current wireless networks cannot match the speed of fiber optics, creating bottlenecks in dense urban areas and for high-speed moving objects. Existing systems lack the agility to switch frequencies and steer beams precisely enough to maintain Terabit speeds.
A set of photonic wireless transceivers using chiplets for scalability and a Blass-Matrix Transmitter for high-capacity beamforming.
If you are a Mobile Network Operator dealing with network congestion in dense urban areas — this project developed photonic transceivers that provide Terabit-per-second throughput. This allows for macro and street-level densification to handle massive user demand.
If you are an Automated Warehouse Provider dealing with connectivity drops for moving robots — this project developed beam-steering and tracking for moving objects. This ensures reliable, high-speed links for autonomous fleets in private networks.
If you are an Emergency Response Agency dealing with the lack of infrastructure during disasters — this project developed ad-hoc network connectivity. This enables the rapid setup of temporal mobile sites with fiber-like capacity in the field.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or implementation costs are not provided as the project is currently in the research and development phase.
The project uses a scalable design based on chiplets to increase the number of beams and frequency channels, which is a key step toward industrial scalability.
Based on available project data, the specific licensing terms are not disclosed, but the consortium includes 6 industry partners and 4 SMEs who are co-developing the technology.
The system is designed for SDN controller integration to dynamically manage communication resources and match transmission capacity with user demand.
The project period runs from 2023-01-01 to 2026-06-30, suggesting that commercial readiness would follow the conclusion of these activities.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward commercialization with a 50% industry ratio, comprising 6 industry partners (including 4 SMEs and large companies like Telefónica). This balance between 4 universities and 2 research institutes ensures that the theoretical Terahertz research is immediately vetted for industrial viability and market fit.
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