WIOT News
Jul 06, 2023
Northeastern University launches O-RAN OTIC, Pioneering Capabilities for Next-Generation Cellular Networks in the Open6G Hub
The Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) established an Open Testing and Integration Center (OTIC) in Burlington, MA, to promote research, development, and testing of next-generation Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN).
May 16, 2023
WIOT Unveils Breakthroughs and Partnerships at Industry Day 2023
The Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things hosted Industry Day 2023 to unveil its latest technological breakthroughs and collaborations with their government, industry, and academic partners.
Apr 19, 2023
Northeastern University Launches Fully Automated and Virtualized O-RAN Private 5G Network with AI Automation
The Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) at Northeastern University and its Open6G R&D Center announce the availability of the first production-ready private 5G network fully automated through Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Mar 27, 2023
Building a Connection Between Commanders and Directors
ECE William Lincoln Smith Professor Tommaso Melodia is one of ten local directors to be inducted into the Hanscom Air Force Base Honorary Commander and Director program, which pairs military-connected commanders and directors with civic counterparts to foster relationships, collaborate and share ideas, and build rapport between key community members and senior leaders at Hanscom AFB.
Mar 17, 2023
Enabling the Automation of 5G Network Workloads
Northeastern’s Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things has been working with OpenShift, an Enterprise-level Platform-as-a-Service from RedHat, to enable the automation of 5G network workloads for ease of deployment by Mobile Network Operators.
Mar 07, 2023
Collaborative Research in THz Communication for 6G Mobile Networks
ECE Associate Professor Josep Jornet and Principal Research Scientist Michele Polese were awarded a $456,000 NSF grant for “Enabling Mobile Terahertz Communication for 6G Cellular Networks.”
Dec 13, 2022
WIoT Team Wins First Prize at IEEE Advanced Air Mobility – Concepts Innovation Challenge
A team of researchers with the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) consisting of computer engineering students Matteo Bordin, PhD’26, and Pietro Brach Del Prever, PhD’27, and led by ECE Research Assistant Professor Salvatore D’Oro, won first prize at the IEEE Advanced Air Mobility – Concepts Innovation Challenge.
Sep 29, 2022
New Open6G DOD Research Center To Jumpstart Beyond 5G Systems Research
The Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things led by ECE faculty announces Open6G, a DOD-supported industry-university cooperative research center focused on future open, programmable, and disaggregated 6G systems. Its goal is to create a federal-industry-university cooperative research, development, testing, and commercialization hub to jumpstart beyond-5G systems research.