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Viasat begins live testing of WiSig’s 5G satellite IoT chipset

Viasat is testing our 3GPP Rel-17 NB-IoT non-terrestrial chipset at its UK laboratories for its global L-band network. Supported by DoT, MeitY and the DLI scheme under the India Semiconductor Mission. Target applications include maritime and fisherman safety, disaster response, agriculture and remote telemetry.

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2026

15 June 2026 Partnership Viasat begins live testing of WiSig’s 5G satellite IoT chipset Viasat is testing our 3GPP Rel-17 NB-IoT non-terrestrial chipset at its UK laboratories for its global L-band network. Supported by DoT, MeitY and the DLI scheme under the India Semiconductor Mission. Target applications include maritime and fisherman safety, disaster response, agriculture and remote telemetry. Voice&Data Coverage 15 April 2026 Coverage C-DOT eyes global markets for indigenous 5G radios Coverage of C-DOT’s export ambitions for the indigenous Open RAN programme, in which WiSig is one of three consortium partners. Telecom Live Coverage 2 March 2026 Product 32T32R Massive MIMO Radio Unit with ULPI unveiled at MWC Barcelona 2026 Production n78 O-RAN 32T32R radio unit with patented ULPI Class A and Class B uplink processing, built on Altera Agilex FPGAs. Demonstrated at the Altera booth, Hall 3. EIN Presswire Press release 26 February 2026 Partnership Altera names WiSig among its Open RAN radio partners at MWC Barcelona Altera’s wideband radio announcement names WiSig’s 32T32R Massive MIMO radio with ULPI and an 8T8R high-power n78 macrocell, both on Agilex FPGAs. Altera Press release

2025

26 June 2025 Research IIT Hyderabad and WiSig research carried into the 3GPP 6G study item At 3GPP TSG RAN #108 in Prague, a global consortium proposal extended the India-origin π/2-BPSK uplink waveform, and OTFDM and Structural MIMO were advanced within the newly approved 6G study item. IndianWeb2 Coverage 26 May 2025 Partnership Sharp SSIC, IIT Hyderabad and WiSig complete Beyond-5G and 6G field demonstrations Field trials on the IIT Hyderabad campus ran Sharp SSIC’s ASUKA SDR-Box software-defined UE against WiSig Open RAN base stations, with a roadmap covering FWA, mission-critical push-to-talk, V2X and NB-IoT over satellite. everythingRF Coverage 28 February 2025 Event WiSig and Altera demonstrate next-generation O-RAN Massive MIMO ULPI at MWC25 A proof of concept placing the massive MIMO uplink equaliser and the full uplink receiver inside the O-RU, shown at MWC Barcelona 2025. Covered by GSMA’s own MWC editorial. GSMA / MWC Barcelona Coverage

2024

3 December 2024 Product WiSig launches indigenous wireless System-on-Chip An indigenously designed SoC for IoT, 5G, satellite communications and pre-6G integrated sensing devices: utility metering, asset tracking and Industry 4.0 sensor nodes. Demonstrated to a DoT team on a live operator network. Telangana Today Coverage 8 March 2024 Milestone MeitY approves Design Linked Incentive support for WiSig Announced at the futureDESIGN roadshow at VSSC Thiruvananthapuram, under the India Semiconductor Mission, for a 5G NB-IoT system-on-chip integrating baseband, radio, application processor and positioning. Telecom Live Coverage 29 February 2024 Product WiSig and Intel launch an O-RAN 7.2x 32TR Massive MIMO radio with ULPI The uplink processing moves inside the radio unit, on Intel Agilex FPGA silicon. The first public announcement of the ULPI radio, made during MWC Barcelona 2024. Deccan Chronicle Coverage

2023

4 August 2023 Coverage C-DOT develops disaggregated 5G Open RAN with Indian startups International trade coverage of C-DOT’s Open RAN programme, referencing the earlier C-DOT, VVDN and WiSig agreement. Light Reading Coverage 26 July 2023 Milestone WiSig opens its 5G patent portfolio for licensing 160 registered 5G patents, of which 24 are declared standard-essential, offered to Indian and global equipment makers on FRAND terms. Telangana Today Coverage 8 May 2023 Event 5G mmWave backhaul demonstrated at the G20 Digital Economy Working Group A joint demonstration with Sivers Semiconductors and Intel at IIT Hyderabad during the second G20 Digital Economy Working Group meeting, combining Sivers RF and antenna with WiSig’s modem and software stack on Intel Agilex. Sivers Semiconductors Press release 22 February 2023 Product First standalone 5G mmWave solution for the Indian market An industry-first standalone 5G mmWave FR2 customer premises equipment combining Intel Agilex, Sivers RF and antenna, and WiSig’s full-stack software. Shown live at MWC Barcelona 2023. Sivers Semiconductors Press release

2022

1 October 2022 Milestone Prime Minister launches India’s indigenous 5G at India Mobile Congress 2022 C-DOT’s official record states the 5G radio access network launched by the Prime Minister was developed in collaboration with WiSig Networks, VVDN Technologies and Radisys. C-DOT Official record 2 June 2022 Partnership C-DOT signs Open RAN consortium agreement with VVDN and WiSig A consortium agreement under C-DOT’s Collaborative Research Program to design, develop and manufacture an Open RAN-based radio network for 5G, and to expand domestic intellectual property. The Hans India Coverage 2 May 2022 Partnership First 5G IoT chip combining Design in India and Make in India Cyient took the Koala NB-IoT SoC, developed by IIT Hyderabad and WiSig, through IC design into volume production, covering packaging, production test, fab coordination and supply chain. Cyient Press release 22 February 2022 Milestone India’s first 5G data call over an indigenously developed Open RAN A MIMO base station operating on 100 MHz in the 3.3–3.5 GHz band, spanning O-RAN small cells, massive MIMO macro cells and integrated access and backhaul units. Telangana Today Coverage

2021

30 June 2021 Product Koala, India’s first 5G system-on-chip for NB-IoT A 3GPP Release 13/14 NB-IoT modem integrating baseband, radio, application processor and GPS, designed for up to ten years of battery life. Funded through the DoT Indigenous 5G Testbed and MeitY’s FabCI. Telangana Today Coverage 18 May 2021 Research India’s success in 5G standards: the π/2-BPSK waveform An account of how the π/2-BPSK uplink waveform, originated at IIT Hyderabad, became the only new waveform adopted into 5G, and of the O-RAN compliant software-defined massive MIMO base station work behind it. IEEE ComSoc Coverage

2019

10 September 2019 Partnership WiSig licenses CEVA’s cellular IoT platform for an NB-IoT system-on-chip The Dragonfly NB2 platform, covering processor, RF and baseband and the NB-IoT protocol stack, licensed to build a 3GPP Release 14 NB-IoT chip for the Indian market. The work that became Koala. PR Newswire Press release

2016

21 July 2016 Milestone WiSig Networks founded

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