By James Blackman June 11, 2024
Collected at: https://www.rcrwireless.com/20240611/private-networks/future-technologies-lands-30m-in-dod-private-5g-orders
Future Technologies says the DoD private 5G orders support use cases including drones and AR/VR
U.S. industrial networks specialist Future Technologies has said it secured over $30 million in “private 5G related” projects with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) over the past 12 months. The announcement, to shore up its growing reputation as a leading private 4G/5G supplier in the U.S., follows a similar post in May that it scored $14 million of orders from the U.S. energy sector in 2023.
The firm said in January it had secured “several multi-million dollar” private 5G wins among Fortune 100 and 500 industrial firms, many in the manufacturing space, and a $150 million pipeline of new private 5G sales. Peter Cappiello, chief executive at Future Technologies, said: “Future Technologies is at a strategic inflection point in this market after 15 years of development, with over 2,500 square mileages of private cellular solutions delivered to date.”
The company has worked with the DoD for 15 years, already, it said, starting
with 2G to augment Land Mobile Radio systems, through 3G/4G for voice and data networks, and through the current era of optimized private 4G/5G systems. The new DoD private network orders are to support defense applications, including “connected warfighter”, surveillance drones, plus various AR/VR and AI use cases. “The Department of Defense is investing in private 5G networks to enhance security and control, which are crucial for handling sensitive communications and supporting advanced applications, like real-time data analytics and autonomous systems. These networks ensure operational continuity and enable the use of cutting-edge technologies,” it said in a statement.
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