CCI Team Attends Mobile World Congress 2023
Oct. 4, 2023
A Commonwealth Cyber Initiative team led by xG Testbed Director Aloizio DaSilva, attended the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Las Vegas to showcase CCI’s work with O-RAN (Open Radio Access Network), and as a North American OTIC (Open Testing and Integration Center).
Other members of the CCI team were graduate research assistants Aditya Sathish and Asheesh Tripathi.
MWC, an event hosted by the GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communications Association), showcases trends in connectivity and mobile innovation.
Representatives from the North American wireless communications industry explored a variety of topics.
| Mobile World Congress 2023 Areas of Focus | ||
| Industry 4.0 | Metaverse and web 3.0 | Smart mobility |
| 5G | Internet of Things | Fintech |
Browse a Photo Gallery of the xG Testbed Team's Time at MWC
CCI's xG testbed team, from left, Aloizio DaSilva, Aditya Sathish, and Asheesh Tripathi, takes a break after setting up their booth at the Mobile World Congress in Las Vegas. The testbed enables design, development, prototyping, and deployment of solutions for next-generation mobile networks.
The xG testbed team, from left, Aloizio DaSilva, Asheesh Tripathi, and Aditya Sathish, prepare to welcome Mobile World Congress delegates to their booth. Testbed architecture focuses on cybersecurity and features autonomous, intelligent, and low-latency wireless communication coupled with edge cloud computing capability.
The xG testbed team, from left, Aloizio DaSilva, Asheesh Tripathi, and Aditya Sathish, prepare to welcome Mobile World Congress delegates to their booth. Testbed architecture focuses on cybersecurity and features autonomous, intelligent, and low-latency wireless communication coupled with edge cloud computing capability.
Aditya Sathish, right, talks about O-RAN (Open Radio Access Network) research with a Mobile World Congress delegate. The O-RAN) Alliance has designated the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative as North American Open Testing and Integration Center (OTIC) in Washington D.C./Arlington Va.
Asheesh Tripathi discusses research conducted on the xG testbed with a delegate at the Mobile World Congress. The testbed, located at the Virginia Tech Research Center (VTRC) in Arlington, provides testing capabilities for end-to-end radio access network interoperability, conformance, and performance in lab and field environments.
Asheesh Tripathi, right, answers questions from Mobile World Congress delegates. CCI’s Open Testing and Integration Center (OTIC) is strengthened with testing environments within the lab at the Virginia Tech Research Center and the field at Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg Campus.