We are excited to share that the ARA PAWR platform has successfully completed most of its Phase-1 development, and it is now ready for supporting research experiments in 5G-and-beyond technologies and their applications in domains such as agriculture automation and XR-based EdTech. Please find below a list of unique experimental studies feasible at ARA: We … Continue reading ARA PAWR Update & Participation Invitation

The ARA wireless living lab is the fourth PAWR platform funded by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the PAWR Industry Consortium. It is a community platform to drive research, education, and innovation in rural broadband.  The ARA Project Team would like to request the community’s help in identifying the technologies, experiments, and use cases that … Continue reading ARA Research Community Survey

We are happy to announce the First ARA Research Community Workshop, to be held during 8am – 10:30am US Pacific Time on June 30 and July 1, 2021. Please register via https://forms.gle/3mshWUh5G9xLQzgQ7 by June 25th. You are also more than welcome to join the ara-users online forum and mailing list, to help co-shape the development and use … Continue reading First ARA Research Community Workshop

PAWR announcement of ARA! You are invited to attend a live, online event to announce the fourth testbed in the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program, a $100 million effort funded by the National Science Foundation and an industry consortium of 35 leading wireless companies and associations. The fourth testbed will focus on wireless … Continue reading June 22 invitation – PAWR Program Announces First Rural Broadband Testbed

Using ARA As an advanced rural wireless living lab, ARA expects to support research, education, and innovation in wireless, rural broadband, broadband applications (e.g., agriculture, education, transportation, public safety, community services), as well as their real-world, experimental pilots. Interested in co-shaping the development and use of ARA with other users and the project team? Please … Continue reading Call for Participation