WILMINGTON, DE — InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC) announced it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of War (DoW) to lead research and demonstrations focused on advanced spectrum coexistence for both civil and military applications.
Working alongside partners DeepSig and Skylark Wireless, InterDigital will develop and validate new technologies that leverage artificial intelligence, advanced sensing, and commercial 5G systems to improve how defense radar systems and wireless networks share critical mid-band frequencies.
Mid-band spectrum is a key resource for both national defense and commercial communications, offering the optimal balance of coverage and capacity. The new research initiative aims to enhance dynamic spectrum sharing—ensuring military radar systems can operate reliably while enabling commercial 5G and next-generation connectivity to coexist in the same frequency ranges.
“InterDigital’s heritage of research has produced innovations that make it possible for radar and communications to coexist in ways that were not feasible,” said Rajesh Pankaj, Chief Technology Officer at InterDigital. “Building on our groundbreaking work in sensing and AI integration, we can foster greater collaboration between government and industry to achieve more efficient sharing of one of our most valuable resources.”
DeepSig and Skylark Wireless will contribute key technologies to the initiative. DeepSig will apply its AI-native spectrum sensing and communications software to optimize speed and accuracy in dynamic sharing environments, while Skylark will integrate its flexible architecture for last-mile connectivity, designed to support real-time collaboration between defense and commercial systems.
The project builds on InterDigital’s prior success in dynamic spectrum sharing technologies, which have already been validated through commercial and government programs. The new phase will incorporate low-latency, AI-based distributed spectrum sensing and interference mitigation—executed directly at cellular base stations and user devices—to enhance coordination between government and industry systems.
InterDigital and its partners view this collaboration as a crucial step in developing scalable, dual-use technologies that strengthen national security while supporting the evolution of 5G and the emergence of 6G networks.
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