LitePoint, a provider of communication test solutions, along with Aethertek and Metanoia, announced a three-way collaboration to accelerate the development, validation, and commercialization of next-generation 5G FR2 (mmWave) Open Radio Units (O-RUs). The collaboration expects to enable very high user throughput, high capacity in congested environments, and support for data-hungry applications such as video streaming, AR/VR, and cloud-based gaming.
By combining the companies’ respective strengths, the collaboration aims to deliver a fully verified, robust, and interoperable FR2 O-RU platform for global Open RAN deployments.
As part of this initiative, the companies showcased a live 5G FR2 O-RU demonstration at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona. The demo highlighted:
- Aethertek’s advanced mmWave O-RU platform, featuring high-performance beamforming phased-array antenna technology
- Metanoia’s O-RAN compliant Split 7.2 SDR baseband PHY, optimized for FR2 performance, power efficiency, and multi-vendor interoperability
- LitePoint’s industry-leading 5G FR2 test and validation system enables over-the-air (OTA) performance characterization, beamforming verification, and O-RAN compliance testing
This collaboration ensures that operators, system integrators, and ecosystem partners receive O-RU solutions that are fully tested, interoperable, and deployment-ready.
“Working with Aethertek and Metanoia enables deep integration of our 5G FR2 test capabilities directly into the O-RU design cycle,” said Adam Smith, Vice President of Marketing at LitePoint. “Our joint MWC demonstration highlights how this collaboration helps O-RU developers accelerate time-to-market while ensuring the performance and reliability required for mmWave Open RAN.”
“This collaboration strengthens our ability to deliver next-generation FR2 O-RUs with validated beamforming and RF performance,” said Perry Lin, Director of Business Development at Aethertek. “LitePoint and Metanoia’s expertise ensures we can accelerate time-to-market with confidence.”
“Integrating LitePoint’s test solutions with Aethertek’s O-RU hardware demonstrates the maturity of Metanoia’s O-RAN PHY for real-world mmWave applications,” said Stewart Wu, Chairman and CEO at Metanoia. “We’re excited to highlight this collaboration at MWC 2026 and demonstrate a fully verified, interoperable FR2 O-RU reference platform built on Metanoia’s programmable SDR PHY.”
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