Blu Wireless Technology secures investment from ARM for 5G networking technology development
The strategic backing from ARM and other investors will advance millimetre wave and 5G network infrastructure applications.
Blu Wireless Technology supplies semiconductor and system intellectual property for millimetre wave and high bandwidth wireless communications markets.
Blu Wireless Technology has secured a strategic investment from ARM alongside other strategic and private backers. The funding will support the further development of the company millimetre wave technology, targeting Fixed Wireless Access, 5G, and high performance networking infrastructure applications. Furthermore, the capital will align the firm hardware roadmap with the ARM processor and system intellectual property portfolio.
The Bristol-based enterprise builds 10Gbps-class modems powered by its proprietary baseband architecture. The company aims to address the growing demand for low-cost millimetre wave networks as operators prepare for the rollout of fifth-generation mobile standards and mobile edge computing infrastructure.
From the founder
"We are extremely excited by ARM’s investment and our common vision around how next generation wireless networks will be built"
Henry Nurser
CEO at Blu Wireless Technology
Investor perspective
"The connected world will be made up of a huge diversity of devices and mmWave technology is perfect for those requiring greater bandwidth and faster throughput in environments such as smart cities"
Noel Hurley
General manager, business segments group, Arm
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Blu Wireless Technology
Blu Wireless Technology develops semiconductor and system intellectual property for millimetre wave communications.