Markets Served
Advanced solutions for access and backhaul networks across
industries ranging from consumer electronics to high-end military applications
Find Out How Kumu Works Across Markets
Kumu Networks’ solutions provide superior experiences to end-users and competitive advantages to service providers and equipment suppliers. Most important, Kumu Networks’ solutions enable the wireless and wireline industries to meet tomorrow’s challenges and seize new growth opportunities. Current markets range from high-volume consumer products to the most demanding military systems.
5G
LTE & 5G
WiFi
Defense
Satellite
Mobile networks
Self-Interference Cancellation technology enables 5G and LTE mobile operators to get the most out of their spectrum investments as they compete in the rapidly growing mobile broadband market. Full Duplex LTE Relays deployed commercially at Tier-1 networks use our Self-Interference Cancellation technology to extend coverage without the need to provision backhaul. Interference Cancelling Smart Repeaters allow mobile operators to improve coverage with 10x lower TCO than deploying additional small cells. Private Networks can leverage such Smart Repeaters with similar TCO improvements. Our chip scale solutions for Sub-band Full Duplex / XDD for 3GPP Release 18 make it possible for Massive MIMO Radio Units to improve latency and enable Metaverse ready networks.
Unlicensed and spectrum sharing applications
Unlicensed technologies such as WiFi and Bluetooth were conceived to encourage spectrum sharing. Now there are literally billions of unlicensed devices in use–many of them supporting multiple standards and simultaneous operation on multiple channels. Self-Interference Cancellation technology is key to ensuring the continued growth of this vibrant market, both in the currently popular 900MHz, 2.4 GHz, and 5 GHz bands, as well as new bands such as the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) and the “White Spaces” spectrum reclaimed from over-the-air TV broadcasting. As more radios are squeezed into consumer electronics, self-interference becomes the biggest obstacle to further innovation–an obstacle that only Self-Interference Cancellation technology can overcome. In addition, by enabling Listen-While-Talking, Self-Interference Cancellation allows the overall network to make optimum use of the available spectrum.
Military, Defense, and First Responders
Military communication needs are among the most demanding. Tactical communication must not only be 100% reliable, it must be highly portable and provide robust performance even in the face of interference from nearby radios and enemy jammers. Military radios typically transmit at high power levels to maximize reach–unintentionally creating greater interference to co-located communication systems. Kumu Networks’ Self-Interference Cancellation solutions permit the defense industry to pack more radios onto a single platform–whether on the ground, in the air, or at sea. Self-Interference Cancellation is also a promising technology for increasing radar system resolution in military, aviation, and automotive applications.
Mesh networks are used extensively by both the military and first responders to ensure adequate network coverage and capacity where local infrastructure either doesn’t exist or has been damaged. With Kumu Networks’ Self-Interference Cancellation technology, mesh networks can achieve higher overall capacity and lower end-to-end latency–all while simplifying frequency planning and management.
