CONNECT’s Prof Marco Ruffini at Trinity College Dublin is part of a successful project, FreeSpace, which has just receive €3.6 million from the government’s Disruptive Technology Innovation Fund.
The FreeSpace project will revolutionize wireless connectivity with ultra-high capacity wireless laser communication technology that delivers an unprecedented combination of bandwidth, availability and distance without the need for spectrum licensing. The FreeSpace project is a collaboration between Bryonics Ltd; Pilot Photonics Ltd; OEWaves Global Ltd; Dublin City University and Trinity College Dublin.
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD announced €65 million for a variety of projects as part of the Disruptive Technology Innovation Fund.
CONNECT is the world leading Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Future Networks and Communications. CONNECT is funded under the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centres Programme and is co-funded under the European Regional Development Fund. We engage with over 35 companies including large multinationals, SMEs and start-ups. CONNECT brings together world-class expertise from ten Irish academic institutes to create a one-stop-shop for telecommunications research, development and innovation.
