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WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 30, 2024) — The National Spectrum Consortium

Rapid turnaround from solicitation to award enables end-of-fiscal-year spending for critical spectrum technology development

Washington, D.C.(September 30, 2024) — The National Spectrum Consortium is pleased to announce two new awards under the Spectrum Forward Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Base Agreement for prototype development of a test range spectrum management system.

The Spectrum Integration System (SIS) Core project is being awarded to Peraton Labs Inc. (Peraton) for a total project value of $9,891,561.83. Per the rules of the NSC’s OTA contract vehicle with the government, Spectrum Forward awards must include participation by nontraditional defense contractor partners. The significant nontraditional contractors on SIS Core include ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC (ANDRO) and Altio Labs LLC (Altio).

The Spectrum Integration System (SIS) Sensor Edge project is being awarded to Chesapeake Technology International (CTI) for a total project value of $8,624,705.04. Significant nontraditional defense contractors on the project include Distributed Spectrum Inc. and Statheros LLC.

Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona serves as the technical lead for both projects, with funding provided by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. These awards are made possible through partnership with US Army Contracting Command – New Jersey.

“Congratulations to the awardees for SIS Core and SIS Sensor Edge,” said Joe Kochan, NSC CEO. “With national attention on spectrum management and spectrum sharing, we are excited to help our government partners in the DoD leverage the expertise of NSC member organizations to address high-priority spectrum challenges. That expertise combined with our OTA contracting vehicle that enables swift allocation of funds to support targeted prototyping is a powerful engine for innovation and critical to our nation’s success in spectrum technology development.”

The solicitations for the SIS Core and SIS Sensor Edge projects were released in July 2024, and after submissions were received in August, proposals were evaluated, selected, and funded in less than seven weeks, highlighting yet another benefit of the NSC Spectrum Forward OTA. For more information on the prototype projects funded, please visit the Awards page of the NSC website.

About the National Spectrum Consortium The NSC’s mission is to build bridges between key stakeholder groups – government and industry; industry stalwarts and startups; and civilian and military suppliers and users – to deliver two essential outcomes: breakthroughs in spectrum- and spectrum-using capabilities; and policy and regulatory insights to enhance, inform and sustain U.S. technical leadership. For more information, visit www.nationalspectrumconsortium.org.

We are thrilled to announce that ANDRO has been selected as the Co-STEM Project of the Year at the 24th Celebration of Technology Awards Banquet, presented by the Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY). This prestigious event will take place on October 15th at LeMoyne College.

ANDRO’s groundbreaking project, “RF Machine Learning for Enhanced Spectrum Awareness,” developed at the Marconi-Rosenblatt AI Innovation Lab, has been recognized for its innovative approach to improving spectrum awareness using machine learning techniques.

The Celebration of Technology Awards Banquet is an annual event that honors outstanding technology projects, inventions, and processes that have been designed, invented, or constructed in the region. Being chosen as Co-STEM Project of the Year highlights the significant impact and potential of our work in advancing the field of spectrum awareness and digital radar technology.

We are incredibly proud of our team and their dedication to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in technology. This recognition from TACNY is a testament to the hard work and innovation that drives us every day. We look forward to celebrating this achievement with our colleagues, partners, and the broader technology community at the banquet.

Join us in commemorating this exceptional milestone. ANDRO continues to shape the future of technology and make Central New York a hub of innovation and excellence. Tickets are available on EventBrite.com

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The Information Cost-Velocity Curve predicts that by the end of this decade, every device will function as a nanoscale data center (NSDC). Cyberspace will become fractalized, with hundreds of billions of NSDCs communicating with one another in a manner akin to an enhanced version of Apple AirDrop and AirTags, transforming everything they interact with. The financial potential unleashed will be immense.

However, for these interconnected NSDC fractals to capitalize on this opportunity, they will require The 5 Anys:

• frequency
• device
• app
• location
• time

Apple is nearly prepared. The last four of the 5 Anys have been established, and since the days of AirTalk in the 1980s to the current AirDrop, facilitating device communication has consistently been a priority for Apple.

What’s the challenge? Apple’s platform is missing the first of the 5 Anys—any frequency.

Without this element, progress stalls.

Enter ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC. Its dynamic spectrum management is already in use by the United States Department of Defense, and ANDRO is ready for deployment.

Watch as ANDRO’s CEO, Andy Drozd, and I demonstrate how ANDRO’s technology has the potential to transform Apple’s platform—overnight.

A Conference and Exhibition Focused on ​Civilian Deployments and Applications of the ​Team Awareness Kit

📅 October 1 – October 3, 2024

Stop by and visit ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC at table 4 during the exhibit, and don’t miss the session talk on Wednesday, October 2nd- 𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐀𝐊: Having a contingency communication plan using multiple radio technology

𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 • Timothy Woods, Chief Information Engineer at ANDRO & Christopher Maracchion senior scientist at ANDRO and TAK developer.

𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒚, 𝑨𝒍𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆, 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 (𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄) communication methodology is more applicable than ever to the civilian TAK operator. This session explores an approach towards providing an open solution to allow ATAK to execute PACE with a multiple Radio Access Technology (multi-RAT) plugin. Our civilian operators often take for granted primary access to cellular communication channels in the day-to-day use of TAK end-user devices (EUDs) and TAK Server with alternate methods like satellite becoming increasingly available as well. In contingency scenarios, such as off-grid, one expects to eventually lose cellular connectivity and rely on backup networks like long-distance mesh networks. When all else fails, in an emergency, communication can be something as simple as lighting flares or using loud noises to signal one’s presence. Attendees will hear how PACE can be implemented now with TAK in civilian settings, as well as the efforts to automate PACE in ATAK for military, government, and civilian domains by extending TAK server-like data persistence and multi-RAT intelligent networking to the operator’s EUD

𝐂𝐈𝐕𝐓𝐀𝐊𝟐𝟒 is the ​first conference bringing together the agencies and organizations ​applying the Team Awareness Kit with ATAK, iTAK, WinTAK, and WebTAK ​to manage complex, dispersed team operations in the civilian sector.

For more information and to register visit https://civtakconf.com/

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ROME, NY — ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC located at Griffiss Business & Technology Park in Rome and celebrating its 30^th year of operation, was recently awarded a $5.4 million research and development contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL/RI) titled, “High Assurance Waveform Capability (HAWC).”  The funding will be used to further advance the state-of-the-art in true-software-based waveform development for enhancing software-defined radio communications, networking, interoperability, and security.

ANDRO’s HAWC significantly reduces the time and cost to generate validated digital communications waveforms for the rapid field deployment of military radio platforms.  The work is being performed at ANDRO’s Heisenberg Lab under the leadership of Dr. Ashwin Amanna, Chief Scientist – Research Sector.

Dr. Andrew Drozd, president of ANDRO reaffirmed, “This contract builds upon our ongoing efforts to help the Air Force propel innovations in true software-based waveform development and in the growth of the Government’s software waveform ecosystem to support the warfighters’ needs.  HAWC waveform technologies represent the ‘tip of the spear’ in advancing communications technologies for military and commercial radio manufacturers and their products.”

ANDRO works with large defense/aerospace and commercial companies interested in leveraging the HAWC capability to enhance their radio communication product lines and production services.  The company is expanding its HAWC research and development activities to serve a growing clientele base, which includes a Waveform-as-a-Service (WaaS) delivery model.

Amanna credits ANDRO’s success with HAWC to his resolute research team and the forward-thinking vision of the AFRL Communications Mission Area Lead, Michael Gudaitis.  Amanna stated, “This has been an exciting program to support because of the combination of hands-on engineering and meeting a real mission need.  We get to work with the latest in off-the-shelf computer technology and see direct increases in our waveform capability.  For the warfighter to succeed in a rapidly changing spectrum battlefield, we have to break the current dependency between the waveform and the hardware.  It takes too long to implement waveforms let alone adapt them quickly.  The True-Soft waveform development approach excels when considering time to development, modularity, portability, cost, and flexibility.  We are accomplishing data rates and implementing complex waveforms in software today thought impossible only 10 years ago.  ‘Faster – Better – Cheaper’ is a mantra we strive for.  We are succeeding in this mission and participating side-by-side with traditional firmware approaches.”  Amanna’s research team includes James Bohl, Zach Goldsmith, William Blair, David Diaz, Tom Gadek, Tim Reichert, among others, all area residents.

ANDRO provides research, engineering, and technical services to defense and commercial industries in the areas of advanced spectrum exploitation, secure wireless communications, software-based waveform development, cognitive software defined radio networking, multisensor data fusion, and sensor resource management.  For more information on ANDRO including job placement inquiries, visit www.androcs.com.

About AFRL: The Air Force Research Laboratory is the primary scientific research and development center for the United States Air Force. AFRL plays an integral role in leading the discovery, development, and integration of affordable warfighting technologies for our air, space, and cyberspace force. With a workforce of more than 11,000 across nine technology areas and forty other operations across the globe, AFRL provides a diverse portfolio of science and technology ranging from fundamental to advanced research and technology development. For more information, visit: www.afresearchlab.com.

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ANDRO awarded $5.4 million Air Force contract for high-assurance waveform capability

Utica, NY, August 26, 2024 — Modovolo, Inc. is excited to announce the successful completion of its seed funding round in record time. “We started pitching investors on the second week of August and we had multiple offers to close out the round in a matter of days,” commented Justin Call, CEO.

The investment, from a select group of strategic investors, will accelerate the development and deployment of the company’s cutting-edge drone, the Modovolo Lift, which is set to transform, well, everything about drones.

“The Modovolo Lift is a complete rethink and departure from how drones are designed today,” explained, CTO, Erik. “A standard drone has a fixed center and fixed arms and can’t change as the mission changes. The Modovolo Lift is different. It’s completely modular. You just add and drop Lift Pods as needed to build the drone you need for each mission.”

“In addition to its modular design, it’s super lightweight, has twice the flight time, has high payload capacity, and is orders of magnitude less expensive than anything on the market,” continued Justin.

Modovolo was in stealth mode for 2.5 years of development and, after filing a slew of patents, publicly launched in March 2024. In just six months, Modovolo has gone from a completely unknown entity to an industry player with a rapidly growing list of customers and partners.

“We have an amazing partnership with ANDRO Computational Solutions to develop some truly mind-bending applications using the Modovolo Lift for their spectrum, AI, and edge-computing technologies for the defense space,” said Justin.

Andy Drozd, CEO of ANDRO continued, “We’ve been looking for a drone technology that had multiple mission capabilities, long flight time, and that was attritable – meaning that it is low cost and easily replaced. That’s a key requirement for the Department of Defense these days.”

“We need to also give a huge shout-out to FuzeHub, which awarded us a manufacturing grant to build our first production cell. FuzeHub believed in us and their confidence and commitment went a long way to instilling confidence in our seed round investors,” explained Justin. “And the MVCC thINCubator has been our long-time partner – even when we were in stealth mode – and they were key to helping us get the FuzeHub grant.”

While the identities of the investors and the specific amount of the seed round remain confidential, the support from these experienced and well-connected investors underscores the strong market potential and investor confidence in Modovolo’s vision and capabilities.

“It’s just awesome to have the support of investors who share our vision of revolutionizing the drone industry,” said Justin Call. “This funding will allow us to finish the development of the Modovolo Lift and move into production quickly.”

For more information about Modovolo, please visit www.modovolo.com or contact Justin Call at justin@modovolo.com.

About Modovolo

Modovolo is a start-up that’s launched the Lift,  an endlessly configurable modular drone platform of Lift Pods and Utility Pods that are clicked together like Legos to build the right drone for every application, with hours of flight time, and at a price orders of magnitude less than anything on the market. You’ll want to see it for yourself. 

For inquiries, please contact: Justin Call, justin@modovolo.com

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Utica drone company finishes successful investor campaign

FutureCreators, the visionary initiative founded by Francis McInerney, Managing Director of North River Ventures, is thrilled to announce the publication of its latest white paper, “Cyberspace Fractalization.” This influential document explores the transformative implications of nanoscale data centers and their potential to revolutionize global business operations. Among the esteemed contributors to this white paper is ANDRO, a proud supporter and InVerse¡™ Innovator within the FutureCreators network.

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Francis McInerney, who began his journey in 1976 by co-founding Northern Business Information (NBI), has always been at the forefront of telecommunications market intelligence. Under his leadership, NBI grew to become the world’s largest publisher in its field. Now, with FutureCreators, McInerney continues to push the boundaries of innovation and strategic foresight.

In his remarks on Cyberspace Fractalization, McInerney highlights the unprecedented scale and speed of the upcoming transformation:

“An event of unprecedented magnitude in human history. No organization on the planet will survive it unscathed.

Why? By the end of the decade, every device will be a nanoscale data center, all cross-communicating on a vast range of frequencies. Like Apple AirDrop and AirTags on steroids. Hundreds of billions of them, uberizing everything they touch and inverting data and revenue flows everywhere. This will shred business models worldwide. In only a few years.

Derisk yourself. Check out our FutureCreators. They already have the technology that you need to scale Cyberspace Fractalization. They can put you ahead of the curve, making you the scale engine of the future.

Make sure your team reads Cyberspace Fractalization. Especially the section on China! Then act fast. Very, very fast.”

The white paper provides a comprehensive analysis of how nanoscale data centers will redefine the operational landscape for businesses globally. It emphasizes the urgency for organizations to adapt quickly to maintain a competitive edge. The inclusion of ANDRO as a member and InVerse¡™ Innovator underscores their pivotal role in driving technological advancements and strategic solutions within this rapidly evolving framework.

FutureCreators invites all industry leaders, innovators, and stakeholders to delve into the insights offered in “Cyberspace Fractalization.” By leveraging the expertise of ANDRO and other forward-thinking contributors, businesses can navigate the complexities of this technological revolution and position themselves for sustained success.

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About FutureCreators
FutureCreators is an initiative built by Francis McInerney, Managing Director of North River Ventures. It focuses on providing visionary insights and strategic guidance to help organizations navigate the complex landscape of technological innovation and digital transformation.

About ANDRO
ANDRO is a leading innovator in the field of advanced technology solutions, contributing to the development of scalable and sustainable models for the future. As a proud member of FutureCreators, ANDRO continues to drive progress and innovation in the realm of cyberspace fractalization.

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has selected ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC of Rome—a premiere provider of advanced software defined radio products including radio frequency machine learning (RFML) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for wireless communications and networking—for a prime slot under the first set of competitive One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus (OASIS+) contract awards.  OASIS+ Small Business (SB) is one of six competitively awarded contracts in the OASIS+ portfolio that also includes socioeconomic, small-business set-aside contracts for HUBZone SB, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned SB, Women-Owned SB, and 8(a) companies and one unrestricted (UR) contract.

The OASIS+ Total Small Business Set-Aside portfolio has an estimated value of $47 billion with up to a 10-year period of performance and consists of multiple award indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (MA-IDIQ) multi-agency contract (MAC) contracts.  Under this IDIQ, ANDRO will provide research and technical services towards the development of engineering prototypes and production-ready capabilities at scale in the AI/wireless communications and RFML space.

Assistant Commissioner of the GSA’s Office of Professional Services and Human Capital Categories and Federal Category Manager for Professional Services Tiffany Hixson stated, “The OASIS+ contract program has been designated a best-in-class (BIC) contract program by the Office of Management and Budget and, over the next ten years, will offer federal agencies access to highly qualified contractors for their complex non-IT service requirements.”

ANDRO’s president Dr. Andrew Drozd said, “We are thrilled by this win, which solidifies ANDRO’s position among an elite corps of “Best-in-Class” government contractors from across the nation.  This is ANDRO’s first Government Wide Acquisition Contract award and greatly expands our potential customer base.  ANDRO’s participation in this BIC contract opportunity further reinforces our commitment to excellence and our capability to meet complex service requirements across the AI, advanced wireless communications, and dynamic spectrum sharing landscape and assists in assuring that the U.S. is well postured to sustain information dominance and spectrum superiority well into the future.  ANDRO is honored to build on its rich heritage and strong track record of delivering outstanding results to our Department of Defense (DoD) and Federal partners.”

Fred Frantz, ANDRO’s Chief of Operations and capture manager added, “Thousands of competitive proposals were submitted under the OASIS+ solicitation because it is widely viewed as the future of contracting across multiple government agencies.  Being one of a select group of companies to win a prime position under this vehicle gives ANDRO a tremendous advantage to support federal customers with our leading-edge mission-critical technologies.”

OASIS+ SB represents GSA’s commitment to small business participation in federal contracting and according to Federal Acquisition Service Acting Commissioner Tom Howder, the OASIS+ program helps to make that a reality.  Awards of OASIS+ SB were made first to ensure that Federal agency Ordering Contracting Officers (OCOs) have access to this contract to meet expected mission support requirements in FY 2025.  GSA plans to reopen the OASIS+ solicitations for additional open on-ramping during FY 2025.

ANDRO, located at Griffiss Business & Technology Park in Rome and celebrating its 30^th year of operation, looks forward to delivering exceptional and innovative research solutions and services for multi-agency DoD and Federal customers building upon the company’s vast portfolio of patented AI/wireless technologies and RFML products.  Please visit www.androcs.com for more information on how ANDRO is supporting Federal initiatives including the OASIS+ contract.

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