Cohere Technologies
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecoms, Technology |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Ronny Hadani, Shlomo Rakib |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California |
| Website | https://www.cohere-tech.com |
Cohere Technologies is a telecoms software company based in San Jose, California that develops technology for boosting the network performance of 4G and 5G spectrum in wireless networks.[1][2] Cohere holds the patents for the Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS) 2D modulation technique used to improve the performance of 4G and 5G networks and is being considered as a waveform for the future 6G wireless standard.[3][4]
History[edit]
Cohere Technologies was founded in 2011 by Shlomo Rakib, a serial entrepreneur, and Ronny Hadani, an associate professor of mathematics at the University of Texas, Austin.[5][6] The pair patented the OTFS waveform in 2010.[7]
Ray Dolan, co-founder of Flarion Technologies (acquired by Qualcomm in 2006), joined Cohere Technologies as the company's chairman and CEO in October 2018.[8]
Cohere Technologies' first trials of OFTS with a carrier took place at Telefónica in 2018.[9]
In 2018, the company changed its focus to the use of Delay-Doppler-based channel detection, estimation and prediction, as well as precoding software to improve 4G and 5G wireless systems with its Universal Spectrum Multiplier software.[10]
In 2020, Cohere Technologies won a GSMA GLOMO award for "Best Network Software Breakthrough,"[11][12][13] and was also shortlisted for the award in 2023.[14]
In February 2023, Cohere announced a collaboration with telecommunications company Mavenir. Cohere will assist Mavenir in its transition to open RAN technology, including OTFS.[15]
Cohere co-announced the Multi-G O-RAN initiative in April 2023 in collaboration with Intel, Juniper Networks, Mavenir and VMware.[16][17] The initiative will provide frameworks and interfaces to support the coexistence of 4G, 5G, and other waveforms in the future.[16] Carriers supporting the initiative include Vodafone, Telstra, and Bell Canada.[16]
Cohere currently holds more than 300 patents relating to 4G, 5G, and OTFS.[18]
Co-founder Shlomo Rakib currently serves as Cohere's CTO.[19]
Products[edit]
Announced in 2021, Cohere's Universal Spectrum Multiplier (USM) software is designed to boost the performance of 4G and 5G FDD or TDD networks and can be integrated by network equipment suppliers in the radio access network (RAN) or as an xApp/RIC in the telco cloud.[20][21][22] This technology has been tested by mobile operators such as Vodafone,[23] Deutsche Telekom,[24] and Telstra.[25]
Cohere also announced the Dynamic Network Alignment (DNA) tool in 2023, which is an automated MU-MIMO beamforming solution for calibrating 4G and 5G networks using existing network and spectrum assets.[26][27]
References[edit]
- ^ Tomás, Juan Pedro (2023-01-31). "Canadian telco Bell invests in Cohere Technologies". RCR Wireless News. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ Sharma, Ray. "Cohere Launches New Automated MU-MIMO Beamforming Solution". www.thefastmode.com. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ "Bell joins Telstra as second 'big telco' investor in Cohere". lightreading.com. 2023-01-30.
- ^ "US Patent for Orthogonal time frequency space modulation techniques Patent (Patent # 11,575,557 issued February 7, 2023) - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ "Cohere CEO: New product, customer names coming this year". lightreading.com. 2021-02-02.
- ^ "Start-Up Plots New Course For Modulating Signals". Microwaves & RF. 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ US 8547988, Hadani, Ronny & Rakib, Selim Shlomo, "Communications method employing orthonormal time-frequency shifting and spectral shaping", published 2013-10-01
- ^ "Newly funded Cohere eyes huge prize in beamforming battle". lightreading.com.
- ^ "Telefónica wraps up trial of Cohere-based FWA solution". fiercewireless.com. 2018-05-26.
- ^ Hill, Kelly (2021-02-03). "Cohere Technologies promises a 'spectrum multiplier'". RCR Wireless News. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "GSMA reveals 2020 GLOMO Awards winners". DataCenterNews Asia Pacific. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ Barton, Alec (2020-02-27). "GLOMO awards winners announced - but when are the presentations?". Developing Telecoms. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ "Teletimes congratulates winners of 25th Glomo Awards". teletimesinternational.com. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ "Golem.de: IT-News für Profis". www.golem.de. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ "Mavenir deal with Cohere seeks to 'turbocharge' 4G, 5G". fiercewireless.com. 2023-02-15.
- ^ a b c Dyer, Keith (2023-04-20). "Multi-G Initiative forms to speed up software deployment within Open RAN platforms". The Mobile Network. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ Sharma, Ray. "Cohere, Intel, Juniper, Mavenir & VMware Partner for 'Multi-G' Open RAN". www.thefastmode.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Patents Assigned to COHERE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ Robuck, Mike (2023-02-07). "Former Vodafone CTO joins Cohere board". Mobile World Live. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ Dyer, Keith (2021-02-02). "Cohere Technologies announces Spectrum Multiplier platform". The Mobile Network. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ Maistre, Ray Le (2023-01-30). "Bell Canada backs Open RAN hopeful Cohere Technologies". TelecomTV. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Cohere closes series D with $46 million for USM launch". Capacity Media. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ Donkin, Chris (2021-06-03). "Vodafone, partners pursue open RAN 5G capacity boost". Mobile World Live. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Beamforming specialist Cohere pockets $46M in funds".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Tomás, Juan Pedro (2023-01-31). "Canadian telco Bell invests in Cohere Technologies". RCR Wireless News. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ Maistre, Ray Le (2023-02-07). "Cohere adds DNA to its product family and signs Wibergh to its board". TelecomTV. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Telecompaper". www.telecompaper.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.