RAYMOND, MAINE: Thanks to a $2.2 million grant from Maine Technology Asset Fund (MTAF), broadcast antenna systems developer Dielectric Communications, a division of SPX, will be working to develop a wireless communication laboratory at the University of Maine.
The Maine Wireless Communication Laboratory will look to expand Dielectric’s wireless technology platform to new applications, including cost-effective delivery of wireless broadband services to fixed and mobile users in rural Maine. Such a solution could be applied in other rural areas worldwide.
“Not only will the MTAF grant provide the foundation for global growth opportunities for our company, which has been doing business in Maine for 67 years, but it’s a win-win for the state and the university as well,” stated Dielectric Communications President Garrett VanAtta. “We expect the laboratory to evolve into a global center for wireless innovation, which will attract new federal and industry grant funds to the university and better prepare engineering students for high-tech positions.”
The Maine Wireless Communication Laboratory is expected to begin operations by the end of 2009.
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