JMA Wireless is an American wireless networking hardware manufacturing company in

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. It was founded in 2012 by the current chief executive officer John Mezzalingua. It offers Open-RAN compliant 5G

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(RAN) products, 5G

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products, private wireless technology hardware products, focusing on design, code, and manufacture of 4G and 5G devices in the United States. JMA Wireless created the first fully virtualized RAN for carrier and private networks as well as the first indoor 5G millimeter wave radio in the United States. On May 19, 2022, JMA Wireless and

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announced the signing of a 10-year

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deal of the on-campus stadium, renaming the Carrier Dome after 42 years. The stadium was renamed as the

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, referred to as the JMA Dome.

History

The company was founded in 2012 by John D. Mezzalingua as John Mezzalingua Associates LLC, initially employing about 150 people. He previously ran the ''Production Products Company'' (PPC), which was sold to Belden Incorporated for $515.7 million. The headquarters, located in Clay, New York was expanded in 2017. In 2021, the company operated manufacturing facilities in

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, with additional R&D, manufacturing, and sales staff

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, and Europe. In 2022, the company's $100 million 5G manufacturing campus was inaugurated by

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Governor

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. It is a member of the Wireless Infrastructure Association.

Software and other technology

JMA Wireless operates on a software-based XRAN architecture, which integrates processes into a single common server and removes the need for radios and jumpers in

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(DAS) deployments. In 2018, JMA Wireless acquired 5G radio provider ''PHAZR'' for an undisclosed amount. The deal allowed JMA Wireless to offer 5G RAN technologies that supports spectrum from 600 MHz all the way up to 47 GHz.

Notable projects

JMA Wireless has deployed 5G in many large stadiums including

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(Los Angeles),

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(of the

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(of

), and other large settings, such as

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, the city of

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, Crowne Plaza Atlanta-Midtown, and Olympic Stadium in Italy.

References

External links

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