SYRACUSE, N.Y. — JMA Wireless in Syracuse will use nearly $44 million from the federal CHIPS & Science Law for upgrades to its 5G manufacturing facilities in the Syracuse area.
The funding will also help pay for the domestic manufacturing of 5G open radio access network (ORAN)-compliant radio units (RU), the office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) announced Thursday.
The award will support JMA, which will further invest $30 million in private capital, creating up to 30 new, good-paying jobs, “with the potential for more down the road,” to develop and commercialize new technology accelerating America’s wireless and 5G network capabilities.
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Schumer said this new production will help “maintain America’s 5G leadership, which is critical” to support advanced high-speed internet and the ability to directly compete with the Chinese Communist Party and companies like Huawei and ZTE, which the senator has “long warned threaten U.S. national security,” his office said.
“The future of global security and economic leadership hinges on our ability to control and protect the next generation of wireless technology. No one understands this better than Leader Schumer,” John Mezzalingua, CEO of JMA Wireless, said in the Schumer announcement. “While this was bipartisan legislation, he was there at the beginning – advocating for secure, American-made 5G solutions that not only strengthen our supply chain but also put a critical check on adversaries like China. With this Wireless Innovation Fund grant, we’re bringing high-tech manufacturing jobs to upstate New York and accelerating the deployment of ORAN technology that will secure the U.S. position as a leader in wireless for years to come.”
Schumer explained that 5G wireless-network coverage at major carriers like AT&T, Verizon, and Boost are currently capped by the limitations of commercially available radio technology, and JMA’s ARMOR platform will provide carriers with a next-generation solution to overcome existing limitations, increase their high-speed network capacity, and bring high-quality 5G coverage to communities across Central New York, New York State, and the entire U.S.
JMA Wireless will combine the nearly $44 million in new federal funding with more than $30 million of matching private investment to inject $75 million into growing their CNY manufacturing and workforce, Schumer added.
The Syracuse–based company says the investment will create up to 30 new, good-paying jobs initially to develop the technology and ramp to full production — “with the potential for significant demand from major wireless carriers to drive the addition of more new manufacturing jobs in the years to come,” per Schumer’s announcement.
JMA Wireless is headquartered at 140 Cortland Ave., just south of downtown Syracuse. It also operates a Liverpool technology center at 7645 Henry Clay Boulevard in the town of Clay. The firm also has technology centers in other U.S. locations, as well as operations in Italy, Ireland, and India, per its website.
