Research Institute of Radio FGBU NIIR

Research Institute of Radio (FSBI NIIR, formerly FSUE NIIR) - Research Institute of Radio named after M.I. Krivosheev, scientific and technical center in the field of communications. It is an institute of the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Russian Federation in the field of creating radio communication systems, satellite and ground systems for television and sound broadcasting and the development of radio technologies.

NII Radio conducts research in the fields of 5G and 6G, navigation, satellite communications, electromagnetic compatibility and security, develops and produces smart antennas, on-board repeaters and much more. NIID is a member of the International Telecommunication Union, provides scientific and methodological support for national and international regulation of ICT (data for April 2022).

History

2022

Conversion to FSBI

On July 4, 2022, the Research Institute of Radio announced the completion of the second stage of reorganization - from July 1, the institute was transformed from FSUE to FSBI. The work was carried out in accordance with the presidential decree, order Governments and order. Ministry of Digital Development

This is a transitional stage before the transformation of the institute into the form of the FSAU and the formation of a national research center for telecommunications, which, under the control of the Ministry of Digital Development, will unite competencies in the field of telecommunications and related industries, "said Oleg Ivanov, general director of the institute.

According to the concept, the Research and Development Center of Telecommunications will cover the most relevant topics in the industry - from new communication networks (5G and 6G) to quantum technologies, will be engaged in research activities, production and educational projects.

Earlier in April, the institute was enlarged by joining the TsNIIS (Central Research Institute of Communications).

Accession of the Central Research Institute of Communications

NII Radio completed the first stage of reorganization. On April 27, 2022, TsNIIS (Central Research Institute of Communications) joined the institute. The work was carried out in accordance with the decree of the President and the corresponding order of the Government.

This is the first stage in the reorganization of the institute. At the second stage, until August 1, 2022, we have to move to the FSBI form. In the future, in accordance with the plans of the Ministry of Digital Science, a form of the Federal State Autonomous Institution will appear, and the institute will be renamed the National Research Center for Telecommunications, "said Oleg Ivanov, general director of the Research Institute of Radio.

The Research and Development Center for Telecommunications under the management of the Ministry of Digital Development should become a joint scientific center with a full range of competencies in the field of telecommunications and related industries, Ivanov explained the concept. The center will cover all current topics - from the latest communication networks (5G and 6G) to quantum technologies. The center will unite research, production and educational areas of work.

At this stage, the entire functionality of TsNIIS has been transferred to the Research Institute of Radio. The brand of the attached enterprise is preserved as a directorate. All employees are offered places in the updated organizational structure.

2021: Getting frequencies for 5G testing

The Ministry of Digital Development published the minutes of the meeting of the State Commission on Radio Frequencies (GKRCH), held on August 2, 2021. It follows from it that the Radio Research Institute (NIIR), subordinate to the Ministry of State Enterprise, was allocated frequencies for scientific, research, experimental, experimental and design work using fifth-generation cellular networks (5G). This became known on August 12, 2021.

Frequencies were allocated in the 6.7-6.8 GHz band not previously used for 5G networks. NIIR will be able to work with the specified frequencies on its own territory in Moscow.

The 6.7-6.8 GHz band is part of the 6.425-7.1 GHz band, which, at the level of the International Telecommunication Union, in principle did not stand out for mobile networks. As Yevgeny Devyatkin, deputy general director of NIIR, told the Izvestia newspaper earlier, the 6.425-7.1 GHz range is not an alternative, but an addition to the 3.4-3, 8 GHz and 4.4-4.99 GHz bands. In terms of network capacity, the 6.425-7.1 GHz range is better than the mentioned ranges, but worse than the millimeter range. And in terms of coverage, the 6.425-7.1 GHz range is better than the millimeter, but worse than the 3.4-3.8 GHz and 4.4-4.99 GHz bands.

Experts are skeptical about the possibility of using this frequency range for 5G networks.

The final decision on the prospects for using the 6.425-7.125 GHz radio frequency band for 5G networks will be made at the World Radio Communication Conference in 2023 based on the results of a compatibility study with various satellite and space services, says Vadim Spectrum, project manager at Spectrum Management. - Up to this point, it is still difficult to unambiguously predict the development of 5G networks, especially against the background of the growing interest of some countries in the unlicensed use of this radio frequency band for Wi-Fi networks. For Russia, it is still a priority to focus on lower radio frequency bands, the most harmonized with other countries[1]5G[2].

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