WiSig Networks, an IIT Hyderabad-incubated company, has opened commercial orders for its made-in-India 32TR Massive MIMO radio, a 5G network device designed to improve uplink performance and coverage, with bulk shipments planned for 2027.
The company announced the development at India Mobile Congress 2026 in New Delhi on Thursday. WiSig is also demonstrating the radio and its complete 5G Standalone solution at Yashobhoomi from October 7 to 10.
The radio supports Class A and Class B uplink performance improvement under the O-RAN Alliance’s 7.2x standard. In Class A, received signals are processed within the radio unit, while Class B processing takes place in the network’s distributed unit. According to WiSig, the design addresses limitations in earlier Open RAN radios, particularly in locations with weaker network coverage.
The equipment has 32 transmit and 32 receive channels and operates on the n78 mid-band frequency. WiSig said other frequency variants are under development. The radio supports up to 16 spatial layers for downlink and eight for uplink, allowing the system to handle multiple signal paths between the network and connected devices.
The product is part of WiSig’s broader 5G Standalone offering, which has been tested for mobile broadband and fixed wireless access. The company first unveiled the radio at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in March 2026. Its commercial availability marks a move from technology demonstration towards potential operator deployment, although the company’s statement did not identify customers or disclose order volumes.
Prof. Kiran Kuchi, founder of WiSig Networks and a professor at IIT Hyderabad, said the radio was the result of several years of research in massive MIMO and uplink receiver algorithms at the institute and the company. He said the research received funding from the IIITB COMET Foundation, supported by the Union Department of Science and Technology’s National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems.
Massive MIMO radios are a central component of modern mobile networks because they use multiple transmit and receive channels to improve the handling of wireless signals. Uplink performance is particularly important for applications in which users send data to the network, including video uploads, enterprise connectivity and fixed wireless access. The practical benefit of WiSig’s design will depend on operator testing, network integration and deployment conditions.
The radio uses Altera Agilex field-programmable gate arrays. Christian Lanzani, general manager for Wireless at Altera, said the company had seen strong operator interest in programmable, uplink-performance-ready massive MIMO following WiSig’s unveiling of production MIMO radios at MWC26.
The next stated milestone is the company’s demonstration of the radio and its complete 5G Standalone solution at Yashobhoomi through October 10. Bulk shipments are planned for 2027, while WiSig continues work on additional frequency variants.
