Smart Venues and Stadiums

Department of War · Office of the Secretary of Defense · SBIR Topic · 26.BZ

posted 2 September 2026 · closes 21 October 2026

Summary

The government seeks Phase II proposals to design, validate, and demonstrate a secure, high‑density private 5G/6G‑ready network platform for stadiums and large venues using an open‑source OCUDU, SD‑Core, SD‑RAN, and OSC stack. This effort aims to provide resilient multi‑service communications, native device localization for crowd analytics, and a vendor‑neutral framework that can be used in both commercial entertainment venues and dense military installations.

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