IS-Wireless chosen to join next phase of NATO DIANA Programme with breakthrough Liquid RAN technology
From 2,600 to the top of the top: IS-Wireless selected as one of only 15 companies advancing to Phase 2 of the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) Programme!
Date:
Sep 4, 2025
Warsaw, 4 September 2025: IS-Wireless is proud to announce our selection as one of 15 companies advancing to Phase 2 of the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) Programme, representing a milestone achievement for our revolutionary self-healing network technology.
We're excited to be moving into Phase 2 of the DIANA Programme as one of 15 companies selected from a 2025 cohort of 73, chosen from over 2,600 proposals submitted through DIANA's competitive challenge call. This advancement places IS-Wireless among the top 0.6% of global dual-use technology innovators and validates our breakthrough approach to ultra-resilient telecommunications infrastructure.
As part of Phase 2, IS-Wireless will receive additional funding, continued access to NATO's network of 182 test centres across 28 Allied nations, and tailored support designed to accelerate adoption and deployment. IS-Wireless is proud to be among the 2 Polish companies advancing to this elite phase, demonstrating Poland's growing leadership in critical defense technologies.
Our innovation — Liquid RAN, a patented self-healing 5G network architecture — was selected under DIANA's Critical Infrastructure and Logistics challenge area. Unlike traditional static telecommunications networks, Liquid RAN automatically redistributes network functions when infrastructure is damaged or destroyed, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity in both commercial and tactical environments.
The technology addresses critical needs in both civilian and defence domains by eliminating single points of failure that have historically made communications infrastructure vulnerable to attacks. Liquid RAN has already proven its commercial viability through successful deployments with tier-1 European operators, including Deutsche Telekom, Orange, and Vodafone, while simultaneously meeting the stringent resilience requirements identified by NATO for contested operational environments.
"Our participation in DIANA has been transformational – not just for the funding and access to unique testing facilities, but for the rigorous validation process that has proven Liquid RAN's capability to perform under the most extreme conditions imaginable. Phase 2 represents our opportunity to demonstrate that truly resilient networks aren't just a theoretical concept – they're a deployable reality that can fundamentally change how we think about communications infrastructure in both commercial and defense contexts," said Sławomir Pietrzyk, Ph.D, CEO of IS-Wireless.
James Appathurai, Managing Director of NATO DIANA, commented:
"DIANA is NATO's innovation engine. We are finding the most innovative technologies from the market; we are helping these talented innovators fine-tune their technologies and grow their businesses; and we are connecting the companies to end users so that NATO defence ministries can adopt new technologies at the speed of relevance, including through DIANA's Rapid Adoption Service."
"Phase 2 is a pivotal stage in our Accelerator Programme, and I congratulate these companies for making and taking this next step", said James Appathurai, Managing Director of NATO DIANA.
Looking ahead, IS-Wireless plans to leverage Phase 2 to scale our technology across multiple Allied nations while expanding our dual-use applications portfolio. We're particularly focused on validating Liquid RAN's performance in distributed edge computing scenarios and advancing our integration capabilities with existing NATO communications standards.
We're committed to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in network resilience and contributing to a more secure, technologically sovereign Alliance. The DIANA programme's unique combination of rigorous technical validation and direct access to end-user requirements provides an unprecedented pathway for transforming laboratory breakthroughs into field-deployed capabilities.
About DIANA:
DIANA is the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic, a NATO organisation with a mission to locate and accelerate dual-use innovation across the Alliance. DIANA works to find, accelerate, and promote the adoption of technologies that will strengthen the Alliance no matter the threat.
Learn more at www.diana.nato.int.
Media contact person:
Laura Anna Trawińska
+48 792 098 006
Warsaw, 4 September 2025: IS-Wireless is proud to announce our selection as one of 15 companies advancing to Phase 2 of the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) Programme, representing a milestone achievement for our revolutionary self-healing network technology.
We're excited to be moving into Phase 2 of the DIANA Programme as one of 15 companies selected from a 2025 cohort of 73, chosen from over 2,600 proposals submitted through DIANA's competitive challenge call. This advancement places IS-Wireless among the top 0.6% of global dual-use technology innovators and validates our breakthrough approach to ultra-resilient telecommunications infrastructure.
As part of Phase 2, IS-Wireless will receive additional funding, continued access to NATO's network of 182 test centres across 28 Allied nations, and tailored support designed to accelerate adoption and deployment. IS-Wireless is proud to be among the 2 Polish companies advancing to this elite phase, demonstrating Poland's growing leadership in critical defense technologies.
Our innovation — Liquid RAN, a patented self-healing 5G network architecture — was selected under DIANA's Critical Infrastructure and Logistics challenge area. Unlike traditional static telecommunications networks, Liquid RAN automatically redistributes network functions when infrastructure is damaged or destroyed, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity in both commercial and tactical environments.
The technology addresses critical needs in both civilian and defence domains by eliminating single points of failure that have historically made communications infrastructure vulnerable to attacks. Liquid RAN has already proven its commercial viability through successful deployments with tier-1 European operators, including Deutsche Telekom, Orange, and Vodafone, while simultaneously meeting the stringent resilience requirements identified by NATO for contested operational environments.
"Our participation in DIANA has been transformational – not just for the funding and access to unique testing facilities, but for the rigorous validation process that has proven Liquid RAN's capability to perform under the most extreme conditions imaginable. Phase 2 represents our opportunity to demonstrate that truly resilient networks aren't just a theoretical concept – they're a deployable reality that can fundamentally change how we think about communications infrastructure in both commercial and defense contexts," said Sławomir Pietrzyk, Ph.D, CEO of IS-Wireless.
James Appathurai, Managing Director of NATO DIANA, commented:
"DIANA is NATO's innovation engine. We are finding the most innovative technologies from the market; we are helping these talented innovators fine-tune their technologies and grow their businesses; and we are connecting the companies to end users so that NATO defence ministries can adopt new technologies at the speed of relevance, including through DIANA's Rapid Adoption Service."
"Phase 2 is a pivotal stage in our Accelerator Programme, and I congratulate these companies for making and taking this next step", said James Appathurai, Managing Director of NATO DIANA.
Looking ahead, IS-Wireless plans to leverage Phase 2 to scale our technology across multiple Allied nations while expanding our dual-use applications portfolio. We're particularly focused on validating Liquid RAN's performance in distributed edge computing scenarios and advancing our integration capabilities with existing NATO communications standards.
We're committed to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in network resilience and contributing to a more secure, technologically sovereign Alliance. The DIANA programme's unique combination of rigorous technical validation and direct access to end-user requirements provides an unprecedented pathway for transforming laboratory breakthroughs into field-deployed capabilities.
About DIANA:
DIANA is the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic, a NATO organisation with a mission to locate and accelerate dual-use innovation across the Alliance. DIANA works to find, accelerate, and promote the adoption of technologies that will strengthen the Alliance no matter the threat.
Learn more at www.diana.nato.int.
Media contact person:
Laura Anna Trawińska
+48 792 098 006
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