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WIA – WIA Chief Technology Officer Dr. Rikin Thakker participated in a webinar by Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) and Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), who are leading the 117th Congress Smart Cities Caucus. The Smart Cities Caucus believes there are four pillars to a smart community: Connectivity, Mobility, Sustainability and Workforce. Dr. Thakker focused on explaining how 5G injects “smartness” to cities and how a skilled workforce will enable a smart city. Read More |
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WIA – The 117th Congressional Smart Cities Caucus is built on the four pillars of mobility, connectivity, sustainability and workforce — each one a central piece in the smart revolution as communities try to harness smart technology to improve life for their residents. Read More
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Light Reading – After much discussion, President Biden finally released the general outlines of his $2 trillion infrastructure plan, of which $100 billion will be devoted to broadband services. However, it’s not clear exactly how Biden’s plan will work. As usual, the devil is in the details. Read More
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Government Technology – As President Biden works with Congress to make his recently introduced $100 billion Internet plan a reality, several state lawmakers have introduced legislation to expand broadband access to communities in need. Read More
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AGL Media Group – Verizon Business and Amazon Web Services will expand their 5G collaboration to deliver private mobile edge computing (MEC) to enterprise customers. Corning will be the first company to leverage the solution. Read More
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Computer World – The latest App Annie report confirms the important part mobile technology plays as nations continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. App usage, purchasing, and time spent using apps all shot up as the world turned to mobile to hold things together. Read More
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Fierce Telecom – Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink) made a major move to boost its fledgling edge compute service, striking a fresh deal with T-Mobile US that will allow it to tap the operator’s 5G network to reach more enterprise customers. Read More
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RCR Wireless News – Dish executives are looking toward some sort of commercial 5G service this year and, in pursuit of that, continue to onboard vendors to help them become the fourth facilities-based carrier in the U.S. market. Read More
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Telecompetitor – Verizon and Dreamscape Immersive are partnering on virtual reality (VR) applications, such as immersive learning and training, that will be built on the carrier’s 5G and mobile edge computing technologies. Read More
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Ericsson – With a global health crisis, and a long-term economic crisis accompanying it – needless to say, 2020 was a year like no other. It was also the year digitalization accelerated within government institutions and business sectors alike. A great share of the global population went online and stayed connected at the same time. Read More
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ZDNet – The telecom giant said it has upgraded its FirstNet network to deliver 5G service for devices as well as internet of things and video intelligence use cases. With 5G updates, FirstNet will be better equipped to deliver low latency and enable applications that can transmit data and bandwidth intensive files. Read More
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Sitetracker – Sitetracker, the global standard for managing high-volume projects for turnkey network infrastructure providers, announced a partnership with SQUAN, which will increase visibility into projects in motion and provide access to data to enable real-time management decisions. Read More
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Zayo – Zayo Group announced the final phase of construction for a network expansion in Central Florida. The additional 2,600 route miles of fiber will complement Zayo’s existing network, spanning 13 million fiber miles in over 400 markets worldwide. Read More
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