Shift created training programs that allow healthcare professionals to practice with new sanitization standards and patient interaction protocol in a two- and three-dimensional training environment.

We are launching “Smart Community Sparks” – a blog series to summarize what smart city projects the US Ignite communities are investing in and how they are addressing challenges.

In the upcoming Long Beach AR Exhibition, participants can immerse themselves in an augmented version of Long Beach’s downtown neighborhood while learning about the city’s historic past, diverse present and potential future. 

US Ignite is excited to announce the Electric Mobility Symposium will be held Thursday, June 24 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego.

Time and again, privacy experts have raised concerns about “smart city” being a euphemism for surveillance state, which is part of the reason roughly one third of smart city projects fail, and almost 80% of prototypes don’t reach their desired scope. Too often, these project failures occur when municipal leaders don’t take the time to engage with communities, or don’t fully commit to thinking through policy issues that are essential for fostering civic trust. 

In US Ignite's Augmented Reality Developer Challenge, RIoT in NC has selected six teams to move forward with development of their smart city AR applications.

Four teams developing smart base technologies demonstrated their working prototypes from last fall's 5G Pitch Day to Miramar leaders in early March, 2021. While many 5G applications seem far off into the future, the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego is already looking into how the technology can improve military operations at the base. The 5G Living Lab at Miramar is a $4 million i…

US Ignite has launched a project to identify policy gaps in how cities and connected communities approach smart city projects.

A first-of-its-kind hip hop masterclass, Beats x Broadband, will connect musicians at Factory Two to students at the Flint Cultural Center Academy. LoLa technology will make it possible for students to interact in real time and participate in the musical experience without ever setting foot in the cross-town studio at Factory Two.

We're highlighting new community partners with two weeks of featured content across our media channels.

Join us for an interactive webinar on Monday, November 16 at 3:30pm EDT to learn more about how your community can apply to host a Facebook/US Ignite Augmented Reality Developer Challenge in 2021.

National Science Foundation-Funded PAWR Program Selects Two Finalists for Fourth Wireless Testbed Focused on Rural Broadband The PAWR Project Office (PPO) is co-led by US Ignite and Northeastern University - announcement originally published at www.advancedwireless.org WASHINGTON – July 27, 2020 – The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program, funded by the&…

Written by Sonali Singh for US Ignite In response to the effects of COVID-19, communities are looking into technologies that enable new methods to enhance risk mitigation efforts through video surveillance and artificial intelligence (AI). However, while there are benefits to video monitoring as a public safety tool, there is also serious concern over the accuracy of facial recognition technol…