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Date: 08/04/2020
Program: Fort Carson Transportation Testbed

First Transit will deliver and operate two autonomous shuttles for rider transport on site WASHINGTON – August 4, 2020 – US Ignite today announces the selection of First Transit, in partnership with Perrone Robotics, as the autonomous vehicle (AV) shuttle provider for the Fort Carson, Colorado, Smart Transportation Testbed, a project funded and managed by the U.S. Army Engineer Research an…

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US Ignite Seeks Program Manager for Smart Gigabit Communities

Date: 07/27/2020
Category: Development

US Ignite, a nonprofit public-private partnership based in Washington, DC, seeks a Program Manager for the signature Smart Gigabit Communities (SGC) program. Projects in these communities represent some of the most ambitious and productive smart and connected community efforts in the United States. Since US Ignite’s launch at the White House in 2012, the organization has developed a vibrant inno…

Date: 07/09/2020
Category: Whitepapers

Report highlights role of municipal enablement and growing popularity of hybrid deployment models WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 9, 2020 – US Ignite and Altman Solon are pleased to announce the results of a comprehensive study of municipally enabled broadband deployment in a new report: Broadband Models for Unserved and Underserved Communities. The report aims to help any of the estimated 6,5001 …

Date: 06/19/2020
Category: Development

US Ignite issues a new Request for Proposals today for networking services at Fort Carson in Colorado. US Ignite is seeking a wireless network engineering business to build and manage a wireless communications network for the Fort Carson Transportation Testbed project. The network will be used to collect sensor and autonomous vehicle data created by the smart base technology pilot on site. Th…

Date: 05/13/2020

US Ignite and Sensis are seeking proposals from public safety event partners to provide a location, networking services, and physical simulation of scenarios. The objective of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to support contestants participating in the CHARIoT Challenge issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Challenge competitors are developing Augmented Reality devices …

Date: 05/05/2020
Program: Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research
Category: Development

US Ignite Joins Open RAN Policy Coalition as Founding Member WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 5, 2020 – US Ignite, on behalf of its Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program co-led with Northeastern University, announces it is joining with 30 other leading global technology companies to launch the Open RAN Policy Coalition. The goal of the Coalition is to promote policies that lead to…

Date: 05/01/2020
Program: Smart Gigabit Communities
Category: Development

Overview – Intern Position US Ignite, Inc. (US Ignite) is seeking a paid summer intern to be the newest member of the team coordinating, supporting, and evaluating the Smart Gigabit Communities (SGC) project. If you’re looking for an exciting and innovative research project to accelerate your career, come join a team that constantly seeks to spur innovation in technology and builds things b…

Date: 04/16/2020
Category: Development

Update: 5/1/2020: Answers to posted questions received are publicly available here. US Ignite and Sensis are seeking proposals from technology partners to create both simulated IoT data streams and an appliance that can serve as a broker for that simulated data. The objective of this request for proposal is to support contestants participating in the CHARIoT Challenge issued by the Nationa…

Date: 01/27/2020

US Ignite is seeking proposals from technology partners to deploy, operate and maintain autonomous vehicles (“AV”) to help serve the needs of U.S. Army Installation at Fort Carson, near the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The objective of this request for proposal is to complete an Autonomous Service Vehicle Pilot (“the Pilot”) as part of the AV Research Testbed. The use cases for the …

Date: 01/23/2020
Category: Uncategorized

With funding from the National Science Foundation, US Ignite’s Smart Gigabit Communities project is supporting the expanded deployment of successful applications covering virtual reality emergency response training, interactive bioscience education, and regional connectivity platform development WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 23, 2020 – US Ignite is pleased to announce that four community pa…

Date: 01/09/2020

Outgoing Executive Director Bill Wallace Transitions to Executive Chairman of the Board, and Dr. Nick Maynard Becomes Chief Operating Officer WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 9, 2020 – US Ignite has promoted Chief Operating Officer Joe Kochan to Chief Executive Officer, and has elevated Chief Strategy Officer Dr. Nick Maynard to Chief Operating Officer. The Board of Directors approved both appo…

Date: 12/12/2019

US Ignite is seeking proposals from technology partners to deploy, operate and maintain an autonomous vehicle (“AV”) shuttle to service a designated route on U.S. Army Installation Fort Carson, near the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado (the “Pilot”). The Pilot will be a public-private partnership with US Ignite lasting for one year (the “Pilot Term”) and may be extended for up to one…

Date: 12/03/2019

This Request for Proposals (RFP), released by US Ignite, Inc (US Ignite), is to contract with a communications/public relations firm(s) to provide contracted graphic design, media relations, and communications support for US Ignite. For further details, access the complete RFP document here. Proposer Questions and Answers (updated 12/13/19): Question 1: Does US Ignite currently wor…

Date: 11/19/2019

This Request for Proposals (RFP), released by US Ignite, Inc (US Ignite), is to contract for a Financial Audit and a Single Audit for the year ending December 31, 2019 (Base Year). This proposal includes the option to extend the contract for up to four additional one-year periods. For further details, access the complete RFP document here. Please visit the consolidated list of Questions …

Date: 11/05/2019

Overview – Intern Position US Ignite, Inc. (US Ignite) is looking for a Data Scientist Intern (Preferred experience working with Urban Datasets) to work on development of an economic development tool for US Ignite’s partner communities and their small businesses partners. If you're looking for an exciting and innovative project to accelerate your career, come join a team that constantly s…

Date: 10/16/2019

US Ignite is seeking a wireless network design business to assist with scoping, designing, and documenting a wireless communications network for its Fort Carson Transportation Testbed project. The network will be used to collect sensor and autonomous vehicle data created by the smart base pilot project that US Ignite is launching at Fort Carson this year. For further details, please access the…

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