US Ignite announces a new Request for Proposals (RFP) for training services that are designed for startup companies and entrepreneurs focused on developing smart city products and services. These training services may be provided to future US Ignite partners selected through reverse pitch, hackathon, or other prize competition within the smart city high-tech sector in Salt Lake City.  Qualifie…

Request for Proposals (RFP) Web Hosting Services Issue Date: July 1, 2021 Overview US Ignite seeks a vendor to provide web hosting services. US Ignite is soliciting responses from qualified vendors for a 1-year contract with 4 additional option years. The contract start date will be August 1, 2021. [us_button label="Review RFP" link="https://www.us-ignite.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/…

Today the launch of OpenAirX-Labs (OAX) was announced. It is the newest resource in the PAWR program, a public-private partnership promoting wireless research through the development of multiple outdoor, large-scale wireless testbeds across the U.S.

ATIS and US Ignite today announced publication of Smart City Data Governance Policies: Creating a Foundation for Data Sharing with City Partners. Smart city data governance policies represent the rules, guidelines and procedures that drive effective data management and data sharing.

Outgoing CEO Joe Kochan Joins the Board of Directors. Nancy Jemison Becomes Chief Financial Officer and Mari Silbey Steps Up as Program Director for the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) Program WASHINGTON, DC – May 26, 2021 – US Ignite’s Board of Directors has unanimously approved the appointment of Dr. Nick Maynard as the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Outgoing CEO Jo…

US Ignite is pleased to welcome to its Board of Directors two renowned leaders in their fields: Celia Merzbacher, Deputy Director of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C), and Dr. Renata Rawlings-Goss, biophysicist and Executive Director of The South Big Data Innovation Hub.

US Ignite, in partnership with Facebook Reality Labs, announces the awarding of $20,000 to three communities that will host Augmented Reality (AR) Developer Challenge Competitions from February to August 2021.

Today US Ignite, a nonprofit organization that helps communities accelerate smart city initiatives, and Spectrum announced that they have awarded a multi-year grant and resources to the State of Ohio for designing and implementing smart transportation initiatives.

With $250,000 from the National Science Foundation, US Ignite will help partners in Bend, Oregon and Salt Lake City extend virtual reality training and air quality visualization applications into new communities.

New 4G/5G network will support smart transportation testbed; offer opportunities for expansion into nearby smart community Colorado Springs

Greensboro will accelerate innovation district initiatives to drive economic development as part of the international smart city program Charlotte, NC – November 12, 2020 – Segra, a fiber infrastructure communications provider based in Charlotte, in conjunction with US Ignite, a non-profit organization seeking to accelerate the smart city movement, announce the selection of Greensboro, NC a…

US Ignite, in partnership with Facebook Reality Labs, today announces a new Augmented Reality Developer Challenge

US Ignite today announces the launch of Project OVERCOME, a National Science Foundation- (NSF-) funded effort to accelerate the delivery of broadband services to unserved and underserved communities.