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US Ignite Announces 5 New Smart Gigabit Communities

by nmohan June 27, 2017

US Ignite announced the expansion of a national network of Smart Gigabit Communities (SGC). Each community joining the network has made a significant commitment toward embracing next-generation smart city and Internet technologies to keep pace with the world’s rapidly changing technology and economy. US Ignite spurs the creation of next-generation applications and services that leverage advanced networking technologies to build the foundation for smart communities. The new SGC communities are:

Categories: App Summit, Smart City

PAWR Proposers Day Recap

by Joe Kochan May 15, 2017

Recently, the PAWR Project Office hosted Proposers’ Day in Arlington, Virginia. If you’ve been following US Ignite for a while, you know that the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program is a joint effort by the National Science Foundation and a wireless industry consortium to create city-scale testing platforms to accelerate fundamental research on wireless communication and networking technologies. The PAWR Project Office (PPO), jointly run by US Ignite and Northeastern University, is managing this $100 million public-private partnership to stand-up and oversee the eventual testing platforms. For Proposers’ Day, we invited wireless researchers, local government leaders and wireless industry experts from the private sector to review the PAWR program goals and timeline, walk-through the PAWR RFP, explore technical support available, and consider opportunities for teaming/partnerships.

Categories: Advanced Wireless

Seeking San Diego “Partner for Innovation”

by nmohan May 15, 2017

The Smart Gigabit Communities Project has been initiated by US Ignite, a Washington DC-based non-profit organization operating under a National Science Foundation grant. Cox Communications and US Ignite partnered and invited the City of San Diego to be the 20th designated Smart Gigabit Community.

San Diego to Become a US Ignite Smart Gigabit Community

by nmohan May 15, 2017

Cox Communications to Partner with US Ignite to Build a Platform for Smart Gigabit Applications in San Diego

PAWR Project Office Announces Request for Proposals

by William Wallace April 19, 2017

The PAWR Project Office is excited to announce the release of the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) Program’s Request for Proposals (RFP). Please visit www.advancedwireless.org/rfp to review the RFP and to submit a pre-proposal.  

Categories: Advanced Wireless, US Ignite