As millions of students and teachers head back to school this fall, they’re stocking up on the usual essentials: notebooks, pencils, folders, and backpacks. But there is another classroom necessity not on the supply list that plays an even more important role in modern learning: Wi-Fi.
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As policymakers examine what America needs to maintain its global leadership in artificial intelligence, one thing is clear: AI depends on Wi-Fi.
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Washington, D.C.– Today, WifiForward released the following statement on Tricia Paoletta’s appointment to serve as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration: Read More “STATEMENT: WifiForward Congratulates Patricia J. Paoletta on Appointment to Serve as NTIA’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary”
Every few years, and when competition gets tough, the three Big Cellular companies predictably decide to dust off the same old messaging playbook, falsely claiming that they need more spectrum for licensed use immediately in order to implement a new technology or to upgrade networks to their self-proclaimed must-have “next generation” of wireless. If they don’t get it, they claim over and over again that America will lose in a race against China.
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When FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced this January that the Commission would vote to unleash even more unlicensed use in the 6 GHz band, he called it a win for “American innovation and leadership.” New data from Ookla shows he’s right — and further validates the previous action by the Trump Administration on the 6 GHz band by showing exactly the kind of consumer benefit and economic growth this Administration has prioritized.
Washington, D.C.- Today, WifiForward released the following statement on Adam Cassady’s Senate confirmation to serve as Ambassador-at-Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy at the U.S. Department of State: Read More “STATEMENT: WifiForward Congratulates Adam Cassady on his Senate Confirmation to Serve as Ambassador-at-Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy”
Washington, D.C.- WifiForward released the following statement today after the introduction of the Advancing American Wi-Fi Against Foreign Adversaries Act in the U.S. Senate:
Washington, D.C.- WifiForward released the following statement today in response to the FCC’s decision to launch rule making on direct-to-device satellite broadband connectivity:
For years, wireless policymakers have debated a familiar question: How much spectrum will America need to support future demand?
For years, the answers have generally followed a predictable pattern. More people connect. More devices come online. Traffic grows. Networks expand. Capacity increases. Demand rises. And 90% of that wireless traffic travels over WiFi –not cellular networks.
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