Last year, the average American watched nearly 8 hours of TV per day. And as we have seen this year, more and more viewers are turning to streaming services to catch all the action from their favorite shows, thanks to Wi-Fi.

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There’s a global push to improve how our cities function using data, sensors and internet connections. This what’s at the core of the “smart cities” movement. But building these smarter, more efficient communities requires the right infrastructure. Some communities have a head start.  

Read More “Smart Cities 101: Super Fast Wi-Fi Is Just the Start”

Last week, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on the race to 5G and received testimony on the ways American companies are harnessing the power of wireless technologies, as well as the role policymakers can play in driving wireless innovation.

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Earlier this month, it was announced that the city of Gainesville, Florida is laying the groundwork to create a “Wi-Fi Canopy” that would expand public Wi-Fi access throughout the corridor of the town stretching from the east edge of the University of Florida campus, as early as this Fall.

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Today, WifiForward celebrates World Wi-Fi Day 2018, a worldwide initiative organized by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) that seeks to help bridge the digital divide and recognizes the importance of Wi-Fi in connecting people who are traditionally unconnected.

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Before you head out on your vacation this summer, if you are planning on travelling by plane it is important to know which airports have the fastest Wi-Fi. Ookla LLC, a software firm based in Seattle, WA, recently released a new report ranking the top 10 fastest airports in the U.S. and Canada by Wi-Fi download speed. You’ve experienced or heard through the grapevine that certain airports in North America have faster Wi-Fi speeds than others, but why is that the case?
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Last week, Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced legislation that would install Wi-Fi on school busses across the country.

Read More “Closing the (Homework) Gap on Partisan Politics”

WifiForward Releases New Economic Assessment Outlining the Over $525 Billion in Value Added to the U.S. Economy in 2017 and the Potential for Future Innovation Unlocked by Unlicensed Spectrum

Washington, D.C. – May 17, 2018 – Today, WifiForward, a coalition of companies, organizations and public sector institutions, released a new economic report, which finds that the value of unlicensed spectrum to the U.S. economy has grown by 129% since 2013.

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Read More “Economic Value of Unlicensed Spectrum to Reach More Than $834 Billion by 2020”

Today, Dr. Raul Katz, Director of Business Strategy Research at Columbia University’s Center for Tele-Information and President of Telecom Advisory Services, released a brand new economic study, commissioned by WifiForward, that evaluates both the present and future economic value of unlicensed spectrum in the United States.

Read More “NEW REPORT: Economic Value of Unlicensed Spectrum in the U.S. Tops $525 Billion”

Yesterday, Commissioners O’Rielly and Rosenworcel shared a letter they sent to Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda regarding the future of the 5.9 GHz band, previously allocated to a not-yet-deployed automotive technology. In it, they signal their commitment to taking a fresh look at the spectrum allocation for 5.9 GHz including making much needed spectrum available for Wi-Fi and the wireless economy. WifiForward released the following statement:

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