5G Mobile Private Networks will enable a variety of different types of applications and deliver solutions for operations like factory automation to health monitoring to Industry 4.0 transformation —and much more. And while private networks are not new, powering them with high-speed, reliable and secure 5G Mobile Private Networks make them ideal for greater adoption as enterprise customers start implementing their digital transformation strategies at a faster pace.

Ligado’s mobile communications capabilities – combined with a global technology company like Rakuten Mobile and its pioneering communications platform, RCP – can showcase the kind of innovation and technology that can deliver a turnkey connectivity solution to American manufacturers, hospitals, utilities, and transportation companies that keep our Nation running.

“Spectrum is the lifeblood of wireless. This is especially true for 5G that uses a range of low-, mid- and high-band frequencies. What and...

Ligado Networks CEO and President, Doug Smith, joins INCOMPAS CEO, Chip Pickering, in a keynote to discuss the future of Ligado.

Thomas M. Lenard sits down with Ligado Networks’ President and CEO Doug Smith and Chief Legal Officer Valerie Green on Technology Policy Institute’s Two...

5G has taken 5G has taken center stage in the wireless industry—and rightly so. American companies and consumers are poised to benefit from the next wave of technology and innovation. Industry and regulatory stakeholders are also taking steps to advance spectrum and network deployment plans for the 5G future.

Last December, Wall Street Journal columnist Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., published a column entitled, “Is Airwave Nimbyism Holding Back 5G?” where he suggested that some stakeholders have been keeping Ligado’s spectrum “hostage for a decade.”

Today, the 116th Congress held its first hearing on winning the race to 5G. The topic is critical to the future of U.S. economic and national security. Whichever nation advances wireless connectivity enabled by 5G will lead industries, economies, and governments to new frontiers of productivity and innovation, and sustain decades of competitive advantage.

Fifth-generation wireless networks are designed to be wicked fast, about 100 times faster than 4G. At 10 gigabits a second, 5G can send a full-length high-definition movie in seconds. It also paves the way for the "internet of things," where devices from refrigerators to traffic lights to dog collars can talk to each other.

Forward-thinking officials at the federal, state and local levels are hurrying to update their processes, looking for new approaches that maximize community value and minimize delay. Based on what we’ve seen successful cities do, here are key recommendations for communities seeking to accelerate their transition to become a 5G smart city.