Ligado CEO Doug Smith spoke at the Bipartisan Policy Center about the potential for Custom Private Networks to unlock the power of 5G and critical IoT connectivity for core infrastructure industries like utilities, transportation and manufacturing.

Next-generation wireless private networks will need dedicated, licensed spectrum to meet their specific needs. Using dedicated spectrum, each implementation can be highly customized to address a customer’s business needs and unique operating environment. Spectrum may be allocated to a building, a campus or a broader geographic area, as defined by the customer. Licensed spectrum gives the customer a highly reliable service that is free from outside contention along with the security of a private network.

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.

"Design IoT devices for immunity now," said Julius "Julie" Knapp, Chief of the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology, at the 2017 IEEE Symposium on EMC and Signal/Power Integrity keynote address. "Design now for the unexpected."

Ligado and other companies are prepared to put idle spectrum to work to develop and deploy new technologies to add billions of dollars to the U.S. economy, to create hundreds of thousands of skilled and unskilled jobs, and to invest in America’s digital infrastructure. These investments will not only benefit our communities, make our economy more competitive, create new opportunities for our workers, and allow the U.S. to maintain its leadership position, but it will signify a return to the American tradition of striving to meet and exceed modern demands.

These and many other insights are from the recently published Cisco Internet of Things (IoT) study, The Journey to IoT Value: Challenges, Breakthroughs, and Best Practices published on SlideShare last month. The study is based on a survey of 1,845 IT and business decision-makers in the United States, UK, and India. Industries included in the analysis include manufacturing, local government, retail/hospitality/sports, energy (utilities/oil & gas/mining), transportation, and health care. All respondents worked for organizations that are implementing or have completed IoT initiatives. 56 percent of all respondents are from enterprises.

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