At Ligado, we’ve been talking for years about the need to bring the power of next-generation networks to the enterprise. While it’s easy to see how 5G networks will revolutionize connectivity in both work and play for consumers, what it will mean for businesses – especially those in the industrial space – is often less clear.

Tomorrow will mark one year since we received unanimous, bipartisan FCC approval of our license modification application. After years of thorough technical analysis and engagement with industry stakeholders and policymakers, the FCC determined that deploying a terrestrial wireless network in the L-band would advance our country’s economic and security interests and help the U.S. transition to next-generation networks.

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.

Chairman Ivan Seidenberg and CEO Doug Smith sent a letter to the House Armed Services Committee. Click here to read full letter.

Chairman Ivan Seidenberg and CEO Doug Smith sent a letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee. Click here to read the full letter. The Facts: […]