Daily Archives: September 18, 2024

Speakers from across the connectivity ecosystem explored why Wi-Fi has become essential, what is driving the next decade of innovation, and why spectrum policy will shape what comes next.

From the convergence of AI with quantum computing and robotics, to the erosion of identity anchors that underpin social accountability, to the unintended destabilizing effects of algorithmic decision-making on developing economies, a new and urgent risk landscape is taking shape.

ISAC is one of the key new technology pillars of 6G/IMT-2030 and is a completely new paradigm in terms of performance metrics related to radar. In addition to discussing new technology aspects, the panel considered issues such as market expectations and who will pay for ISAC.

Resilience can no longer be treated as a secondary technical consideration. It must become a foundational design principle for digital society itself.

We turn to business resilience and what it means for small and medium enterprises. David B. Cross, CISO at Atlassian, writes about the invisible threads every business depends on: the power grids, cooling systems, and supply chains behind a connection owners treat like a light switch.

NCTA brings real-world operational insights into engagement with regulators, standards bodies, and the broader research community. A key focus is ensuring that technology, spectrum policy, and standards evolve together in ways that support scalable, high-performance connectivity and continued growth across the broadband ecosystem.

Resilience is not a technical afterthought but a moral and economic imperative. It calls for purposeful design, rehearsed operations, inclusive community measures, and regional cooperation so that when disaster strikes, connectivity endures and communities recover faster.

That invisible infrastructure, the Internet, is one, if not the most, single most consequential technological achievement in human history. 

The Advanced Wireless panel on spectrum issues addressed spectrum utilization and the management of access needed to enable future applications, approaching the topic from a US policy perspective.