From Marconi’s Signal to Global Connection

Building on 130 years of wireless innovation since Guglielmo Marconi’s development of the first functional system for wireless telegraphy, the Advanced Wireless Institute tackles one of today’s most urgent challenges: delivering fast, affordable, and reliable connectivity to everyone, everywhere. By uniting global leaders across industry, research, and policy, we’re making this vision a reality.

MISSION

The Advanced Wireless Institute serves as a neutral platform that brings together key stakeholders from across the wireless ecosystem — including equipment vendors, service providers, researchers, policymakers, and regulators — to collaborate on overcoming critical challenges in seamless wireless communication and accelerating global adoption.

OUR FOCUS

Collaborative Convenings

Hosting neutral forums where leaders from industry, government, academia, and international organizations align on wireless challenges, policy, standards, and deployment strategies.

Strategic Research

Producing insights that drive technical innovation, support informed policymaking, and foster meaningful progress worldwide.

Cross-Sector Partnerships

Building strategic alliances across diverse sectors to accelerate innovation, harmonize standards, and enable real-world wireless solutions.

Future of Wireless


Speed & capacity v. coverage and resilience


Architecture implications

Future Architectures


Indoor/outdoor split, WiFi/cellular balance


6G evolution, multi-technology standard, hetnet

Policy & Regulation


Spectrum issues


Innovation and standardization

Published Reports

November 2025 | Wireless at a Crossroads

Upcoming Events

Advance Wireless Forum
November 13 – 14, 2025  | Los Angeles, CA

Marconi Awards Gala
November 14, 2025  |  Los Angeles, CA

Sponsorship

Learn how to participate in the Advanced Wireless Institute or sponsor our work. 

Program Committee Members

We are honored to have the leadership, guidance and expertise of an esteemed group of advisors.

Justin Colwell

Justin Colwell

EVP Connectivity Technology
Charter Communications

Daniel Cooley

Daniel Cooley

CTO
Silicon Labs

Brian

Brian Daly

Network CTO
AT&T

Dinklo-Ted

Ted Dinklo

Founder
Publicroam

Sheryl

Sheryl Genco

Vice President
Advanced Technology Group
Ericsson

Matt Grob

Matt Grob

CTO
Globalstar

Roger Lanctot

Roger Lanctot

Founder
StrategiaNow

Preston Marshall

Preston Marshall

Former Google Executive
CBRS/Spectrum Expert

Anton Monk (2)

Anton Monk

SVP Strategy
Cohere Technologies

Thyaga

Thyaga Nandagopal

Head of Emerging Technologies
Samsung Research America

Guglielmo Noya

Guglielmo Noya

SVP - Head of Latin America
APWireless Infrastructure Partners LLC

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Masoud Olfat

Vice President
Technology & Ecosystem Development
Federated Wireless

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Dennis Roberson

Chair
Marconi Society

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Vicente San Miguel

Former CTO
Telefonica

Mimi Tam

Mimi Tam

Senior Director of Engineering
Ericsson

Webb

William Webb

Board Member
Marconi Society

Team

Barry Sullivan

Barry J. Sullivan, Ph.D.

Director
Advanced Wireless Institute

Kim Simpao

Kim Simpao

Senior Director
Corporate Development and Sponsorship

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Jaymee Bohannon

Executive Relations

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Jaymee Bohannon

Director
Communications and Membership