Charting a Course for the Next 150 Years of Connectivity

The discussion will get into the details regarding the commercial and technical merits of different bands of spectrum slated for study by the NTIA pursuant to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the evolving relationships between low-earth-orbit systems and terrestrial mobile networks, and the status of efforts to do more with less via more efficient spectrum-based protocols and equipment. And it wouldn’t be a D.C. policy chat if the term “AI” wasn’t included, so Peter Rysavy, president of Rysavy Research, will share his insights into how telecom networks might evolve to best optimize the power of AI.

Date 
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - 11:00am
Time Zone 
EST