The Future of Private Networks

A new study by the Department of Defense (DOD) has reignited the debate about the extent to which military spectrum in the prime 3 GHz band can be cleared for auction to mobile carriers or, instead, shared on a more localized basis with thousands of enterprises and public institutions seeking to deploy private networks. Nearly a decade ago the Federal Communications Commission reconciled these competing needs by authorizing the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS), an innovative sharing framework that protects Navy radar from harmful interference while also opening the band for lower-power commercial use through both auctioned licenses and shared, unlicensed-like access.

This event – keynoted by the three primary government agencies involved – will highlight the innovation sparked by a diverse range of private enterprises and public institutions when they can gain direct local access to shared spectrum.

This innovation reflects the reality that the most robust “5G” and future “6G” wireless ecosystems will rely not only on wide-area mobile coverage networks, but increasingly on an immense number of complementary, high-capacity and customized networks deployed by individual enterprises, households and community anchor institutions to meet their particular needs at a lower cost.

Please join us in person for lunch, or online if you cannot attend, for this timely policy forum.

Keynotes

Jessica Rosenworcel, Federal Communications Commission
Chairwoman

Scott Harris, NTIA—U.S. Department of Commerce
Senior Spectrum Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary

Confirmed Speakers

Garfield Swaby, New York Public Library
Vice President of Information Technology

Manish Jindal, Charter Communications
Group Vice President, Wireless

Jennifer McCarthy, Federated Wireless
Vice President, Legal Advocacy

Philip Neufeld, Fresno (CA) Unified School District
Executive Officer, Information Technology

Preston Marshall, Google
Engineering Director, Google Cloud, and Chairman On-Go (CBRS) Alliance

William Britton, Cal Polytechnic State University
Vice President of Information Technology, CIO

Becky Tangren, NCTA – The Internet and Television Association
Vice President & Associate General Counsel

Vardahn Chaudhry, JBG Smith
Vice President, Investments, Infrastructure

Paul Savill, Kyndryl
SVP, Global Practice Leader for Network and Edge

John Leibovitz, Jupiterra LLC
Former Deputy Chief, FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

Salvador D’Itri, National Spectrum Consortium
Chairman