Spectrum Frontier Enabling The Internet of Things, WiGig and 5G Wireless

New America
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
12:00 PM – 1:45 PM EST
https://www.cvent.com/events/spectrum-frontier-enabling-the-internet-of-...

As wireless data traffic continues to surge, wireless providers and users are seeking large quantities of new spectrum in high-frequency bands that attracted little interest just years ago. This Spectrum Frontier has the potential to fuel the emerging Internet of Things, virtual and augmented reality scenarios, and multi-gigabit capacity to both unlicensed Wi-Fi connectivity and cellular LTE.

As wireless data traffic continues to surge, wireless providers and users are seeking large quantities of new spectrum in high-frequency bands that attracted little interest just years ago. This Spectrum Frontier has the potential to fuel the emerging Internet of Things, virtual and augmented reality scenarios, and multi-gigabit capacity to both unlicensed Wi-Fi connectivity and cellular LTE.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has promised an Order this summer – but that means choosing among divergent ideas about what spectrum access model best fits America’s wireless future. There is sharp disagreement among consumer groups, mobile carriers, satellite and Internet companies about how the millimeter wave bands above 28 GHz should be allocated.

For example, consumer groups and some tech companies propose allocating bands for unlicensed Wi-Gig technologies as well as hybrid approaches that include band sharing. In contrast, mobile carriers are pushing for auctions of traditional wide-area and exclusive licenses. And satellite companies, meanwhile, fear they will be squeezed out of bands they are already using.

What new technologies and services do high-frequency spectrum make possible? Will they enable virtual/augmented reality and the Internet of things, provide a home for 5G, or facilitate new satellite services? When is dynamic spectrum sharing most conducive to innovation and competition – and when is exclusive spectrum licensing necessary?

Join Microsoft and New America’s Open Technology Institute for an @Microsoft panel discussion among diverse stakeholders to explore this new spectrum frontier and what it means for consumers, emerging technologies, and service providers.

Participants:
Paula Boyd
Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Microsoft

Scott Bergmann
Vice President Regulatory Affairs, CTIA – The Wireless Association

Harold Feld
Senior Vice President, Public Knowledge

Jennifer Manner
Vice President Regulatory Affairs, Echostar Corp.

Kurt Schaubach
Chief Technology Officer, Federated Wireless

Moderator:
Michael Calabrese
Director, Wireless Future Project, New America’s Open Technology Institute

Follow the conversation online using #FutureOfConnectivity and following @MicrosoftIPC and @OTI.

Lunch will be served.

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