Commissioner Trusty Delivers Remarks at ISAC Summit

Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) represents a fundamental shift in how we think about spectrum use. Traditionally, sensing and communications have been two separate functions. You had radar systems designed to detect and track objects, and you had communications systems designed to transmit data. They lived in different spectral lanes, were managed by different agencies, and developed along different paths. ISAC breaks that mold. In an ISAC world, sensing and communications co-exist in a single, harmonized system. The same infrastructure that supports your cell phone call or data stream might also detect a drone, track a vehicle, or monitor environmental conditions in real time. ISAC is not just a technical evolution; it is a strategic leap. It gives us a chance to fuse our economic and national security goals into a common platform. But this opportunity is only valuable if we seize it.