Upcoming event

Sponsor: 

Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council

Date: 
Wed, 12/09/2020 - 16:00 to 17:00

Kicking off MMTC’s 35th anniversary by honoring and acknowledging MMTC champions and innovators. Immediately following the awards ceremony, will feature a roundtable and presentation of MMTC’s “AI and Civil Rights” White Paper Series focused on civil rights and artificial intelligence in the age of Big Data, and the way that data and algorithms can either marginalize, or benefit, communities of color.



Sponsor: 

Fierce

Date: 
Wed, 11/18/2020 - 18:00 to 19:00

As a service provider working to close America’s rural digital divide, you know genuine advances in wireless technology could make all the difference.

In this interactive webinar, you’ll learn how collaboration between Wisper Internet, Tarana, and Google validated true breakthroughs in fixed wireless that surpass 5G and enable whole new classes of rural service, changing the stakes for CAF-II and RDOF deployments.



Sponsor: 

Senate Commerce Committee

Date: 
Wed, 11/18/2020 - 16:00

The committee will consider bills and nomination including the following:



Sponsor: 

California Emerging Technology Fund

Date: 
Fri, 11/13/2020 - 15:30 to 18:00

Benton Institute Senior Fellow, Jonathan Sallet

SHLB Executive Officer, John Windhausen

Council on Competitiveness Senior Fellow, Julie Meier Wright



Sponsor: 

Axios and Verizon

Date: 
Tue, 11/10/2020 - 18:30 to 19:15

A virtual event on the accelerated shift to new network technology and how 5G enables businesses, communities and consumers to work better, faster.

Axios Chief Technology Correspondent Ina Fried will host one-on-one conversations with:

  • Hans Vestberg, Chairman and CEO, Verizon
  • Cristiano Amon, President, Qualcomm 

And a rapid-fire Smarter, Faster segment with:

  • The Honorable Mary-Ann Baldwin, Mayor, City of Raleigh, North Carolina
  • John Long, Ph.D., Co-founder and CTO, Qwake Technologies


Sponsor: 

Schools Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition

Date: 
Fri, 11/13/2020 - 17:00 to 18:00

Following a historic election, we've got lots of questions on our minds. For instance, is Congress ready to enact legislation that addresses the homework gap and booming telehealth demand? 



Sponsor: 

Department of Health and Human Services

Date: 
Mon, 11/09/2020 - 20:00

A discussion of the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2020-2025



Sponsor: 

INCOMPAS

Date: 
Thu, 11/19/2020 - 19:00

In our increasingly digital economy, access to broadband is as important as electricity and clean water. But an estimated 160 million Americans go without robust, reliable high-speed access at home, hampering their ability to learn, work, engage in commerce and monitor their health.

Achieving Gigabit Speed by 2025

INCOMPAS has called for the bold goals of connecting every American to gigabit speed service by 2025. This would be a transformative action for our economy, our schools and our future.



Sponsor: 

Federal Communications Commission

Date: 
Tue, 12/01/2020 - 16:00 to 21:00

The Technological Advisory Council will hear presentations from its four working groups: 5G/IOT/V–RAN, Future of Unlicensed Operations, Artificial Intelligence, and 5G Radio Access Network Technology.



Sponsor: 

BroadbandUSA

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Department of Commerce

 

Date: 
Wed, 11/18/2020 - 20:00

While communities adapt to the challenges brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, economic development in rural America has been hard hit, the difficulty exacerbated by the lack of broadband. Join BroadbandUSA on November 18 to hear how communities and broadband providers are working together to expand broadband access to residents and businesses to build resilient economies. Learn about the partnerships they developed, the plans they implemented, and how other communities can learn to stabilize and strengthen economies through increased broadband adoption.

Speakers: