Recent FutureG News
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Federal Executive Forum 5G Strategies in Government Progress and Best Practices 2024
5G continues to provide benefits and introduce new opportunities for achieving agency missions. How are agencies profiling a successful 5G strategy and what is the vision for the future? During this webinar, you will gain the unique perspective of top government technology experts: Panelists also will share lessons learned, challenges and solutions, and a vision for the future.
Read MoreThe Role of AI in 5G Technology with Dr. Tom Rondeau
This week, Ryan Connell sits down with Dr. Tom Rondeau, Principal Director of FutureG, to discuss the complexities and innovations behind wireless communications, from the defense applications of 5G to the groundbreaking potential of 6G. Tom shares his insights on the role of AI in wireless technology, the importance and challenges of interoperability within NATO, and the potential of open-source platforms in driving wireless innovation. Tune in to this eye-opening conversation on the seemingly “invisible” role this technology plays in the world of defense and beyond.
Read MoreDOD’s FutureG office implementing, testing 5G capabilities for military ops
The Defense Department office in charge of researching and developing next-generation wireless capabilities has multiple projects underway to give warfighters access to 5G-enabled communications — from improving surveillance at bases in Africa to testing the technology with NATO allies. The FutureG office at the Pentagon has been working to expand the scale of previous efforts to research and test 5G and future-generation wireless network capabilities. As the office eyes 5G deployment, Tom Rondeau, principal director for FutureG at the Pentagon, emphasized that taking capabilities developed through research-and-development efforts and conducting live experiments is key to successful implementation.
Read MoreU.S. military gets “smart” on warehouses
The Defense Department’s multimillion-dollar bets on smart depots are bearing fruit — but still resemble what you would have found at an Amazon shipping center of yore. Why it matters: Getting the right supplies to the right people at the right time can mean the difference between blowing something up and getting blown up. Driving the news: The U.S. Marine Corps is looking to expand its footprint of smart hubs following success in Albany, Georgia, where 5G networking served as a backbone. Tech has cut processing times at some facilities from hours to minutes. Audits no longer take months. And inventories are more accurately being tracked. Another smart warehouse, in California, was designed to improve ship-to-shore logistics. It boasted zippy data-transfer speeds and virtual- and augmented-reality experiments.
Read MoreDepartment of Defense Enhances Technology Transitions Through New Advisory Group
In a move to streamline technology transitions, Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, has inaugurated the Transition Tracking Action Group (TTAG). This advisory body, established March 13, is set to harness advanced data analytics to track how the Department of Defense (DoD) delivers capabilities to the field. Chaired by the R&E’s chief data officer, Cyrus Jabbari, and comprising senior representatives from the military services and offices under the Secretary of Defense, TTAG aims to improve the visibility and management of the DoD’s technology transition processes. The goal of this initiative seeks to ensure the timely and cost-effective delivery of state-of-the-art systems and equipment to military personnel. To do this, the department will seek understand what the primary obstacles to transition are and if the measures it undertakes to improve outcomes are yielding desired effects.
Read MoreQ&A: Open RAN, 5G and the US DoD
The RIC is a radio access network (RAN) Intelligent Controller in an Open RAN network. RIC Applications (Apps) manage network functions in near-real time (xApps) and non-real time (rApps), providing network programmability to maximize performance.
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