Bridging the Gap: Facilitating Cooperation in Wireless Deployment
Recorded On: 10/26/2020
About this Session
Each year, the IES hosts the Street and Area Lighting Conference (SALC). In 2020, SALC was offered virtually, and this session was presented as part of that event. A learner can earn 0.5 CEU by watching each video in its entirety.
Description: Advanced 4G and 5G networks serve both handsets and machine-to-machine communications for smart cities and the Internet of Things, creating a technology foundation for numerous services and products. Practical deployment of these networks requires dealing with political, social, economic, and regulatory hurdles that no previous technology has faced. This session will discuss the strategies and tactics used by the Wireless Communications Initiative, a program at the non-profit Joint Venture Silicon Valley dedicated to convening, facilitating trust and dialog, and educating regional stakeholders about wireless technologies and public policy.
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David Witkowski
Executive Director, Civic Technologies Program
David Witkowski is a wireless and telecommunications industry veteran. After serving in the U.S. Coast Guard and earning his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from University of California, he held managerial and leadership roles for companies ranging from Fortune 500 multi-nationals to early-stage startups. David is the Founder & CEO of Oku Solutions LLC (www.okusolutions.com) and serves as the Executive Director of the Wireless Communication Initiative at Joint Venture Silicon Valley (www.jointventure.org/wireless). He also serves as Co-Chair of the Deployment Working Group at IEEE Future Networks, Co-Chair of the GCTC Wireless SuperCluster at NIST, on the Board of Expert Advisors for the California Emerging Technology Fund, and is a Senior Member in both the IEEE and the Radio Club of America.
David is the author of "Bridging the Gap : 21st Century Wireless Telecommunications" (Joint Venture Silicon Valley - 1st Ed.: 2016, 2nd Ed.: 2019), co-editor of "Public Wi-Fi Blueprint" (GCTC @ NIST – 2017), co-editor of "The Municipal Internet of Things Blueprint" (GCTC @ NIST - 2019), co-author of "Evaluation of RF Network Testing" (Anritsu, Bird Technologies, CommScope, & Motorola - 2013), co-author of "Carrier & Public Wi-Fi" (Mobile Experts LLC - 2015), and co-author of "HayWired Scenario Volume 3 - Telecommunications and ICT" (U.S. Geological Survey, planned release April 2020). He has written feature articles and op-eds for CIO Review, EETimes, IEEE Microwaves Magazine, Make:Magazine, Mercury News, MissionCritical Communications, QST, RCR Wireless, San Francisco Chronicle, and Urgent Communications.