Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    PLATFORMS FOR ADVANCED WIRELESS RESEARCH (PAWR): PAWR IS REVOLUTIONIZING THE NATION'S WIRELESS ECOSYSTEM WHILE SUSTAINING US LEADERSHIP AND ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS. FUNDED BY NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AND A 30+ INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM OF THE NATION'S LEADING COMPANIES AND ASSOCIATIONS IN WIRELESS, PAWR PROJECT OFFICE (PPO) MANAGES THE $100 MILLION PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. MAJOR 2020 ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A) IDENTIFYING TWO CANDIDATES FOR A RURAL PLATFORM FOR NSF AWARD IN 2021; B) WORKING WITH THE AERPAW PLATFORM TO COMPLETE PHASE 1 OF ITS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT AND C) WORKING WITH THE POWDER PLATFORM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH TO COMPLETE ITS DEPLOYMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND EXPAND ITS COVERAGE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $9.9M

  • Program 2 [2020]

    SMART BASES: TWO NEW 2020 INITIATIVES ARE HELPING TO EXPAND THE SMART BASE CONCEPTS. THE FORT CARSON SMART TRANSPORTATION TESTBED IS A JOINT EFFORT WITH FORT CARSON, CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO. IN 2020, US IGNITE A) LAUNCHED AN AUTOMATED SHUTTLE, B) DEPLOYED DRONES FOR FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION AND DETECTING AIRFIELD CRACKS, AND C) BEGAN INSTALLATION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK COMPRISED OF 4G PRIVATE LTE NETWORK WITH 5G SOFTWARE UPGRADES TO COLLECT DATA FROM SENSORS DEPLOYED ON STREETLIGHTS AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES. IN LATE 2020, US IGNITE LAUNCHED ITS SECOND SMART BASE INITIATIVE ON MCAS MIRAMAR TO FOCUS ON SMART BUILDING DATA, SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES, AND USE OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.7M

  • Program 3 [2020]

    SMART GIGABIT COMMUNITIES: THIS PROGRAM IS A NETWORK OF 35+ COMMUNITIES DEVELOPING THEIR OWN INNOVATIVE ECOSYSTEMS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE AND BOOSTING LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MAJOR 2020 ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE A) "REPLICATING COVID SOLUTIONS" AWARDS FOR TWO INITIATIVES INSTALLING AIR POLLUTION SENSORS IN THREE CITIES AND CONDUCTING VIRTUAL REALITY TRAINING FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT USE, B) CONDUCTING CITY CHALLENGE COMPETITIONS, AND C) LAUNCHING PROJECT OVERCOME WITH AN NSF AWARD TO ACCELERATE DELIVERY OF AFFORDABLE BROADBAND SERVICES TO UNSERVED OR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $720.1K