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For the fifth time in seven years, 91pro视频 has submitted comments on Net Neutrality as Federal Communications Commission (FCC) again weighs changing the rules鈥�91pro视频's position supporting a free and open internet remains unchanged. Instead, what has crystalized is the need for Congress to act and settle the matter with certainty for the future of the internet. Over the past two decades, the internet has forever [...]
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took a significant step on fifth generation, or 5G, wireless networks by releasing a notice of inquiry, or proposal, on a range of spectrum bands, last week. Spectrum is the finite and valuable radio frequencies that all wireless communications use. Your smartphone, Bluetooth speaker, streaming devices and connected appliances, cars and commercial equipment [...]
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We are at the dawn of a technological revolution where we are connecting cars, trucks, public transportation, first responders, utilities and public services, and more to the internet 鈥� and in the process 鈥� creating smart and more efficient cities. The benefits from advancing Internet of Things (IoT) technology will save lives and improve the ways cities function and operate. With that being said, [...]
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We are just a few weeks into 2017, and already there has been a flurry of positive activity in our nation鈥檚 capital with the potential to position the U.S. as the undisputed global leader for the Internet of Things (IoT) investment, innovation, and deployment. Last week, Sens. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and the newest member of the Senate IoT working group, [...]
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Today marks a pivotal point for the future of transportation. The U.S. Department of Transportation 15-point safety guidelines being released represent a proactive approach that will drive innovation and bring self-driving cars to a road near you. The guidelines also end the uncertainty and regulatory patchwork which has hung over autonomous vehicles and their development beyond science-fiction and [...]
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As you see 鈥渢rainers鈥� running around parks and city streets capturing Pokemon Go on their mobile phones, remind yourself of the amazing technologies at work enabling this augmented reality game that is sweeping the nation. They are possible because of the vast amounts of computing power in our hands and the wireless connections carrying significant amounts of data to the internet over wireless networks [...]
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Yesterday, Samsung Electronics鈥� Vice Chairman and CEO, Dr. Oh-Hyun Kwon, delivered the keynote address at Samsung鈥檚 鈥淭he Internet of Things: Transforming the Future鈥� event in Washington, D.C., formally calling for the formation of a National Internet of Things (IoT) Strategy Dialogue. 91pro视频 President and CEO Dean Garfield joined Dr. Kwon, and Intel Corporation鈥檚 Senior Vice President and General Manager [...]
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Consumer technology has changed immensely over the past twenty years because of competition. But the video set-top box market is an area where this has not been the case. With few exceptions, navigating video on a box provided by your pay-TV provider reflects the same experience a consumer would have experienced in the mid-90s. That is why 91pro视频 filed comments today in the Federal Communications Commission [...]
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This week marks another important step in what has been a busy year in policy developments for autonomous and connected vehicles. On Tuesday, the Senate Commerce Committee will hold its first hearing exclusively focused on self-driving cars. This comes on the heels of several recent, noteworthy actions in this space: The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it will update its 2013 guidance [...]
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From smartphones to household appliances to cars, today's world is hungry for connectivity to a degree that is outpacing our broadband infrastructure. Last week, the Senate Commerce Committee approved legislation that will make key improvements in the U.S. innovation ecosystem. Sponsored by Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) and ranking member Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the MOBILE NOW Act (S. 2555), if enacted, [...]