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WifiForward

@WifiForward

An ad-hoc group of companies, organizations and public-sector institutions looking to bust the Wi-Fi/#unlicensedspectrum bottleneck. #WifiAtWork #CBRSsuccess

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🎒As students and classrooms adapt to our ever-increasingly online world, so too must our spectrum policy. Unlocking more unlicensed spectrum = more Wi-Fi, an invaluable resource for schools.

More: wififorward.org/resource/wi-fi…

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🚙 , Bluetooth and other technologies ensure drivers are always connected and protected from unexpected bumps in the road. That’s why we must unlock more spectrum for unlicensed use to further innovation. wififorward.org/resource/wi-fi…

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In the time between the FCC’s actions to open more spectrum, we’ve seen new innovations, faster speeds and higher demand for .

💤 The FCC can’t sleep on Wi-Fi again, but they can act now to designate 7 GHz for unlicensed. wififorward.org/news/rip-van-w…

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More exclusive licensed spectrum = more government control.

To promote U.S. leadership and free market competition, we can’t copy China’s approach in and future spectrum allocations. wififorward.org/resource/u-s-s…

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“With its low barriers to entry and freedom from regulation, Wi-Fi is a quintessentially American success story.”

Thank you Senator Ted Cruz for recognizing that the U.S. can and must lead on and unlicensed technologies!

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With all that the U.S. is investing in broadband, will need to keep up, but it needs more to meet consumer demand.

More on the case for unlicensed from CableLabs:
cablelabs.com/blog/case-for-…

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At , China attempted a spectrum grab for exclusive, licensed use to benefit their own interests.

Mary Brown testified to Senate Commerce, Science, Transportation Committee Senate Commerce Republicans explaining what went down and how the U.S. protected spectrum globally:

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It would be a “tremendous show of American leadership” if the U.S. extends unlicensed use from 6 GHz to the lower 7 GHz, enabling us to further counter China’s and Huawei’s influence on spectrum policy.

Hear more from our Executive Director, Mary Brown:

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As fans tune in this weekend for NCAA March Madness NCAA March Madness, Wi-Fi makes sure you won’t miss any buzzer beaters.

🏀 More on Wi-Fi’s importance to fans and stadiums alike throughout the Big Dance:
wififorward.org/news/during-ma…

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The choice is clear: identify 7 GHz for to maintain U.S. leadership on Wi-Fi, OR cede to China’s spectrum policy. Let’s put American interests first.
wififorward.org/resource/china…

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“A huge share of daily internet traffic – if not the majority – originates over Wi-Fi connections. With Wi-Fi devices multiplying, this user trend is not likely to abate any time soon.”

Why to expand spectrum in The Center Square: thecentersquare.com/opinion/articl…

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handles 10X more internet traffic than mobile networks, and roughly 80% of data on mobile devices ultimately offloads onto Wi-Fi.

Read more insights from CableLabs:
cablelabs.com/blog/case-for-…

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Improving consumer Wi-Fi experiences, reducing costs, and protecting incumbents in the band.

The The FCC can achieve all of this by raising power levels for LPI devices. More reasons why in our latest blog: wififorward.org/news/the-futur…

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Via Senate Commerce Republicans’s and National Security Hearing, WifiForward’s Mary Brown shed light on the importance of coexistence of spectrum for both government and commercial access. Hear more: (Thread: 1/4🧵)

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Wi-Fi technology is a bedrock of the nation’s connectivity and is key to U.S. national security and global competitiveness. Wi-Fi offers a smart, safe, alternative to the exclusive-use licensing advocated by China and its allies. ncta.com/whats-new/wi-f…

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At the Senate Commerce hearing, WifiForward's Mary Brown stresses the importance of making more unlicensed available next to the 6 GHz band, where there are already standards and equipment: 'That would be a tremendous show of American leadership.'

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