Everything IoT: How Wireless Enables Connected Communities

For a policy-based State of the Union on smart cities, we talk to Melissa Tye of Verizon and Paul Schomburg of Panasonic. They cover a wide range of topics including the implications of the upcoming DIGIT Act, municipal infrastructure beyond wireless service, the benefits communities will see from these services and more.
TIA Applauds Senate Passage of DIGIT Act; Legislation Will Drive Investment and Wide-Ranging Society Benefits

Arlington, Va. (August 3 2017) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today applauded the Senate’s unanimous passage of S. 88, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act. Cinnamon Rogers, TIA’s Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, commented: “With strong bipartisan support, the…