“A new era of cooperation and collaboration between government and industry is required to achieve the full potential of limitless connectivity,” Ericsson stated.
“Wi-Fi is uniquely positioned to extend [services] to the nearly 1 billion people worldwide in rural areas who have poor or no connectivity," WBA stated.
With the network core operational seven months after the announced contract was finalized in November of last year, the project is set for completion by November 2023.
The taskforce aims to provide the telco industry with “a roadmap to secure networks, devices, and systems across the entire supply chain,” according to IBM GM Steve Canepa.
While research suggests that user experience and sustainability aspects of eSIM is driving consumer interest, Amdocs also reports seeing involvement from operators.
Navajo Nation executive Tico Charlee and FirstNet Tribal Affairs Specialist Angel Benally discuss the coverage expansion and its impacts on the 27,000 miles of land.