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Friday, October 13, 2023 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE In 2022, the Department of Defense created a cross-functional team to accelerate the adoption of 5G and future-generation wireless networking technologies, laying the foundation for new opportunities to implement innovative solutions to military needs. and its allies and partners.
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He has built and led successful global supplychain teams that have delivered sustainable bottom line results for Fortune 500 companies. Jon led the largest B2B NetworkNetwork allow a company to connect and transact effectively with their supplychain partners.
In fact, the DOD created a cross-functional team to accelerate the adoption of 5G and future-generation wireless networking technologies in 2022, to prepare the department for new, innovative opportunities. FutureG is working to bring private 5G standalone network to the edge. The new 5G technology could support all of that.
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