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  • Zscaler-Leidos Partnership Seeks to Advance Federal 5G Adoption - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Zscaler-Leidos Partnership Seeks to Advance Federal 5G Adoption

    Zscaler and Leidos have partnered to help federal and defense agencies accelerate 5G adoption and enable the technology to power various applications, such as autonomous vehicles, predictive fleet maintenance and smart bases. Leidos will develop prototypes and assess 5G-enabled platforms for government and defense agencies and critical infrastructure through Zscaler’s 5G Innovation Center in San […] More

  • 5G Experts Talk Modern Approaches to Network Security - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    5G Experts Talk Modern Approaches to Network Security

    Since its emergence, 5G has rooted itself in the technology space and fundamentally transformed the influence of networks worldwide. With the plethora of communications benefits 5G provides, the Department of Defense has identified the technology as an important asset. New technology comes with new risks, and when integrating any tool into DOD operations, security is of […] More

  • SpaceX Rocket Sends Sateliot’s 5G Satellite to Orbit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX Rocket Sends Sateliot’s 5G Satellite to Orbit

    A 22-pound 5G satellite built by Barcelona, Spain-based startup Sateliot launched on April 15 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Space.com reported Tuesday. The Sateliot_0 orbital data relay, also known as the Groundbreaker, is the first of over 250 satellites that will make up a constellation in low […] More

  • Verizon Eyes Public Safety Customers for Network Slicing Services; Maggie Hallbach Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Verizon Eyes Public Safety Customers for Network Slicing Services; Maggie Hallbach Quoted

    Verizon is preparing to offer network slicing services using its standalone 5G core technology and is eyeing public safety as one of the areas to market such services, Light Reading reported Monday. “We will be continuing to work with our public safety partners to innovate with them,” Maggie Hallbach, senior vice president of public sector […] More

  • Verizon Unveils Innovation Lab; Lockheed’s Dan Rice Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Verizon Unveils Innovation Lab; Lockheed’s Dan Rice Quoted

    Verizon has opened a new innovation laboratory in San Francisco and lab personnel demonstrated to attendees how 5G technology and mobile edge computing infrastructure could support drone-based radio frequency sensing and precise positioning for defense and aerospace applications, RCR Wireless News reported Thursday. Dan Rice, vice president of 5G.MIL programs at Lockheed Martin, attended the […] More

  • NOAA Overviews Plan for Emerging Tech Feasibility Studies With Industry - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NOAA Overviews Plan for Emerging Tech Feasibility Studies With Industry

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is preparing to issue three broad agency announcements for possible industry research that can support the Office of System Architecture and Advanced Planning Joint Venture Partnership. NOAA said Thursday the BAAs will focus on next-generation ground and data communication systems, numerical weather prediction, and reducing the impact of 5G […] More

  • DOD’s FutureG & 5G Director Thomas Rondeau Urges Real-World 5G Experimentation Over Demos - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOD’s FutureG & 5G Director Thomas Rondeau Urges Real-World 5G Experimentation Over Demos

    5G has become an essential component of the United States military’s connectivity from bases within the country to warfighters at the tactical edge. As the Department of Defense moves forward with a “fast follower” approach to 5G, officials are placing heavy emphasis on the importance of quickly fielding the technology so that warfighters can get hands-on […] More

  • MetTel’s Don Parente Discusses SD-WAN & How it’s Changing the Future of Networks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MetTel’s Don Parente Discusses SD-WAN & How it’s Changing the Future of Networks

    Networking and communications have changed drastically over the past few years in response to emerging technologies and shifts in the government contracting sector. As communications capabilities evolve, innovative solutions are being integrated to keep GovCon organizations ahead of the curve. Executive Mosaic spoke with Don Parente, vice president of public sector sales and solution architecture at MetTel, […] More

  • Lockheed Demos 5G Network-Enabled Analytics for Aircraft Maintenance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Demos 5G Network-Enabled Analytics for Aircraft Maintenance

    Lockheed Martin used the Department of Defense’s 5G network to demonstrate the capability of its analytics tools to improve aircraft readiness by providing maintainers with real-time data to detect aircraft issues and speed up the decision-making process. Lockheed developed and demonstrated its applications before U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army officials as part of the […] More

  • Navy, Hughes Celebrate Launch of Naval Air Station 5G Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy, Hughes Celebrate Launch of Naval Air Station 5G Network

    A Hughes Network Systems-led industry team has launched a private fifth-generation wireless network at a U.S. Navy installation in Washington state. Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s 5G platform is designed to help service personnel coordinate communications over the base in real time and accelerate digital information processing work, Hughes said Thursday. The launch comes one […] More