Next-Gen Cities Wanted: Wireless Research Program Opens RFP Process

Government Technology: Cities hoping to serve as testbeds for new wireless technologies are asked to submit proposals for a round of funding and support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and private industry.

The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) project has issued an RFP for proposals that spell out “use-cases” for advanced communication technology on a citywide scale. Up to two cities will each be awarded approximately $24 million in cash and in-kind services from an industry consortium of 28 companies, which make up US Ignite, a nonprofit charged with growing smart city technologies.

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