National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

NTIA celebrated #HispanicHeritageMonth with this year’s theme: “Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together.” We sat down with staff from across our offices to learn how they celebrate their heritage and contribute to NTIA’s mission. For our last interview, we spoke with Luis Zambrano Ramos from the Office of Policy Analysis and Development.    Q: What is your role?   A: I am currently serving a detail as Acting Deputy Associate Administrator in the Office of Policy Analysis and Development (OPAD). Regularly, I am a Senior Policy Advisor at OPAD. I work on a wide range of Internet governance and digital economy policy issues, including artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and online expression.     Q: Tell us about your heritage. How do you celebrate this month?   A: I have Ecuadorian heritage. During this month, I particularly like to attend community events whenever possible. Recently, I also visited the bilingual exhibit on Latina reporters at the National Museum of American History (“¡De última hora! Latinas Report Breaking News”). It was a cool way to learn more the evolution of news in Spanish in the United States – and growing up I saw many of the reporters on TV!    Q: Who inspires you?   A: My sister inspires me. She returned to school later in life to earn a degree and further advance her career. Her determination is boundless.     Q: What does this year’s theme mean to you?   A: This year’s theme, “Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together,” reminds me of the importance of learning from past generations but also helping make the world a better place for future ones.   

NTIA’s Senior Policy Advisor Sarah Skaluba joined VIAVI Solutions in Chandler, Arizona this week to celebrate the opening of the Viavi Automated Lab-as-a-Service Open RAN (VALOR) testing facility.     Funded by a $21.7M+ grant from NTIA’s Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, the VALOR testing facility will allow smaller and emerging tech vendors to access Open RAN testing capabilities by using a “pay as you go” model.     Photos courtesy Mark Skalny. 

We’re excited to announce the opening of our VALOR™ lab! https://lnkd.in/e5bWvxfF Funded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) PWSCIF, the vendor-neutral, ‘pay-as-you-go’ VALOR™ Lab-as-a-Service democratizes and speeds Open RAN interoperability, performance and security testing. Thank you to our partners, customers and officials who attended our grand opening! Oleg Khaykin Sarah Skaluba Kevin Hartke City of Chandler, Arizona Telecom Infra Project Rohde & Schwarz Fujitsu Network Communications ETS-Lindgren Red Hat SOLiD

NTIA celebrates #HispanicHeritageMonth with this year’s theme: “Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together.” We sat down with staff from across our offices to learn how they celebrate their heritage and contribute to NTIA’s mission. Today we spoke with Shirley Mel Reyes Moret from the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth about her work and heritage.    Q: What is your role?   A: As a Program Officer for the Connecting Minority Communities Grant, I support grantees who are minority serving universities and colleges with the implementation of programs tailored to increase Internet access and speed and to create other digital opportunities.    Q: Tell us about your heritage. How do you celebrate this month?   A: I am from the island of Puerto Rico with a heritage rich in historical traditions, culture, and vibrant celebrations. I celebrate my Hispanic heritage this month by preparing traditional dishes and sharing them with my loved ones. Q: Who inspires you?   A: I am inspired every day by my amazing colleagues from the Connecting Minority Communities Program Office and our CMC grantees who strive to make positive changes and create opportunities in campuses and communities across the nation. Q: What does this year’s theme mean to you? Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together.  A: This year’s theme is very near and dear to my heart because it encompasses the work we are doing at NTIA where we are collaborating to promote purposeful change.

NTIA celebrates #HispanicHeritageMonth with this year’s theme: “Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together.” We sat down with staff from across our offices to learn how they celebrate their heritage and contribute to NTIA’s mission. Today we spoke with Brian G. from the Office of International Affairs about his work and heritage.    Q: What is your role?   A: As a Federal Program Officer at NTIA, I oversee post-award monitoring and compliance for projects funded by the $1.5 billion Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, a competitive grant program aimed at driving wireless innovation, fostering competition, and strengthening supply chain resilience.     Q: Tell us about your heritage. How do you celebrate this month?    A: I'm a 2nd generation Mexican American, raised in a vibrant Hispanic neighborhood. I celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by reflecting on my family’s roots and sharing our culture with friends over homemade tacos and champurrado. It’s a simple but meaningful way to connect with my heritage.     Q: Who inspires you?   A: I’m inspired by many, but one standout in tech is Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel. He’s a respected leader who integrates his Christian faith into his work. His book, The Juggling Act, offers insights on balancing career, faith, and family, showing how to lead with empathy and integrity.     Q: What does this year’s theme mean to you?  A: This year’s theme, Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together, emphasizes the strength of collective action and innovation. To me, it highlights how diverse perspectives, grounded in unique experiences, come together to drive real progress. 

Last week the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) hosted the first ever International Open Ran Symposium (IORS). Attendees gathered from around the globe to collaborate on Open RAN policy and technical work. Some highlights:      Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Sarah Morris opened the symposium with remarks about NTIA-led investments in Open RAN through our Wireless Innovation Fund and the public benefits of an Open RAN ecosystem.      ✅ Interactive workshops to build trust and test consistent Open RAN testing.    ✅ Policy discussions about the Prague Proposals, capacity building, financing to support Open RAN deployments, and private and public sector cooperation.    ✅ Tours of EchoStar’s new Open RAN Center for Integration & Deployment (ORCID) in Cheyenne, Wyoming.    Symposium attendees also created a list of topics for further discussion and collaboration, action items, and commitments to work together on advancing Open RAN, including mutually agreed upon short-term to long-term goals that will foster interactive engagement with the policy and technical communities.      Thank you to Julie Kub, Margaret Pinson, Jeremy Glenn, Jaisha Wray, Kate Dimsdale, Brian Larkin, Corey Schirmer, and Elena Bryan for making this event possible. 

NTIA invites you to attend our upcoming C-SCRIP webinar on September 24 at 3:00pm EDT. In this one-hour webinar, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) will provide any overview of Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) and how it can help enhance the routing security of IP prefixes. Brad Gorman, Senior Product owner of Routing Security at ARIN, will cover a variety of topics around routing security and the greater Internet ecosystem.     Participants will    ✅ Gain a clear understanding of RPKI and its purpose    ✅ Identify the key components of RPKI infrastructure    ✅ Use the prescribed steps to successfully create a Route Origin Authorization in ARIN’s hosted RPKI      Please register here: https://lnkd.in/eEhfdvht   For those unable to attend, the webinar will be recorded and posted at a later time. If you have suggestions for future webinars, please reach out to cscrip@ntia.gov

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is at #TPRC!     TPRC will take place this weekend at the American University Washington College of Law. This conference promotes interdisciplinary thinking on current and emerging issues in #communications and the #Internet by disseminating and discussing new research relevant to policy questions in the U.S. and around the world.     NTIA will be there! Check out Robert Cannon’s Routing Security panel during Thursday’s pre-conference tutorial, and Shiva Goel’s Spectrum Management panel on Saturday. We will have a number of other staff in attendance, including Rafi Goldberg, Emma Llanso, and Christopher Quarles, PhD, who would love to connect!     TPRC attendees (and everyone else!) will have a number of opportunities to weigh in on our policy making processes through NTIA’s public Requests for Comments.   NTIA and the U.S. Census Bureau have also released experimental estimates of county-level Internet adoption: https://lnkd.in/edhy-eCH   These Local Estimates of Internet Adoption (Project LEIA) results are still experimental. We are seeking feedback on the methodology and how to prioritize future work:  https://lnkd.in/eDdzVFs5   NTIA, in conjunction with the Department of Energy, would also like your feedback on the anticipated growth of data centers, which house the processing required to enable the Internet, AI, and cloud computing: https://lnkd.in/eZ57vdsT    Stay tuned for more news! We’ll have more coming soon, building off of the recommendations in our reports on Kids Online Health and Safety and #ArtificialIntelligence. Stay tuned!     #InternetPolicy #AI #Spectrum   

NTIA’s Deputy Assistant Secretary Sarah Morris joined EchoStar Corporation Co-Founders Charlie and Candy Ergen in Cheyenne, WY this week to celebrate the opening of the NTIA-funded ORCID (Open RAN Center for Integration and Deployment) testing facility.      Using a $50 million grant from NTIA, this facility will help drive adoption of open and interoperable wireless networks by making trusted testing available to companies.    Photos courtesy DISH Network.

Interested in #OpenRAN? Then don’t miss the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)'s first-ever International Open RAN Symposium in Golden, Colorado September 17-19! The Symposium will bring together a diverse set of stakeholders, including representatives from 21 countries, U.S. policymakers, industry leaders and standards development organizations for a multi-day event to accelerate the global adoption and deployment of interoperable Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN). U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves will kick off IORS with a keynote about the U.S. government’s strategy to advance secure, resilient, and trustworthy networks globally on Tuesday, September 17. NTIA’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Sarah Morris, and Ambassador Stephan Lang, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, will also deliver remarks during the symposium. The inaugural IORS is co-hosted by NTIA’s Office of International Affairs and Institute for Telecommunication Sciences.    📆 September 17 - 19, 2024   📌 Denver Marriott West, 1717 Denver West Boulevard, Golden, Colorado, USA, 80401 AND Online    🕙 09:00 – 17:30 MT each day Full details, schedule, and registration here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e3RaXheE