Inseego’s CTO, Dan Picker, joins Ryan Chacon on this episode of the IoT For All Podcast to talk about 5G, IoT, and sustainability. Dan opens the podcast by introducing himself and Inseego before giving a high-level overview of how 5G will impact IoT. Ryan and Dan then discuss how 5G relates to sustainability and how it stacks up against 4G. They end this podcast episode with a discussion around new use cases 5G will enable for sustainability and potential challenges companies will encounter when moving to it.

Dan Picker is an industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience developing and deploying wireless infrastructure, software, medical devices, applications, and mobile devices, including strategic planning and global platform management for companies like Nokia and PureWave Networks. Before joining Inseego, he served as an advisor and board member for many companies, guiding the wireless enablement of medical devices and other products that now benefit from 4G and 5G connectivity. As CTO of PureWave Networks, he helped pioneer the world's first high-performance 4G small cell base stations for terrestrial and aeronautical applications. He provided strategic direction for product roadmaps and cost reduction programs while leading digital and R.F. hardware, software, firmware, mechanical, industrial design, antenna development, integration, and testing for the company's infrastructure equipment. He served for two years as the Chair of the International Wireless Consortium (IWPC) Small Cell Working Group, a team of over 120 of the world's top operators and OEMs. During his 12-year tenure at Nokia, he became the Head of Wireless Platforms, and CDMA Operations, with global responsibility for CDMA platform software, hardware, and ASIC development. He holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering (Communication Theory and Systems) from UCSD and a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from UCSB. He also has over 20 wireless technology patents and publications.

Inseego Corp. (Nasdaq: INSG) is an industry leader in intelligent device-to-cloud solutions that extend the 5G network edge, enabling broader 5G coverage, multi-gigabit data speeds, low latency, and strong security to deliver highly reliable Internet access. Inseego's mobile broadband, fixed wireless access (FWA) solutions, and software platform incorporate the most advanced technologies (including 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6, and others) into a wide range of innovative products that provide robust connectivity indoors, outdoors and in the harshest industrial environments. Inseego's products and SaaS solutions that provide the highest quality wireless connectivity for service providers, enterprises, and government entities worldwide are designed and developed in the USA.

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Key Question and Topics from this Episode:
(0:00) Welcome to the IoT For All Podcast
(1:24) Introduction to Dan and Inseego
(4:05) Overall impact and role of 5G in IoT
(6:46) 5G and sustainability
(11:32) 4G vs 5G
(14:03) Will 5G enable more use cases in sustainability?
(16:43) Potential challenges in 5G

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