Partners
HR&A Advisors, Inc. (HR&A) is a leading mission-driven, employee-owned advisory firm of analysts, planners, and policy experts who care deeply about the future of cities. For more than 40 years, HR&A has helped urban communities by supporting policies and programs that create more livable and equitable places. Their work at the intersection of government, the private sector, and nonprofits helps shape market dynamics and unlock private investment through the strategic use of public assets.
Recognizing that a cross-sectoral approach and diverse perspectives are critical to empowering communities to close the digital divide, HR&A is proud to support the Community Wireless Coalition in developing new models for the equitable deployment of wireless infrastructure - for more equitable 5G deployments and more community ownership of connectivity infrastructure.
“We assemble people, we listen to their ideas, and we follow the best ideas. It’s a people-first strategy.”
– Eric Schmidt, Schmidt Futures
Schmidt Futures bets early on exceptional people making the world better. A philanthropic initiative founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt, Schmidt Futures knits talent into networks, bets on the most promising ideas through diverse forms of competition and support, and equips people to scale through partners and modern tools.
Access to affordable high-speed data is critical to helping more people develop and deliver their talents and good ideas to the world. Schmidt Futures supports the CWC as a vehicle for innovative thinking on how to supply high-speed data infrastructure more quickly and equitably.
Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP) is a holding company that pioneers technology-enabled infrastructure to transform urban life and create long-term value. SIP’s mandate is to transform infrastructure by harnessing the power of technology. SIP leverages innovation to make infrastructure more resilient, sustainable, accessible, convenient, equitable, efficient, safe, and affordable.
SIP believes that the future of broadband infrastructure is more shared, open, and innovative. SIP is proud to join the CWC and support its efforts to advance 5G wireless networks that more equitably serve communities and enable next-generation use cases.
US Ignite is a high‐tech nonprofit with a mission to accelerate the smart community movement. Their public-private partnership programs leverage advanced networking and data science to drive key outcomes for communities. US Ignite’s work also enables new opportunities for wireless and IoT research designed to help narrow the gap between cutting‐edge experimentation and scalable, real‐world technology deployments.
The CWC’s mission aligns with US Ignite’s efforts to promote connectivity solutions that give communities a role in deciding how their rights of way are used to provide critical broadband service. Leveraging both public and private investment, US Ignite believes that new strategies emphasizing shared infrastructure will give communities a much-needed stake in their wireless future and improve digital equity, economic development, and quality of life.