Best Practices for Agencies Modernizing Infrastructure for 5G

The National Weather Service is moving to 5G wireless connectivity to ensure its data dissemination work and weather intelligence gets to communities quickly and securely. Leaders from the National Weather Service and Verizon discuss the challenges in modernizing a legacy environment within a disparate environment, some of the considerations in security to ensure data integrity and the progress toward 5G connectivity.
Learn about:
- The top priorities and technologies backing the National Weather Service’s digital transformation.
- How NWS is balancing modernization while ensuring data remains available and secure within a disparate environment.
- The key considerations government faces when introducing wireless technologies like 5G versus traditional wired solutions within modernization strategies.

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Joseph Dileo Senior Director, Verizon
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George Jungbluth Director of Dissemination, NWS
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