“Think of detecting when motorists are blocking school entrances, accurately detecting when motor- ists haven’t obeyed the stop-arm signs, or knowing if vehicles are blocking the curb ahead of time, preventing school buses from setting-down the children at school,” he said. “Artificial intelligence is key to the image processing, object detection, classification and pattern analysis of the images picked up by the cameras.”
Pandemic as a Catalyst Lindsay Notwell, senior vice president of 5G strategy
and global carrier operations at Cradlepoint, noted that 2021 could be the breakout year for 5G. While the novel coronavirus may have been a curse, it also promulgated change, substantiating the value of connectivity, espe- cially in the educational market. “While 5G has been a growing reality for several
years, ongoing infrastructure rollouts along with the emergence of 5G-compatible devices and solutions have made 2021 the true year of 5G,” added Rene Sanchez, assistant superintendent of operations for South Bend Community Schools Corporation in Indiana, which utilizes Cradlepoint technology to build Wi-Fi connectivity on its buses. “No longer do organizations like school districts need to wait for 5G’s arrival, as
investments in the technology can and should be made today in order to take advantage of its full promise and potential.” Despite the pan-
demic, Sanchez said South Bend extend- ed its school bus hotspots fleetwide. “Closing the dig-
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ital divide for our students was an essential equity goal of our school district,” he added. “Bus Wi-Fi connectivity has not only helped us throughout the pandemic, but it will also continue to serve our students throughout the process of returning to school and as they utilize our buses for transporta- tion. Working with Cradlepoint has provided a seamless transition by helping us equitably provide continuous broadband connectivity to more areas of our district.” ●
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