A predominantly remote model presents significant opportunities for both businesses and employees, especially in non-urban areas, but these benefits will be realized only if these communities are equipped with accessible, robust broadband internet.

This quick shift to the “work from home” model has further illuminated the need for critical investment in infrastructure to meet our nation’s surging demands for high-speed internet.

The need for physical distance to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 quickly brought broadband to the forefront of agencies' challenges and served as a top priority.

In fiscal 2019, the federal government made more than 435,000 grant awards, totaling an estimated $766 billion. Grants are a big deal and can be complex to implement and administer.

These are just a smattering of the potential ways in which 5G might transform life and work in a future pandemic or disaster. It’s also likely that the largest impacts will come from technologies we haven’t even thought of yet. This fact is why it is so essential that we invest in building out 5G networks and funding innovation on top of them.