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Morne Erasmus

Morné Erasmus is the director of Smart Cities at CommScope, a global leader for wired & wireless connectivity infrastructure.  He is responsible for leading the company’s global smart city program and is a regular presenter at industry conferences. Since joining CommScope in 2012, Morné has held senior roles in Technical Sales and Segment Strategy.  He has more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry, spanning five continents. Morné holds a degree in electrical engineering from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town and is currently based in Dallas, Texas.

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March 23, 2022

Poll Finds Feds View Network Speed, Data Privacy Key 5G Benefits

Federal agencies are exploring 5G’s implications for their missions, from taking defense technologies to the next level to improving telehealth visits for veterans. To explore sentiments around how federal government employees view their agency’s 5G progress, GBC conducted a brief survey with 116 federal government employees.

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December 02, 2021

5G Futures: Impact and Infrastructure

From our homes, airports, hospitals, stadiums, enterprise office buildings, how do we connect all of these things? Networking protocols such as 4G, 5G, Wi-Fi 6 and 6E all must work together to support a broad range of use cases. CommScope’s Morne Erasmus blogs about topics covered during the 5G Futures webinar series presented by Nextgov, Defense One, and Route Fifty.

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October 12, 2021

Interoperability Even More Critical for Emergency Communications

Every second counts in emergency response. That is why real-time communications across multiple agencies and multiple jurisdictions—as well as inside and outside buildings-- is critical to ensure the safety of citizens. These communications vehicles are increasingly complex in a mobile environment and yet must be reliable, secure, and easy to use. Morne Erasmus explains in this blog.

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March 31, 2021

5G Futures: Fact or Fiction Webinar Highlights Need for Security, Standards, Interoperability

Recently, experts across the government and business communities discussed the Future of 5G -- the opportunities it presents, the challenges of implementation, the controversies taking shape, and the myths in need of busting. Morne Erasmus contributed and summarized the event.

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October 07, 2019

What do IoT, 5G and smart cities all have in common?

We live in a connected world. Everyone wants to remain connected to everything and everyone. Technology is evolving in a way that the terms Internet of Things (IoT) 5G, and smart cities are becoming mainstream. For all three things to work, you need the proper wired and wireless connectivity solutions. In this blog Morne Erasmus explains how this connectivity makes the world smarter.

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January 03, 2019

Smart Cities Trends for 2019

Smart communities will enrich the lives of residents and make local governments more efficient in responding to their citizens’ needs. From security to convenience to revenue generation, smart city applications will change the way cities operate and the way we live and work. In this blog, Morné Erasmus will explain three key trends that will impact smart cities in 2019.

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