Nicholas Nilan

Nicholas Nilan is the Director of Product Management for Public Sector at Verizon. He is responsible for the development and deployment lifecycle of innovative and mission impacting products and solutions for Federal, State and Local, and Education customers. Previously, he led Federal Marketing strategy at Verizon, and before that, engineering teams supporting mobility and Internet of Things deployments in the Department of Defense. He has been in the telecommunications industry for over 17 years and holds an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Regis University and an undergraduate degree in Political Science from York College of Pennsylvania. Additionally, he is on the Board of Directors for AFCEA DC.

ABSTRACT

Realizing the Promise of 5G for Public Sector

Technology solutions have always evolved at the speed of networks.The world saw the consumerization of IT, everything as a service and the sharing economy grow dramatically on the backbone of 4G LTE connectivity powering the latest smartphones. 5G has the potential to introduce new economic models and opportunities but also new ways to govern, to ensure security, to improve transportation, to learn and prepare for and respond to crises. This presentation is aimed at preparing our cities and government agencies to effectively leverage the power of 5G.