A team of researchers and wireless technology experts from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the city of Lincoln, along with community, industry and university partners, has been selected as a finalist to lead a prestigious National Science Foundation research program focused on studying novel ways to reduce the cost of broadband delivery to rural communities.
NSF’s Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research program (PAWR) has three city-scale wireless research testbeds across the country. If awarded, the Nebraska Experimental Testbed of Things, known as NEXTT, would make Lincoln the fourth U.S. city to serve as a network testbed for expanding affordable broadband service and developing delivery models that could lower the cost of expanding coverage in rural areas. Iowa State University is the other finalist institution.
