67C8CB78CFDEC8C08725890F0065F8A1 Hearing Summary

Brad Baca, Matt McGlamery, and Chad Robinson, Fort Lewis College (FLC) and Western Colorado University (Western), gave an overview of the Next Generation WiFi project. FLC and Western collaborated on phase one of this request. The presentation can be found here: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/4._flc_-_western_presentation_slides.pdf. Information on the budget request can be found here: https://app.box.com/folder/184429176471.

The presentation included information on issues the institutions are facing, WiFi 6, implementation, and improvements the project would provide.

The committee asked questions about how critical the project is, infrastructure, the number of outages and impact of daily operations, and compatibility. Additionally, the committee asked questions about the project research, WiFi at other colleges, and previous funding.