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Family, friends, and acquaintances of Thomas Benjamin were stunned and saddened by the news of his untimely passing due to an auto accident on February 2, 2021. Tom was the embodiment of all that we prize and value in an individual, from a warm and gentle personality to a caring, dedicated worker and a dependable friend. He was always kind, loyal, generous, and thoughtful. We will miss his sense of humor and all the joy he brought us.

Tom was the Director of Business Operations at ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC in Rome, NY. He also served as a Board Trustee and Treasurer of the nonprofit Project Fibonacci® Foundation, Inc. since 2015 and was instrumental in its formation. His dedication and knowledge contributed greatly to ANDRO’s growth and the foundation’s success over the years.

Tom was a proud father and husband, a passionate Minnesota Vikings fan, a walking encyclopedia of movie quotations, a good-natured prankster, and an all-around friend to everyone and anyone he encountered. We keep his family in our thoughts and sentiments during this difficult time and extend our deepest sympathies to all who knew him. He will be truly missed but will never be forgotten.

The family has requested that his memory be honored by considering a  donation made out to Education Funds for Tom’s Sons addressed to the same at 700 Rutger Street, Utica NY 13501 or online at www.ugift529.com and use either code P73-459 or 80Z-S2F. The family thanks you for your generosity.

Thank you, Tom. Rest in peace.

Article by Dr. Andrew L. Drozd

Published by The Fast Mode on January 20, 2021

Carriers and providers continue to focus on network utilization and optimization to better monetize services, but remain limited in their ability to optimize spectrum utilization for the same purpose. Creatively monetizing network and spectrum utilization continues to be a vexing industry challenge. 

A significant barrier is the regulatory limits on spectrum utilization and access. Carriers, mobile network operators, and even spectrum access system providers are bound by limited spectrum resources that are governed by static frequency policies at the federal level, yet the demand for spectrum access and the ubiquity in wireless devices continues to grow exponentially. 

Ripping the covers off for a moment, an impediment to a true, successful 5G rollout is the industry “vertical” model of the centralized cloud service, internet provider, and enodeB large carrier cell towers. Why not instead deploy a distributed small cell with peer-to-peer or multi-access mobile edge computing (MEC) architecture, that adjudicates spectrum in real time via an intelligent spectrum brokering approach that offers true democratization of spectrum?

Moreover, by integrating a new spectrum approach within existing architectures, we can move from a static (stop-and-go or discrete) micro slice architecture with inherent latencies to dynamic (continuous) micro slicing, where data flow is based on the whims of dynamic spectrum performance. 

In this AI-driven, dynamic frequency model, the frequencies and related mesh network applications are continually updated in real time. As well, devices must be semi-autonomous in their ability to operate without human intervention to the extent necessary (with humans on, not necessarily in the loop). Can we build smart algorithms that are service-level agreement (SLA) driven?  How can we best leverage AI and machine learning (ML) to enable wireless devices to be “self aware,” self-adjust, and negotiate the ever-changing policy limits and environmental conditions they encounter?  Can devices be trained not to hog up spectrum when they shouldn’t and release it to others as necessary and to develop monetized “rewards” for such actions? 

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