(Telecompaper) The US government announced the start of the Advanced Wireless Research Initiative (AWRI), a public-private partnership spearheaded by the White House to accelerate the development of next-generation mobile networks in the US. Led by the National Science Foundation, the USD 400 million programme will enable the deployment and use of four city-scale testing platforms for advanced wireless research over the next decade, building on the spectrum just approved for 5G by the Federal Communications Commission.