Phil Beecher is the President and CEO of the Wi-SUN Alliance. Since 1997, Phil has played a key role in the development of communications standards including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, IETF, IEEE and cellular and the specification of test plans for a number of Smart Utilities Network standards, including Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Home Energy Management Systems. He is a graduate of the University of Sussex with a degree in Electronic Engineering and holds patents in communications and networking technology.

Wi-SUN Alliance is a global association of industry leading companies driving the adoption of interoperable wireless solutions for use in smart utilities and smart cities. Wi-SUN® specifications bring Smart Ubiquitous Networks to service providers, utilities, municipalities/local government and other enterprises, by enabling interoperable, multi-service and secure wireless mesh networks. Wi-SUN can be used for large-scale outdoor IoT wireless communication networks in a wide range of applications.

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(00:40) Intro

(01:10) Phil Beecher and Wi-SUN Alliance

(02:13) Understanding the Wi-SUN standard

(02:32) Origins and applications of Wi-SUN

(04:05) Benefits and use cases of Wi-SUN

(07:21) Challenges in large-scale outdoor IoT deployments

(12:20) Importance of interoperability in IoT solutions

(15:18) Future of Wi-SUN technology and IoT adoption

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