{"id":2166,"date":"2023-11-07T16:49:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T16:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/north-america\/?page_id=2166"},"modified":"2026-09-23T08:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:39:16","slug":"nava","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/north-america\/nava\/","title":{"rendered":"North America Vertical Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-north-america-vertical-applications\">North America Vertical Applications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The North America Vertical Application Task Force (NAVA) addresses inter-operable vertical applications development. It identifies suitable application deployment architectures specific to North America regional interests and fills the gaps on the related tasks within the current GSMANA entities. The focus of the NAVA is on ensuring vertical applications relevant to the North America region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the North America Technology Group in <a href=\"https:\/\/membergateway.sharepoint.com\/\">Members Gateway here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite all GSMA members to join us at RIG #100 for the GSMA North America NAVA session on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus from 9:00 AM to 11:45 AM (EST). The RIG #100 NAVA session will be covering the latest developments in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), non-terrestrial network capabilities, and emerging network revenue opportunities. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/north-america\/gsma_events\/rig-100\/\">Learn more about RIG #100 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/gsma.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_9Rzbn1E6r0A2y0K\">Register for RIG #100<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Topics for NA NAVA:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Global update on UAS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>North America Enterprise Survey 2026 \u2013 key findings and implications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regulatory update: Drone Dominance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SAE A2X standard activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emerging network capabilities and revenue opportunities \u2014 drone-based coverage, ISAC\/Radar-as-a-Service, and Edge Intelligence Fabric for AI and IoT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Industry updates from 3GPP, ANSI UASSC, ASTM, GSMA\/GUTMA ACJA, GSMA Foundry, RTCA, and others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The full session-by-session agenda is available on the Members Gateway.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North America Vertical Applications The North America Vertical Application Task Force (NAVA) addresses inter-operable vertical applications development. 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