Intelligent CIO North America Issue 33 | Page 18

NEWS

New CIO appointed at New Jersey Institute of Technology

Ed Wozencroft – NJIT CIO and Vice President for Digital Strategy
Previously , Wozencroft was director in the Higher Education Enterprise Solutions and Student Lifecycle Solutions practices at Huron Consulting Group and provided executive-level consulting for complex R1 universities such as the University of Washington , Iowa State University and University of Miami .
Managing more than 100 employees and a budget of over US $ 35 million , Wozencroft ’ s role has responsibility for developing , championing and implementing NJIT ’ s technology vision , strategy and supporting roadmaps aligned with the 2025 strategic plan .
“ Since joining NJIT , I have had the pleasure of working with an incredibly talented and dedicated IT team and collaborating with our stakeholder communities to modernize our IT systems ,” said Wozencroft .

Ed Wozencroft has been appointed as CIO to New Jersey Institute of Technology ( NJIT ) and Vice President for Digital Strategy . Wozencroft has been serving NJIT as an associate CIO since 2021 and interim Co-CIO since August 2022 .

“ As we embark on the next chapter of our Digital Transformation strategy , I look forward to working together to build a humancentred digital ecosystem that enables us to pursue and achieve NJIT ’ s mission .”

Private mobile networks generated revenue of US $ 2.7 billion in 2022

CCS Insight ’ s latest Spotlight report reveals that private mobile networks had another year of growth in 2022 , with global deployments growing 62 % year-on-year and generating US $ 2.7 billion in revenue .

“ Private mobile networks are a red-hot topic and the technology is taking a meaningful foothold in the market for wireless connectivity ,” said Richard Webb , Director of Infrastructure at CCS Insight . “ There are a growing number of deployment options available to enterprises in different industries and sizes , fuelling growth . In addition to many new customers adopting their first private networks , more companies are rolling out networks throughout multiple sites following successful trials . Our research shows there are an average of 2.1 private mobile networks per customer , excluding larger nationwide deployments .”
Europe , the Middle East and Africa ( EMEA ) is the largest region by number of unique customers , with the bulk of organisations trialling the technology . However , North America has the most commercial deployments . Asia-Pacific is the third-largest region , with China contributing a much higher number of hybrid and virtual private networks , which piggyback on public mobile networks , than other markets .
Luke Pearce , Senior Analyst at CCS Insight , added : “ The success of Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum in the US has helped the country become a leader in private mobile network deployments , simplifying the route to market by offering predictable access to spectrum .” p
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