BROWSING: Wireless Infrastructure Association

ARLINGTON, Virginia--The Wireless Infrastructure Association is taking the occasion of its first annual Wireless Hall of Fame event to honor some of the pivotal figures of the tower industry, while also focusing on the future needs of the tower workforce in a 5G world. This...

FCC: Small cell order will create jobs, stimulate the economy The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Sept. 25 will vote on an order, proposed Sept. 4 by Commissioner Brendan Carr, that is designed to make it easier to deploy the small cell infrastructure, characterized by...

FCC Chairman calls move "pro-competitive" As service providers look to deploy wireless and broadband infrastructure in cities and towns across the country, access to utility poles and other infrastructure sites is a consummate problem. In many cases, an incumbent service or utility provider owns the...

Macro, small cells, fiber, data centers all part of network convergence Summarizing the programming at the Wireless Infrastructure Association's ConnectX event in Charlotte, N.C., Jonathan Adelstein, president and CEO of the trade association, highlighted the increasing level of network convergence shaping the telecom industry's evolution...

The FCC Chairman continued to quote Talladega Nights: "Hot, nasty, bad-ass speed" CHARLOTTE, North Carolina--U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai--the guy appointed to oversee telecom- and communications-related policy decisions for the entire country--made incredibly topical and relevant remarks about 5G at the Connect...

Business model development key to funding 5G network deployments   In a keynote presentation at the Wireless Infrastructure Association's ongoing HetNet Expo in West Palm Beach, Fla., ExteNet Systems CEO Ross Manire outlined the three key factors that will make or break the success of future...

Fort Collins considering a moratorium on small cell deployments On July 1, Colorado legislation went into effect that is designed to make it easier for network operators to install small cell equipment. HB 17-1193 requires cities to give carriers access to public rights-of-way, and imposes...

ORLANDO--As the Republican majority on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission looks to dismantle net neutrality regulations shepherded through by former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler under the administration of former President Barack Obama, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, the lone Democrat on the regulatory body, continued to...

New Wireless Infrastructure Association report details the key role street lights, utility poles and traffic signals in helping speed small cell initiatives. Increasingly dense networks better support end-user data demand, particularly in high-traffic areas. To provide this type of pinpoint capacity and coverage, operators often...

HetNet Expo opens with emphasis on streamlined small cell and DAS deployments to support in-building wireless today, 5G tomorrow HOUSTON--The vision of 5G--ultra-dense networks and pervasive in-building wireless cellular connectivity--won’t be easy to realize. Massive network builds will require streamlined deployment models supported by realistic...

HetNet Expo opens with emphasis on streamlined small cell and DAS deployments to support in-building wireless today, 5G tomorrow HOUSTON – The vision of "5G" – ultra-dense networks and pervasive in-building wireless cellular connectivity – won’t be easy to realize. Massive network builds will require...

Wireless Infrastructure Association president discussed the role of infra in keynote at Wireless Connect conference Jonathan Adelstein, president of the Wireless Infrastructure Association, discussed the role of infrastructure in delivering 5G and internet of things during a keynote speech at the Wireless Connect conference in...

DALLAS — As we enter an era of on-demand TV anywhere, content creators and distributors are only one part of the equation. Without the wireless infrastructure to make that content available over mobile networks, and at a high-quality, a huge potential audience is unavailable. That...

Wireless Infrastructure Association President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein discusses tower trends and emerging workforce skills gap DALLAS--As evidenced by a rebranding effort emphasizing the infrastructure layer,Wireless Infrastructure Association President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein, who held the same role at the renamed PCIA, stressed the foundational,...

T-Mobile customer base is ‘diverse, not ghetto;’ SVP calls out need to ‘industrialize small cells’ DALLAS — T-Mobile US is a very different company than it was back in 2011 on the heels of a failed deal with AT&T, so explained Dave Mayo, SVP of technology...

DALLAS — Following its formation in 1995 as the Personal Communications Industry Association, the since shortened PCIA is changing its name to the Wireless Infrastructure Association. WIA President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein announced the name rebranding in the opening session of the group's annual conference. "We consider...