WIA Blog

NYSWA ‘village’ educates stakeholders at grassroots level

From: Tracy Ford / September 14, 2021 / Topics: 5G, Smart Cities, State & Local, Telecommunications Policy

The New York State Wireless Association (NYSWA) has been able to engage and educate a variety of stakeholders across the … [Read more...]

Wireless Bounces Back Fast After Hurricane Ida

From: Stephen Keegan / September 9, 2021 / Topics: Consumers, Telecommunications Policy, Wireless Infrastructure, Wireless Network Resiliency

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is an axiom well ingrained in the public-safety community ever since … [Read more...]

Baicells helps Las Vegas improve connectivity for students with private CBRS network

From: Kristen Beckman / September 8, 2021 / Topics: CBRS, Consumers, Digital Divide, Private Networks, Wireless Infrastructure

Las Vegas is home to more than 650,000 residents and 42 million visitors each year, but a substantial portion of the … [Read more...]

What’s Your G? The wireless infrastructure industry’s story told by those who were there

From: Kristen Beckman / August 13, 2021 / Topics: 5G

As the wireless industry forges full-steam ahead into 5G and all of the applications and advances it promises, WIA takes … [Read more...]

Meet Scott Thompson: Battling for the Wireless Infrastructure Industry in Cities and in Courts

From: Kristen Beckman / July 21, 2021 / Topics: 5G, Capitol Hill, DAS, FCC, Fiber, Small Cells, State & Local, Telecommunications Policy, Wireless Infrastructure

Making a major career move in the middle of a global pandemic is not for the faint of heart. But that’s exactly what … [Read more...]

How the wireless infrastructure industry is preparing for 5G workforce needs

From: Kristen Beckman / July 14, 2021 / Topics: 5G, Fiber, Innovation, Telecommunications Policy, Training and Education, Wireless Infrastructure, Workforce Development

5G will change jobs. Not only will the technology create thousands of jobs to build out the networks that will support … [Read more...]

Flexibility needed to fund infrastructure bills, Adelstein testifies

From: Tracy Ford / July 12, 2021 / Topics: 5G, Capitol Hill, Consumers, Digital Divide, Fiber, HetNet, rural broadband, Telecommunications Policy

Congress should give itself flexibility to bring broadband services to more people, much like then-Vice President Joe … [Read more...]

Infrastructure bills could create jobs, expand equity in tech and telecom

From: Tracy Ford / June 28, 2021 / Topics: 5G, Digital Divide, Diversity, Workforce Development

Under President Biden’s aggressive infrastructure plans, the deployment of new infrastructure, including broadband … [Read more...]

Smart infrastructure is an investment in community’s future

From: Tracy Ford / June 16, 2021 / Topics: Smart Cities, Telecommunications Policy, Wireless Infrastructure

Smart infrastructure is the backbone of a smart revolution, transforming the ways in which cities, towns and counties … [Read more...]

A concrete change: Helicore shortens light post upgrade timelines from weeks to days

From: Kristen Beckman / June 2, 2021 / Topics: 5G, Small Cells, State & Local, Wireless Infrastructure

Network densification continues to be key for the wireless infrastructure industry as 5G deployments and smart-cities … [Read more...]