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Your Wireless Connection
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As the year comes to a close, WIA would like to wish our members and fellow professionals in the wireless industry a safe and happy holiday season. Once again, our industry has thrived during the past 12 months and as we look forward with hope for the new year, we also reflect on the milestones and industry achievements of 2023. This week, we bring you part one of a look back at the top content published in The Network Edge from the past year. Our regular publication will resume Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. All the best to you from WIA!
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Light Reading — Telecom executives have been discussing the possibility of a slowdown in spending on 5G networks for months now. But the scope of that decline is now becoming much more clear. “The recent pullback was more abrupt than our initial expectations,” said Rod Smith, the CFO for cell tower giant American Tower. Read More
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DISH — As of June 14, DISH Wireless is offering 5G broadband service to over 70 percent of the U.S. population, giving more than 240 million Americans access to the very latest in connectivity technology. This marks a major milestone for DISH and the U.S. telecom industry, as we designed, built and deployed a first-of-its-kind 5G network in three years. Read More
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AT&T — As part of AT&T’s multiyear strategy to drive sustainable and profitable growth, the company detailed how it will accelerate network innovation, efficiency and structural cost improvement across the largest wireless network in North America. AT&T continues to execute its sustainable long-term growth strategy. Read More
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WIA — Several years ago, the NFL’s former VP of Technology Solutions John Cave and his team were looking for a sideline communications system for coaches to use during games. The league had been using TV white spaces to provide wireless communication at least until 2015, but the channels were unreliable and the system actually experienced an ill-timed outage one year during a Super Bowl. Read More
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Verizon — Verizon and Vertical Bridge have entered into an agreement to build cell towers across the US to expand Verizon’s 4G and 5G Ultra Wideband services. Vertical Bridge has agreed to construct these towers to-suit with Verizon as the anchor tenant. The towers will be held in an LLC formed by Vertical Bridge in which Verizon has a profits interest. Read More
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Fierce Wireless — Dish Network said it plans a debt offering of about $500 million of its senior secured notes. Proceeds of the offering will be used for general corporate purposes, including the buildout of its 5G wireless network. The notes will be secured by Dish Network assets, the company said in a press release. This latest debt offering from Dish follows a $2 billion debt offering that the company finalized last November. Read More
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Fierce Wireless — AT&T will launch the “next rendition” of a fixed wireless access (FWA) product in the market later this year. CEO John Stankey mentioned this new FWA product during the company’s Q4 earnings call today but provided few details. He said that AT&T will offer FWA in areas where it doesn’t currently have fiber deployed such as less densely populated markets. Read More
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Light Reading — Dish Network wants to purchase a sizable chunk of 800MHz spectrum from T-Mobile. “As Dish continues to deploy and increase coverage with this first-of-its-kind network, it will expand the availability of competitive services offered to both consumer and business customers,” Dish told the FCC in a filing related to the transaction. “Dish believes the 800MHz spectrum remains an important component of its ability to provide facilities-based competition in the wireless market,” Dish wrote in response to questions from Light Reading. Read More
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Inside Towers — T-Mobile has more work to do. Yesterday’s announcement that its mid-band 2.5 GHz 5G Ultra Capacity service now reaches 300 million people is a milestone, Inside Towers reported. The company already covers 98 percent of the U.S. population with its low-band 600 MHz 5G Extended Reach service. At the end of 3Q23, T-Mobile reported wireless service revenues of $15.7 billion, up three percent on a year-over-year basis.
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Education & Apprenticeship
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Upcoming Events
| | | • | Wireless Women’s Leadership Luncheon, February 14, Washington | | • | Mobile World Congress, February 25-29, 2024, Barcelona | | • | South Wireless Summit, March 24-27, 2024, Nashville | | • | Wireless West Conference, April 22-24, Denver | | • | Connect (X) 2024, May 14-16, 2024, Atlanta | | |
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