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Wireless Industry Year in Review 2024
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 2024. This week, we bring you a look back at the top articles published in The Network Edge from the past year. Our regular publication will resume Thursday, Jan. 10, 2025. All the best to you from WIA!
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Inside Towers – The $4.4 billion cash and debt sale price buys T-Mobile all of UScellular wireless operations comprising roughly 4.5 million postpaid and prepaid subscribers, network assets and operations (including almost 7,000+ cell sites but excluding close to 4,400 owned towers), retail sales and distribution centers, and customer care facilities. Read More
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Light Reading – Verizon’s early 5G efforts in C-band spectrum involved expanding coverage. Now, according to the company’s CEO, that work is shifting toward customer satisfaction and revenue opportunities. Read More
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Light Reading – Anthony Melone, Brendan Cavanagh and Steve Vondran are taking up new leadership roles in the US cell tower industry. Whether that leads to major changes at Crown Castle, SBA and American Tower remains to be seen. Read More
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Urgent Communications – FirstNet Authority board members voted unanimously to approve plans to enhance the wireless coverage provided by FirstNet with an investment of about $2 billion during the next decade to bolster the system’s terrestrial footprint, with a focus on tribal, terrestrial and rural locations. Read More
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Reuters – Verizon Communications will give infrastructure firm Vertical Bridge rights to lease, operate and manage thousands of mobile phone towers for $3.3 billion, unlocking more cash for the U.S. wireless carrier to bolster its network. Read More
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Inside Towers – Driven by changing the business models of the carriers, the technology world is shifting for towercos, according to panelists at Connectivity Expo in Atlanta. The panel session, titled How New Technologies Impact the Tower Business, was moderated by S&P Global Senior Research Analyst Lynnette Luna. Read More
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Fierce Network – With the year almost at an end and the January 20th inauguration quickly approaching, we took a look at what Donald Trump’s second stint in the White House will mean for all facets of telecom and tech policy, covering everything from AI and open RAN to cloud and spectrum. Read More
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Light Reading – Cell tower owners ranging from SBA Communications to DigitalBridge have struggled under a network operator spending slowdown. But not everything is doom and gloom, according to some analysts. Read More
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Light Reading – After a bigger-than-expected drop in demand among US wireless network operators in 2023, 5G equipment vendors are now hoping for an uptick in sales in North America to kick off 2024. Read More
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Inside Towers – With a return of Donald Trump to the White House, the FCC will likely see a Republican majority led by current Commissioner Brendan Carr, the most senior Republican on the Commission. Read More
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