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The Wireless Infrastructure Industry’s Year in Review 2023
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 two 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 – Apple’s overt support for private wireless 5G networks – revealed through its new iOS 17 operating system – represents a step forward for the sector. “It shows that Apple is paying attention to private 5G, which is a good thing,” Mehmet Yavuz, co-founder and CTO at private wireless networking startup Celona, told Light Reading. Read More
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Light Reading – Dish Network passed several major milestones during 2022. It broadcast its 5G signal to more than 10,000 cell towers across the US and managed to pass a government-mandated goal of covering 20% of the US population with its 5G network. That makes 2023 the year to watch Dish. Here’s why. Read More
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WIA – Year after year, the women of the wireless infrastructure industry highlight teamwork over personal accomplishments and often point with pride to their contributions to their communities as well as their ability to mentor other women. WIA is proud to recognize these and all women who are making history while building the wireless infrastructure industry’s future. Read More
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RCR Wireless News – Although U.S. carriers are lowering capex as 5G deployments slow, American Tower is still seeing activity levels that are “really strong in the U.S. and around the globe. And it’s all about increases in mobile data consumption,” company EVP and CFO Rod Smith said at the JP Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference. Read More
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Light Reading – Verizon is scheduled to report its second quarter 2023, and most analysts don’t expect the company to reverse its customer losses, despite the fact that Verizon recently introduced new pricing plans and a refreshed management team. Read More
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Inside Towers – Dan Schlanger, Crown Castle CFO, shared CCI’s 2023 strategic and operating priorities, commenting, “We have a pretty consistent set of priorities. We want to lease up the assets we already own, and we want to build assets that we think we can lease-up over time.” Read More
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Fierce Wireless – Mobile operators are spending less on their 5G buildouts this year, but that doesn’t mean the 5G deployment phase is over. Tower company executives told investors that the tower leasing business is still thriving because mobile operators are still expanding their 5G networks. Read More
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Light Reading – Nicki Palmer, a longtime Verizon executive, said she would retire from the operator in July after a 33-year career with Verizon. “It is rare these days to find that kind of career longevity with a single company but I found it with Verizon,” she wrote on LinkedIn. Read More
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Crown Castle – “We delivered second quarter results in line with our expectations and continue to be excited by the long-term opportunity ahead with the majority of the 5G deployment in the U.S. still to come,” stated Jay Brown, Crown Castle’s Chief Executive Officer. Read More
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Fierce Wireless – Ever since Pascal Desroches started in his current role as CFO of AT&T, the overall Wall Street sentiment has been that the wireless industry “is going to hell in a handbasket.” Yet every quarter, “this industry continues to grow and you have a really healthy competitive dynamic,” he said. Read More
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Upcoming Events
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