February 17, 2022 | Brought to you by WIA | Preview in Browser About Resources Connect (X) WIA’s CTO Dr. Rikin Thakker appointed to Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Wireless Infrastructure Association – WIA applauded the announcement by the Department of Commerce of the appointment of Chief Technology Officer Dr. Rikin Thakker to the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (CSMAC). Secretary Gina Raimondo made the two-year appointment, under which Dr. Thakker will assist CSMAC and NTIA in advising Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Alan Davidson on a range of spectrum policy issues. Read More Sponsored Content How wireless operators are preparing their networks for climate change Light Reading – With the rise in climate-related disasters – from floods to wildfires – US wireless companies have to rethink how they build and expand their networks so that they are less susceptible to damage. Read More How Will NTIA distribute broadband deployment money? Inside Towers – Newly installed NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson was cool, calm and collected as he answered lawmakers’ multiple questions about the much-anticipated distribution of broadband infrastructure deployment grants. Read more Verizon, AT&T hit new highs for Big-Game cellular data use Inside Towers – Given the full-scale implementation of 5G network resources from all the major cellular carriers, it’s perhaps no surprise that data use totals at Sunday’s Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles saw records set for both Verizon and AT&T. Read More T-Mobile tees up Fixed Wireless Access in 62 US cities Mobile World Live – T-Mobile US remained aggressive on fixed wireless internet (FWA), expanding its service across 62 cities in the states of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio to ratchet pressure against mobile rivals, cable and satellite ISPs. Read More From the invention of the telephone to 5G, Nsight perseveres Light Reading – Nsight was founded as the Pulaski Merchants and Farmers Telephone Company in 1910, nearly 35 years after Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and a full decade before his death. Today, the company still provides telecom services throughout Wisconsin and upper Michigan. Read More 5G changed the Super Bowl experience. The future of retail could be next Inc.com – Verizon equipped the area around Los Angeles’s SoFi Stadium with $120 million worth of 5G technology in the months leading up to this year’s game. The improved network capabilities allowed fans in the stadium to enjoy high-tech experiences that included everything from on-demand instant replays to augmented reality competitions. Read More viaPhoton’s HyperReach solution earns first place at technology showcase Newswire – viaPhoton earned First Place in the Copper Fiber Cable, Connectors & Connectorization category at BICSI’s 2022 Winter Technology Showcase in Orlando, Florida. After showcasing its HyperReach™ Solution, viaPhoton was voted as the winner by conference attendees. Read More Connected forests: Researchers see progress trialling private LTE networks Wood Business – A few years ago, it seemed like bringing high-speed internet connectivity to remote parts of the forest was a pipe dream; one that wouldn’t come to fruition for another decade at least. But that dream will soon be a reality. Read More ICYMI • Adelstein sees NTIA pushing infrastructure money in Q3 or Q4 • WIA CTO Dr. Rikin Thakker appointed to FCC’s Technological Advisory Council • WIA launches new workforce center for industry training and apprenticeship • WIA EVP Tim House appointed to FCC’s Telecommunications Interagency Working Group Upcoming Events • Mobile World Congress, February 28-March 3, Barcelona • South Wireless Summit, March 28-30, Nashville • Wireless West, April 26-28, 2022, San Diego • Connect (X), May 23-26, 2022, Denver Training & Education Center • DAS & Small Cell Systems eLearning • Macro Site Fundamentals eLearning    This newsletter is brought to you by the Wireless Infrastructure Association. Click here to subscribe. For information or association membership, email membership@wia.org To advertise, email Ashley.Jackson@wia.org or Jan.Smith@wia.org. For information on Connect (X) email Hayley.Dodds@wia.org For information on Training and Education, email Emily.Swain@wia.org Click here to see past issues.