February 24, 2022 | Brought to you by WIA | Preview in Browser About Resources Connect (X) Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs approves TIRAP apprentices for GI Bill® funding Wireless Infrastructure Association – The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) announced Tower MRL, an employer sponsor under the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program (TIRAP), received approval from the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs for use of GI Bill® funding in its apprenticeship program. Tower MRL is the first TIRAP sponsor to receive this distinction. Read More Sponsored Content Vertical Bridge names Tarpon’s Ronald Bizick as president and COO Inside Towers – Vertical Bridge REIT appointed Ronald G. Bizick, II as President and Chief Operating Officer. Bizick brings 33 years of telecommunications industry experience to Vertical Bridge. Read More Dish, Lockheed, Intel help build 5G network for US Marines Light Reading – Camp Pendleton – one of the main training facilities for US Marines – is set to get a 5G network, thanks to vendors including Lockheed Martin, Intel and Dish Network. Read More New York Power Authority pilots private LTE network with AT&T Smart Energy International – The New York Power Authority (NYPA) and communications provider AT&T agreed to pilot AT&T’s FirstNet technologies as part of a NYPA private wireless Long-Term Evolution (LTE) technology pilot project. Read More Federated Wireless raises $58m, restates mission to scale private 5G Enterprise Iot Insights – Federated Wireless raised $58 million in Series D funding to accelerate growth in enterprise markets, with a major focus to “simplify” and “democratise” private LTE and 5G systems, and scale the company’s own private wireless platform. Read More Aurora Insight announces strategic investment from Maxar Aurora Insight -The two companies anticipate working together to combine Aurora Insight’s RF spectrum mapping capabilities and Maxar’s geospatial solutions, with the goal of developing a radio frequency-enhanced GEOINT solution. Read More Your next Verizon 5G mobile device could be an Audi ZDNet – Verizon announced it signed a deal with Audi to bring 5G connectivity to cars, marking its first deal with an automaker to power 5G-enabled vehicles. The deal should bring a bevy of new advanced driving and safety features to Audi customers. Read More Tillman Infrastructure hires Todd Smith as chief financial officer Business Wire – Tillman Infrastructure, a leading independent wireless infrastructure company in the United States, announced today that Todd Smith has joined the firm as chief financial officer. Read More Union Wireless chooses TowerCo to manage its wireless tower assets Wireless Estimator – TowerCo announced a partnership with Union, a fast growing regional wireless provider that serves the states of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Montana, and Idaho, to market and manage Union’s portfolio of 322 sites. Read More ICYMI • WIA’s CTO Dr. Rikin Thakker appointed to Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee • 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 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.