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Your Wireless Connection
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WIA – Looking ahead to 2024, wireless infrastructure industry thought leaders are keeping their eye on developments including Open RAN, network densification and in-building connectivity, spectrum and artificial intelligence. Read on to see what they are predicting for the next 12 months. Read More |
Inside Towers – A bill to extend funding for the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) was introduced in both the House and Senate on Wednesday. Without more appropriated funding, the program is expected to run out of money in May. Read More
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Inside Towers – More spectrum will be necessary to expand 5G wireless networks in the U.S., according to experts at the Consumer Electronics Show. “We need to not only open up more spectrum bands, we need to use them as efficiently as possible,” said Public Knowledge CEO Chris Lewis. Read More
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Inside Towers – DISH Wireless won a $50M grant from NTIA to establish the Open RAN Center for Integration & Deployment, which will allow participants to test and validate Open RAN radio hardware and software solutions. Read More
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Light Reading – A year after its national launch, Cox Mobile intends to beef up and expand the marketing of the service, which runs on Verizon’s mobile network with Cox’s Wi-Fi hotspot footprint. Cox’s CBRS tests are ongoing. Read More
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sdxCentral – IBM is partnering with American Tower to deploy an edge service that the companies hope will help jumpstart a lethargic multicloud edge connectivity market. IBM will deploy its Hybrid Cloud and Red Hat OpenShift capabilities into the tower giant’s neutral-host sites Read More
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RCRWireless News – In a wide-ranging conversation with RCR Wireless News, Verizon Business Chief Revenue Officer for Global Enterprise and Public Sector Massimo Peselli shared his outlook for 2024, including the potential for private 5G and network slicing to drive enterprise adoption of 5G. Read More
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Inside Towers – Vertical Bridge announced the promotion of Bob Glosson to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and Blair Crawford to Executive Vice President of Leasing & Marketing, effective January 1, 2024. Read More
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Fierce Wireless – Jim Gerace, Verizon’s chief communications officer, will retire after 37 years. Gerace’s telecom career started with NYNEX Mobile in the summer of 1986, when he wasn’t exactly a big cheerleader for mobile phones. Read More
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Mainebiz – After more than a decade at the helm of Tilson, Joshua Broder has stepped down as CEO but will stay on as executive board chairman at the Portland, Maine-based provider of telecommunications infrastructure and services. Read More
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ADRF – ADRF Korea, a wholly-owned subsidiary handling R&D and manufacturing for Advanced RF Technologies, Inc., has been honored as one of the “50 Best R&D Performances for Small and Medium Enterprises” by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups in South Korea. Read More
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ICYMI 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 | | | State Wireless Association Events
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