June 16, 2022 | Brought to you by WIA | Preview in Browser About Resources Connect (X) WIA Names Patrick Halley President and CEO WIA – The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) today named communications policy veteran and association leader Patrick Halley as the organization’s incoming President and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1, 2022. Read More Dish meets wireless deadline Fierce Wireless – Dish announced  that as of June 14, it is offering 5G broadband service to more than 20% of the U.S. population. Read More Motivating tele-construction talent ISE Magazine – Construction is booming. Skilled workers signing on to work in construction? Not so much. Read More Google makes private 5G play – with Betacom, Boingo, Celona, and others Enterprise IoT Insights – Google Cloud has followed hyperscale mega-rivals Microsoft and AWS into the private 5G market with a bunch of specialist vendor and channel partners. Read More Verizon, T-Mobile prep for 5G spectrum surgery SDxCentral – Verizon and T-Mobile US touted spectrum enhancements to their respective 5G networks that in the end should produce higher network speeds for end users. Read More Norfolk Southern, TowerCo partner to expand broadband, wireless TowerCo – TowerCo announced its strategic partnership with Norfolk Southern to expand opportunities to develop wireless infrastructure along Norfolk Southern’s rights-of-way and industrial real estate parcels, allowing carriers to leverage Norfolk Southern’s robust real estate portfolio along more than 19,300 miles of track in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Read More Virginia’s broadband director on using BEAD funding to close the digital divide Light Reading – Virginia’s director of the office of broadband at the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development discussed the progress Virginia has made toward closing the digital divide, what role its broadband office is playing in administering grants and how the state envisions using forthcoming federal funds to close its remaining access and affordability gaps. Read More Broadband expansion has companies looking to recruit AP – Bridging the digital divide has become a priority for Louisiana since the COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on the crucial role high-speed internet plays in the state’s education and economic systems. Read More Cell towers mean safety along the Upper Delaware River Inside Towers – The upper section of the Delaware River flows through New York and Pennsylvania and currently bans cell towers along its route. However, the view that is uncluttered by communications equipment is raising safety concerns. Read More 5G’s maturity signals changing priorities The Fast Mode – Consumers are eager for 5G to deliver promised speeds but there are many other factors for carriers to consider. There has been much discussion of the different characteristics of high, mid and low band 5G with respect to penetration, propagation and throughput. Read More Marek’s Take: The U.S. tower conundrum Fierce Wireless – This isn’t a new situation, but it is a confounding one for wireless operators, particularly greenfield operators like Dish Network. I’m talking about the fact that U.S. tower companies don’t really know the type of antennas or even how many antennas are transmitting on their towers. Read More ICYMI • Connect (X) delivers • WIA EVP Tim House to serve as interim president and CEO • WIA’s online tool helps companies start, manage registered apprenticeship • Private wireless networks for everyday enterprise: Bridging the information gap Upcoming Events • APCO 2022, August 7-10, Anaheim, California • Mobile World Congress Americas, September 28-30, Las Vegas • Connect (X) 2023, May 8-10, 2023, New Orleans 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.