June 2, 2022 | Brought to you by WIA | Preview in Browser About Resources Connect (X) View from the top panel discusses strengths, weaknesses of towers Inside Towers – With three strong carriers, a fourth carrier actively building out nationally and a lot of spectrum, speakers on the “View From the Top” panel on the second day of Connect (X) in Denver, said the outlook is extremely good for towers and for wireless infrastructure. However, uncertainty in the economy, nationally and around the world, is having an impact more than in the past. Read More U.S. tower execs express optimism despite the economy Fierce Wireless – The panel of executives from the big tower companies was upbeat on prospects for their industry at the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) Connect (X) conference. They’re optimistic about all the work that will be coming their way from U.S. carriers deploying C-band, and from Dish Wireless building its new network. Read More Meta’s engineering director outlines the metaverse latency problem Light Reading – Dan Rampton, director of engineering for Meta, said that 10-20 millisecond (ms) latency will be necessary to support immersive metaverse experiences and that the telecom industry will need to build a significant amount of new digital infrastructure in order to make such experiences a reality. Read More 5G obstacles, opportunities vetted Inside Towers – The rate and reach of 5G deployments are a concern among mobile networks operators and their contractors and suppliers. Read More Connect (X) goes to New Orleans in 2023 Inside Towers – WIA President/CEO Jonathan Adelstein told attendees of Connect (X) in Denver last week that the show will be held in New Orleans next year, on May 8-10. Read More Digital infrastructure gamblers begin placing their bets Light Reading – There are several massive trends affecting the U.S. telecom space – and they are obvious to virtually everyone in the industry. However, there is a decided lack of clarity around the correct strategic response to those trends. Read More McKinsey offers tool to help explore infrastructure spending GovTech – The recent bipartisan infrastructure bill was massive, allocating $1.2 trillion to a wide variety of projects. To help people find the work they’re interested in, McKinsey has released a new free tool. Read More The future of digital infrastructure may look a lot like DigitalBridge Inside Towers – Convergence is an important part of the future of this industry, and DigitalBridge Group has created the prototype company for making that future a reality. Read More. Baicells, CommScope among those plugging small cells Fierce Wireless – Small cells are alive and well, judging by some of the stands on the exhibit floor of the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) Connect (X) conference last week. Read More ICYMI • WIA’s online tool helps companies start, manage registered apprenticeship • Private wireless networks for everyday enterprise: Bridging the information gap • WIA announces key government affairs promotion 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.