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Your Wireless Connection
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WIA – For the fourth year, WIA’s Infrastructure By the Numbers report provides a comprehensive analysis of the U.S. wireless infrastructure sector, covering purpose-built cellular towers, macrocell sites, indoor and outdoor small cells, annual infrastructure investments, and the American workforce sustaining this essential industry. In 2025, the U.S. cellular industry invested more than $10.2 billion in expanding network capacity and coverage, excluding expenditures on spectrum, maintenance, and ongoing operations. Operating expenses for U.S. cellular networks reached nearly $54.7 billion in 2025. In total, wireless infrastructure investments — including construction, maintenance, and operations — amounted to nearly $65 billion. Read More
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Ookla – Providing seamless connectivity in large venues such as transportation hubs, shopping centers and stadiums is becoming much more attainable as mobile network operators see a viable business case for providing this service to the thousands of users that pass through these venues every day. Read More
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Phone Arena – T-Mobile is testing Nvidia’s TX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPU directly on its cell towers. This proximity makes AI systems faster and more responsive, allowing for complex, real-time actions such as optimizing traffic light timing, scanning power lines for problems, and monitoring dangerous work environments to prevent accidents. Read More
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Newsmax – A decision late last year by EchoStar’s DISH Wireless to walk away from billions of dollars in long-term wireless infrastructure contracts is sending shock waves through the telecommunications industry, sparking lawsuits, raising concerns about job losses, and prompting industry groups to urge federal regulators to intervene. Read More
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WIA – Panelists from NVIDIA, Nokia, T-Mobile, American Tower, Intel, JLL and Qualcomm will explore AI‑RAN, edge computing, and the role of digital infrastructure in powering AI during keynote addresses at Connect (X) 2026 taking place May 4-6, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale. Read More
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CBS Colorado – Three men and a woman from California have pleaded guilty to charges alleging they disguised themselves as legitimate work crews and broke into telecommunications towers in at least three states – including Colorado – and resold stolen equipment for profit. Read More
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Inside Towers – Emerging Wireless Professionals (EWP), in partnership with the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) and the WIA Foundation, announced the launch of the Emerging Wireless Professionals Scholarship Program, a new initiative designed to support early-career professionals in the wireless infrastructure industry. Read More
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