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Your Wireless Connection
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WIA – WIA’s report, The Wireless Pulse of American Life and the New Frontier of AI, finds that 74 percent of U.S. adults now use AI apps and services, with usage highest among younger adults, and that a majority use AI on-the-go, relying heavily on mobile broadband networks. That growing use is already showing up on U.S. wireless networks: AI traffic now accounts for at least 4.2 percent of total wireless network traffic, representing nearly $3 billion in annual wireless network operational and capital investment costs as of the end of 2025 – a share expected to rise rapidly as AI adoption accelerates. Read More
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WIA – Laura Halpenny has spent much of her career helping keep the world connected. As founder of Autobahn Towers, she develops the physical backbone of the wireless industry, building sites that expand coverage and capacity as demand continues to surge. But on her nearly four-acre “mini farm” outside Chicago, Halpenny has discovered something just as valuable – the ability to occasionally disconnect. Read More
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RCR Wireless News – Bernard Borghei, Founder and CEO of Connected Infra Group, shares how he is building the next generation of wireless infrastructure platforms—drawing on more than three decades of experience across telecom, towers, and global network development. Borghei is leading Connected Infra Group with a bold vision backed by a $1 billion capital commitment. Read More
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Inside Towers – New cell towers are still going up across the country—but the companies behind them, and the way they’re being built, are starting to shift. Here’s what’s driving the next phase of growth. Read More
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Fierce Network – 6G may still be years away — but the push to put it on display is already underway, with the Olympics emerging as a potential proving ground. Read More
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Boldyn – AT&T, in collaboration with Boldyn Networks, announced that cellular service was extended and is now on-air in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s 4/5 lines between Bowling Green and Fulton Street stations and the Crosstown G line between Bedford-Nostrand Avenues and Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets stations. Read More
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Fierce Network – T-Mobile is bringing private 5G sophistication to the people’s game with the first-time deployment of an Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System that lets players dispute calls by home-plate umpires. ABS uses 12 cameras positioned around the field, capturing each pitch to instantly map and triangulate its exact location. Read More
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Upcoming Events
State Wireless Association Events
| | | • | Arizona Wireless Association Golf Tournament, April 2, Scottsdale | | • | Colorado Wireless Association Education Event & Happy Hour, April 22, Denver | | • | Pennsylvania Wireless Association East Clay Shoot, April 28, Coplay | | • | California Wireless Association NorCal Golf Tournament, May 21, Napa | | • | New York State Wireless Association Annual Golf Tournament, May 28, Albany | | |
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