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Inside Towers – As he opened his last Connect (X) show as the President and CEO of WIA, Jonathan Adelstein said he’s most proud of the advocacy organization’s successes at all levels of government, including on Capitol Hill, at the White House, at the FCC, and in state legislatures. “We’ve had huge wins in Congress over the past 10 years. We expanded colocation, and compound expansion, by right under Section 6409. We saved the industry $250 million on unnecessary tower marking rules,” he said in Denver on Tuesday. Read More
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Fierce Wireless – Several years ago when Robert McDowell interviewed Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen on stage at the Wireless Infrastructure Association Connect(X) trade show, Ergen’s statements about the company’s cap ex plans made headlines. This year, Dave Mayo, the person leading Dish’s network build to become the country’s fourth facilities-based wireless operator, shared the company’s latest progress. Read More
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SDxCentral – AT&T sees itself as being in a prime position to support private 5G wireless deployments thanks to the tens of billions of dollars it has spent on commercial cellular spectrum licenses. But the trick will be in making those potential deployments as easy as possible. Gordon Mansfield, VP of mobility and access architecture at AT&T, explained during an interview at this week’s Connect (X) event in Denver that the carrier is indeed seeing enterprises asking for help in deploying private wireless networks. Read More
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Light Reading – Dish Network’s Dave Mayo made one major request during a keynote appearance at the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s Connect (X) trade show this week: To get better information about the condition of the hundreds of thousands of cell towers scattered around the US. Read More
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RCR Wireless News – AT&T VP of Mobility & Access Architecture Gordon Mansfield acknowledged how impactful 5G will be on several industry verticals, but then commented briefly that next year, he expects significant movement in the 5G consumer market. Read More
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WIA – Wi-Fi carries more than half of today’s mobile data traffic and will continue to complement cellular – LTE or 5G – networks to serve critical business operations. Wi-Fi and 5G are strong complements in many next-generation connectivity scenarios. Read More
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Williamsport Sun-Gazette – Community, business, educational and political leaders discussed the need for expanding or bringing high-speed internet service to rural and other unserved areas of Pennsylvania but noted the challenges for making it a reality. Read More
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ADRF – Advanced RF Technologies Inc. launched the SDRX-43-BTF high-power 5G repeater, a commercial-grade high-power repeater supporting the entire BRS spectrum that allows simple and cost-effective 5G wireless upgrades. Read More
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PRNewswire – ExteNet Systems has secured several new high-profile contracts in Las Vegas, strengthening its dominance in the city with infrastructure and wireless services in more than ten prime locations. Read More
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