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Reuters – The Biden administration does not plan to extend a July 1 deadline for airlines to upgrade airplane altimeters to address potential interference from 5G wireless technology, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. He said airlines had made progress, but urged them to work aggressively to continue retrofitting airplanes, the Transportation Department said. Read More
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Light Reading – Nicki Palmer, a longtime Verizon executive, said she would retire from the operator in July after a 33-year career with Verizon. “It is rare these days to find that kind of career longevity with a single company but I found it with Verizon,” she wrote on LinkedIn. Read More
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SDX Central – A new GlobalData report predicts the global 5G market will continue to slowly grow over the next several years, led by advanced markets. The analyst firm is forecasting that 48% of all cellular connections will be through a 5G radio by 2027. Read More
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Telecompetitor – A new telecom spending report from Recon Analytics said that, as the U.S. experiences high inflation rates, consumers would rather reduce expenditures for electricity, heating or car payments than home internet or mobile service. Read More
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Inside Towers – SBA Communications reported Q1 results. “We are off to a good start to 2023 and as a result are increasing our full year outlook for most key metrics,” commented Jeffrey A. Stoops, President and Chief Executive Officer. Read More
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Fierce Wireless – Executives from the three largest tower companies told investors they are still seeing continued 5G activity as operators like Verizon build their C-band 5G network and Dish Network rapidly expands its nationwide greenfield 5G network. Read More
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Inside Towers – Everest Infrastructure Partners announced the closing of $500 million in new equity capital commitments to support its future growth, bringing its total new financing to more than $1 billion. Read More
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WIA – In-building wireless networks, which have been providing capacity and coverage solutions since 3G and have continued to do so for 4G and 5G cellular networks inside buildings, are critical components of today’s wireless infrastructure. Read More
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Light Reading – The FCC said it would consider new rules for the 12GHz spectrum that could pave the way for fixed wireless operations in the band. If the agency does move forward, Dish Network officials would undoubtedly cheer the move. Read more
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Inside Towers – Using information gathered from tower records, investigators were able to identify and arrest three individuals involved in a rock throwing crime that killed a Colorado woman. Read More
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PRNewswire – Baicells Technologies collaborated with CELLocity, ALEF Edge and LittleBird to deploy a private LTE solution for residential rental communities in Phoenix. Read More
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