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Your Wireless Connection
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Wireless Estimator – Ask Patrick Halley about the future of wireless, and he will, almost certainly, start talking about soccer. Not as a metaphor borrowed for the occasion—as a genuine, deeply felt lens through which he sees the world. At the opening of Connect (X) 2026 in Fort Lauderdale, the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s president and CEO revealed a side of himself that policy briefings rarely show: a man who still plays the game, coaches youth teams, holds DC United season tickets despite what he calls the sadness that implies, and has traveled the world with his family just to watch it live. “Raise your hand if you’ve heard of Messi,” he told a room full of tower engineers and infrastructure executives, suppliers and contractors on Tuesday morning. Nearly every hand went up. He tried Cristiano Ronaldo. Same result. Then he asked about Gerard Piqué and Toni Kroos. Silence. That was precisely his point. “Every superstar needs a foundation to rely on. It’s the same in our industry,” he said. Read More
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WIA – During its quarterly meeting, held in conjunction with Connect (X) in Fort Lauderdale, the Board of Directors approved the WIA membership’s reelection of seven directors to serve three-year terms and reappointed four additional Board Directors. Read More
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Light Reading – Satellite connectivity is in the headlines and driving a lot of hype, but its overall role remains dwarfed by terrestrial wireless and wireline networks, said Verizon’s Srini Kalapala during a keynote discussion at Connect (X) in Ft. Lauderdale. Read More
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Crown Castle – Crown Castle Inc. announced the successful close of transaction to sell its Fiber Solutions business to Zayo Group Holdings Inc. and its small cell business to Arium Networks for $8.5 billion. Read More
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Inside Towers – SBA Communications Corp. reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. President and Chief Executive Officer Brendan Cavanagh called it “a solid start to 2026, with positive first quarter financial and operating results.” Read More
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