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WIA – Former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai described the current federal support for infrastructure builds as ‘unprecedented,’ during a panel at Connect (X) in Orlando. The massive infrastructure bill awaiting action in the House of Representatives includes $65 billion for broadband projects and encapsulates widespread and bipartisan support for advancing connectivity across the country. Read More |
Fierce Wireless – SBA Communications reported another quarter where it saw plenty of activity from carriers, upping its expectations for 2021 and setting the stage for 2022 as 5G network deployments ramp. Read More
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Light Reading – Vertical Bridge believes the best location for the “physical” edge of the network is as close to the data as possible and is working closely with customers to figure out the best location for their edge data centers. Read More
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Inside Towers – American Tower reported its Q3 results with double-digit growth across all key metrics on a year-over-year basis and its global portfolio grew 21 percent at the end of 3Q20. Read More
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Fierce Wireless – The FCC auction for mid-band spectrum in the 3.45-3.55 GHz range reached more than $21 billion ahead of the Halloween weekend, with additional rounds underway. Read More
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WIA – WIA President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein praised the Biden administration for prioritizing workforce development and apprenticeships in the Build Back Better Framework. Read More
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WWLF – The pandemic has impacted all aspects of the business world, but it has hit women in the workforce particularly hard just when women were beginning to make inroads in many industries. Read More
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CNET – Influencers and Russia are pushing conspiracy theories that link the coronavirus to the new, super-fast wireless technology. The theories are absolutely wrong. Read More
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Connected Real Estate – Warehouse operators may lean on technology like the Internet of Things and 5G wireless networks to handle the upcoming holiday rush and beyond. Read More
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Mobile World Live – San Diego Padres CEO Erik Greupner explained a private wireless network at the baseball team’s stadium enabled it to implement contactless transactions and discussed details about future plans for the network. Read More
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American City and County – When construction expenses threatened to halt the project, Streetsboro Schools formed an unexpected partnership with TowerCo to provide a revenue stream that will allow it to construct a new high school. Read More
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