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Inside Towers – “Wireless infrastructure is really AI infrastructure.” This was a main theme repeated by several panelists, including Crown Castle COO Cathy Piche and Verizon CTO/SVP Strategy and Tech Enablement Yago Tenorio at WIA’s “Building the AI Future” event in Washington, D.C. Looking at the big picture, Qualcomm SVP/Spectrum Policy and Regulatory Counsel John Kuzin said, “AI infrastructure is absolutely critical. No one plugs in anything anymore when you want to connect to the web.” He emphasized that “from Qualcomm’s perspective, it’s absolutely critical to have advanced network infrastructure to support the growth of AI.” Read More
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Fierce Network – AT&T completed an open RAN call using third-party radios from Ericsson and Fujitsu’s 1Finity subsidiary. The call was completed over AT&T’s commercial network in Texas. Read More
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Wireless Water Cooler – Co-hosts Patrick Halley and Leslie Stimson discussed the evolution of satellite-to-phone, direct-to-device (D2D) technology with Tim Farrar, founder of TMF Associates. Listen Here
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Inside Towers – FCC Chairman Brendan Carr thinks “it’s past time” to re-open the federal government. He told reporters after yesterday’s monthly meeting the agency is down to about 1,300 employees, about 20 percent of its normal number. Read More
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Fierce Network – Nvidia has just come out of the gate with what it claimed is the first “all-American, AI-native wireless stack” for 6G. But it’s hedging its bets with a huge investment in Finnish telecom vendor Nokia. Read More
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Reuters – American Tower beat estimates for Q3 revenue, helped by strong data center demand and robust spending from telecom companies on network coverage. Telecom firms are increasing investments in 5G rollout and mobile network infrastructure to meet the growing demand for internet services. Read More
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Fierce Network – While NTIA is reviewing all the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) proposals from states and territories, early data being collected by Connected Nation shows that 11.7% of BEAD eligible locations have been awarded to FWA providers. Read More
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ICYMI
Innovation & Technology Council
In-Building Forum
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Upcoming Events
State Wireless Association Events
| | | • | New Jersey Wireless Association Holiday Social & 20th Anniversary Celebration, November 19, Atlantic City, New Jersey | | • | Arizona Wireless Association Holiday Party, December 4, Phoenix, Arizona | | • | New York State Wireless Association Holiday Event, December 4, New York City | | • | Carolinas Wireless Association Holiday Social, December 11, Raleigh, North Carolina | | • | Northwest Wireless Association Holiday Social, December 11, Seattle, Washington | | |
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