Nov 6, 2019 Small Cells, DAS Evolve to Meet Changing Connectivity Needs Wireless operators are experiencing continued rapid growth in mobile broadband traffic, driven by unlimited data plans and the growing ecosystem of Internet of Things (IoT), smart-city and automotive applications. According to a report from telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson, smartphone usage in North America reached 8.6 Gigabytes (GB) per month per smartphone by the end of WIA Blog
Oct 30, 2019 Department of General Services, Agile Network Builders Announce Statewide Effort to Enhance Telecommunications Infrastructure in Pennsylvania CANTON, Ohio, Oct. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The Pennsylvania Department of General Services and Agile Network Builders, LLC (“Agile”) today announced a partnership to rent excess and underutilized wireless capacity on towers, land, and assets owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The newly established Office of Enterprise Wireless Management and Agile will enhance telecommunications systems, consolidate the management Members in the News
Oct 30, 2019 SOLiD Launches RocketWAVE Technology Platform to Fulfill Promise of mmWave 5G PLANO, Texas — October 23, 2019—SOLiD, the leader in cellular in-building and public safety infrastructure, today launched the SOLiD RocketWAVETM5G off-air repeater platform. The RocketWAVE solution will provide millimeter wave (mmWave) signal distribution, 5G performance, speed and capacityindoors. New RocketWAVE mmWAVE products offer a simple, economical solution to assure seamless in-building service for mobile operators Members in the News
Oct 30, 2019 Modern Utilities Need New Wireless Infrastructure By Robert Schwartz, Anterix The electric utility business is fundamentally more complex today than it was even five years ago. Once primarily the distributor of centrally produced power, the utility is now the master orchestrator of a multitude of transformative distributed energy resources—such as solar, wind, and battery storage —even as it now needs to WIA Blog
Oct 28, 2019 WIA Statement on the Retirement of Rep. Greg Walden October 28, 2019Contact: Amy-Gabrielle Bartolac | Public Affairs Manager703-621-0527 | Amy-Gabrielle.Bartolac@wia.org ARLINGTON, Va. – The following statement can be attributed to WIA President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein. “Throughout his time in the House, Greg Walden has been one of Congress’s foremost leaders on broadband deployment. His commitment to innovation and U.S. wireless leadership is irreplaceable. As Chairman News, WIA Press Releases
Oct 25, 2019 AT&T and Peppertree Capital Agree to Tower Transaction Valued at up to $680 Million AT&T Inc.* (NYSE: T) has announced that it agreed to a sale-leaseback of its remaining domestic company-owned wireless towers to Peppertree Capital Management, Inc. Under the terms of the sale, valued at up to $680 million, Peppertree will purchase more than 1,000 AT&T towers, and AT&T will lease back capacity on the towers from Peppertree. The Members in the News