Apr 29, 2019 5G Training Workshop Scheduled at Connectivity Expo The Telecommunications Education Center will offer a 5G Outlook and Technologies workshop from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., May 20 at Connectivity Expo in Orlando. The workshop will be followed by a social panel of industry experts, including Dr. Rikin Thakker, Vice President of Telecommunications and Spectrum Policy at the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet WIA Blog
Apr 29, 2019 WIA’s TIRAP Provides Apprenticeship Materials in Spanish to Support Diverse Workforce April 25, 2019Contact:Amy-Gabrielle Bartolac, Public Affairs Manager703-621-0527Amy-Gabrielle.Bartolac@wia.org ARLINGTON, Va. – The Wireless Infrastructure Association’s (WIA) Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program (TIRAP) is pleased to provide the Telecommunications Tower Technician Mentoring and Education Guide in Spanish to address the nation’s growing Spanish-speaking population. “TIRAP-participating employers are hiring in seven of the top ten Spanish-speaking states[1],” said News, WIA Press Releases
Apr 24, 2019 Xcel Energy’s Ed Bieging on How Utilities Can Help Accelerate 5G Network Buildouts Hundreds of thousands of new small cell sites are expected to be needed to support 5G and the revolutionary services it will enable — from connected vehicles to the internet of things. This densification effort will require close cooperation among wireless carriers, infrastructure providers and cities as network equipment reaches deeper into communities at a WIA Blog
Apr 23, 2019 WIA Welcomes Grant Seiffert to Lead Workforce Development Team April 23, 2019Contact: Amy-Gabrielle Bartolac, Public Affairs Manager703-621-0527Amy-Gabrielle.Bartolac@wia.org ARLINGTON, Va. – The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) announced that Grant Seiffert has joined WIA as Vice President of Workforce Development and Executive Director of Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program (TIRAP). “We are excited that Grant has joined the WIA team to help implement our vision of News, WIA Press Releases
Apr 17, 2019 Microsoft’s Shelley McKinley on Wireless Technology’s Role in Spanning the Rural Broadband Divide Terrestrial fixed wireless technologies can and should be playing a greater role in closing the broadband divide, according to technology giant Microsoft, which is focused on bringing broadband access to 3 million unserved Americans living in rural communities through its Airband Initiative. Millions of Americans today do not have access to high-speed broadband, leading to WIA Blog
Apr 17, 2019 CTI Towers and Flash Technology Announce Tower Light Agreement CTI Towers Inc, one of the largest privately-held tower companies in the United States, announced it has entered into an agreement for obstruction lighting services with Flash Technology, a global leader in aids-to-navigation solutions. The agreement was finalized this week at the Wireless West Conference in Scottsdale, AZ. Under the nationwide agreement, Flash will provide obstruction light installation, Members in the News