Apr 11, 2018 Global Cloud Provider Selects Zayo for Dark Fiber in Canada BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A global cloud provider has selected Zayo Group Holdings (NYSE: ZAYO) for a high-capacity dark fiber ring in the Montreal metro area. Zayo will extend its existing dense network in Montreal, building a 60-kilometer (km) ring for the anchor tenant along the South Shore, the city’s growing technology and data center hub. The Members in the News
Apr 10, 2018 EQT Completes Purchase of Majority Stake in Spirit Communications; Will Combine Assets with Lumos Networks Waynesboro, Va., and Columbia, S.C., April 10, 2018 – Lumos Networks Corp. (“Lumos”) and Spirit Communications (“Spirit”) announced today that the EQT Infrastructure III fund (“EQT Infrastructure”) has completed its majority stake investment in Spirit. With the transaction complete, Spirit will be combined with Lumos, which was acquired in November of 2017. The combination of Members in the News
Apr 6, 2018 Wireless Connect at University of Maryland Honors Jonathan Adelstein for Leadership in Training and Education for Wireless Industry College Park, Md. – April 4 – Jonathan Adelstein, President and CEO of the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA), was honored today at the Wireless Connect conference held at the University of Maryland for his work to enhance training and education opportunities within the wireless infrastructure industry. Dr. Rikin Thakker, Faculty Member of the Department of WIA Press Releases
Mar 22, 2018 WIA Statement on FCC’s Wireless Infrastructure Streamlining Report and Order The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) issued the following statement from Jonathan Adelstein, President and CEO of WIA, regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s vote today in favor of the “Wireless Infrastructure Streamlining Report and Order” “We appreciate the FCC’s effort to remove regulatory barriers to the deployment of wireless infrastructure. The FCC’s action today is designed WIA Press Releases
Mar 6, 2018 ExteNet Systems Partners with Peak Internet on its CBRS LTE Fixed Wireless Network CHICAGO, March 6, 2018 – ExteNet Systems, a leading independent provider of Communications Infrastructure enabling advanced cellular, wireless and broadband connectivity across urban and rural America, today announced it has deployed a CBRS Part 96 ready fixed wireless LTE-based network with Peak Internet, a broadband access provider based in Woodland Park, Colorado. Peak Internet provides Members in the News
Mar 6, 2018 WIA Statement on House Vote in Favor of FCC Reauthorization The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) issued the following statement from Jonathan Adelstein, President and CEO of WIA, regarding the House of Representatives vote today to pass the RAY BAUM’S Act (FCC Reauthorization Act). “Today’s vote is a great step forward for a variety of reasons including the legislation’s aim to prepare the Federal Communications Commission and the wireless industry for WIA Press Releases