May 24, 2021 Wireless and 5G training just got better with E-learning optionsBy Brent Weil This last year tested many assumptions we had about training and managing our workforce. Many offices and training sites closed, travel was cut back, and social distancing made in-person training a lot more challenging. Not to mention the economic pressures many companies have faced. So did we stop training? Yes and no. A lot of traditional WIA Blog
May 21, 2021 Closing the Gap on the Digital DivideBy Tracy Ford The digital divide has been a problem in the United States for decades, and the COVID-19 pandemic underscored the need for connectivity for telehealth, working remotely and being schooled at home, noted Jim Fryer, Managing Editor of Inside Towers and moderator for a Virginia Wireless Association webinar that focused on ways to close the gap. WIA Blog
May 19, 2021 WIA celebrates the innovations and inventors that drive the wireless industryBy Kristen Beckman The wireless industry, by its nature, is characterized by innovation and a spirit of outside-the-box thinking that has revolutionized the way people live, work and play. The industry is full of examples of all kinds of people identifying a challenge and solving it with creativity, smarts and perseverance. Take the unlikely influence of Austrian actress WIA Blog
May 12, 2021 WIA Supports Passage of IMPACT Act Statement from WIA President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein on Senate Commerce Committee passage of the IMPACT ACT as part of Endless Frontiers Act: “WIA is thrilled that the Improving Minority Participants and Careers in Telecommunications Act (IMPACT Act) is included in the Endless Frontiers Act, which passed the Senate Commerce Committee this afternoon. The IMPACT News, WIA Press Releases
May 12, 2021 CEO Yannis Macheras discusses Parallel Infrastructure’s goals and the wireless revolutionBy Kristen Beckman With its roots in the railroad industry, tower developer Parallel Infrastructure has taken a circuitous path to its current role as a trusted infrastructure partner to the nation’s wireless carriers. During the past 7 years, industry veteran Yannis Macheras has been at the helm, guiding the company to success through ownership transitions and an ever-changing WIA Blog
May 10, 2021 Peppertree Capital Hires Arnoud Krijt to Focus on Fiber Investments Chagrin Falls, OH (May 10, 2021) — Peppertree Capital Management, Inc. has hired Arnoud Krijt as a Managing Director to focus on investments in, and the acquisition of, fiber networks. Prior to joining Peppertree, Mr. Krijt was the Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, of Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ: UNIT) where he lead Uniti’s fiber acquisition Members in the News