Feb 19, 2020 WIA Supports Training 5G Workforce through Public-Private Partnership RALEIGH, N.C. – The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA), the national sponsor for the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program (TIRAP), announced today its strong support for a public-private partnership between Tower Engineering Professionals (TEP), NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association, the National Wireless Safety Alliance (NWSA), and Wake Technical Community College (WTCC) to develop curricula and News, WIA Press Releases
Feb 19, 2020 WIA Awarded $6 Million DOL Grant to Train 5G Workforce ARLINGTON, Va. – The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) announced that the U.S. Department of Labor awarded it a $6 million grant to expand apprenticeship in the telecommunications industry. The grant program, Apprenticeship: Closing the Skills Gap, is designed to support large-scale expansions of apprenticeship. In partnership with the Power & Communication Contractors Association (PCCA), the News, WIA Press Releases
Feb 18, 2020 Federated Wireless Brings 4G/5G Private Wireless Networks to U.S. Enterprises with Microsoft Azure February 18, 2020 New cloud-native Connectivity-as-a-Service streamlines procurement, deployment and management of carrier-grade private networks Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) pioneer Federated Wireless today announced a new Connectivity-as-a-Service offering that lets U.S. enterprises buy and deploy private 4G and 5G networks with a single click through the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. This end-to-end managed service provided by Members in the News
Feb 14, 2020 CommScope Achieves DOD Approved Products List Certification for Wireless Access Points February 13, 2020 HICKORY, NC and WASHINGTON, DC CommScope announced today that it has achieved Department of Defense Information Network Approved Products List (DODIN APL) certification for its suite of Ruckus wireless access points (APs). This certification allows all DOD component agencies to purchase and operate the Ruckus APs over all DOD network infrastructures. “The DOD requires reliable Members in the News
Feb 12, 2020 The Use Case for CBRS in Hospitality Hospitality is just one vertical market that stands poised to benefit from the new spectrum becoming available in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) block. Hotels in particular have a variety of use cases available to them that may prompt them to consider setting up a private CBRS network as part of a heterogenous approach WIA Blog
Feb 10, 2020 Statement from WIA: WIA Supports 5G Budget Prioritization “WIA is grateful that the very first page of the president’s budget called for the need to ‘prioritize’ 5G. We are thrilled with the support in the budget for training through apprenticeships which can prepare the wireless workforce of tomorrow. We also appreciate the administration’s call for a ‘whole-of-Government approach’ and the need to refocus News, WIA Press Releases