Sep 17, 2018 T-Mobile and Crown Castle Expand Strategic Relationship BELLEVUE, Washington and HOUSTON, Texas – September 12, 2018 – T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI) today announced they have agreed to expand their long-term, strategic relationship. Under the agreement, Crown Castle will deploy additional small cells within their existing footprint and light up small cells in new markets, helping T-Mobile enhance 4G Members in the News
Sep 13, 2018 FCC Takes Action as Hurricane Florence Approaches East Coast (September 13, 2018) The Federal Communications Commission is preparing for Hurricane Florence, which is expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours, by activating its Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) and deploying FCC staff to areas in the path of the storm to survey radiofrequency spectrum in critical areas of South Carolina, North Carolina WIA Blog
Sep 12, 2018 ‘Packed Landscape’ of Wireless Policy Initiatives Includes Small Cell Streamlining, Spectrum Allocations The wireless industry is experiencing perhaps the most active policy agenda in its history, Jonathan Adelstein, president and CEO of the Wireless Infrastructure Association, said during a webinar presented by the City Networks Task Force Aug. 16. Adelstein and Doug Dimitroff, a partner at Phillips Lytle focused on commercial real estate and telecommunications law, outlined WIA Blog
Sep 11, 2018 AT&T to Begin Testing 5G-Ready CBRS Equipment Selects Samsung for CBRS Equipment and CommScope as SAS Provider, Will Use CBRS for Fixed Wireless Internet Deployments AT&T* today announced that it has selected Samsung Electronics America and CommScope to supply the company with its first 5G-ready Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) network solution. Samsung will provide CBRS compliant radios and base station equipment. Members in the News
Sep 6, 2018 FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Outlines Next Steps on 5G Deployment FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr described the next steps the Commission will take to encourage 5G deployment during remarks at the Indiana Statehouse on Sept. 4. 5G could prove one of the most transformational standards in the history of technology. But, as promising as 5G is, it’s only as good as the infrastructure on which it’s WIA Blog
Sep 5, 2018 WIA Statement on FCC Draft Infrastructure Order (September 4, 2018) The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) issued the following statement from President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein regarding the FCC’s draft infrastructure order. “The FCC’s draft order includes a number of necessary provisions that will help accelerate 5G deployment. For the U.S. to lead the world in 5G, sound policies are needed to encourage WIA Press Releases