Industry Responds to Transportation’s Latest 5G Delay

Wireless operators AT&T and Verizon have agreed to voluntarily delay deployments of certain radios that will operate in the C-Band (frequencies between 3.7-3.98 GHz) near airports to January 19, 2022, giving aviation regulators two additional weeks to evaluate potential interference between C-Band operations and older radio altimeters.  The mobile operators have already voluntarily delayed C-Band

New Study Finds Tower Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Play an Important Role in the Digital Economy

A new study conducted by Professor Timothy Riddiough at the University of Wisconsin and sponsored by Nareit, finds that tower REITs are an important part of the growing digital economy; a broad range of qualitative and quantitative evidence supports a conclusion that towers are intrinsically real estate; and that tower REITs operate in both a

WIA Congratulates Alan Davidson on the Advancement of His Nomination as Head of NTIA

ARLINGTON, Va. – Please attribute the following statement to WIA President and CEO, Jonathan Adelstein. “I congratulate Alan Davidson on the advancement of his nomination from the Senate Commerce Committee. Knowing Alan for over two decades, he has consistently displayed good judgement, deep background in telecommunications and technology, and has performed with outstanding dedication and

New Tilson Report Finds Vastly Differing Levels of Readiness Among States to Implement Federal Broadband Grant Funds

ARLINGTON, Va. – In a new report commissioned by WIA, Tilson analyzes all U.S. state preparations to implement unprecedented broadband infrastructure funding, finding vastly differing levels of readiness and widely varying approaches. In its analysis, Tilson identified 12 U.S. states and territories with no proposed or enacted legislation to create broadband grant programs to implement broadband funding