Jan 15, 2021 Volunteer opportunities on MLKDay Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been designated as a national day of service, encouraging all Americans to volunteer in their communities. Observed this Monday, MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as “a day on, not a day off.” AmeriCorps, which has been leading this effort for the past quarter century, is collaborating WIA Blog
Jan 13, 2021 2021: The wireless infrastructure industry looks ahead 2020 was a year of events that nobody could predict, including a global pandemic that altered the way people work, how students learn and the way everybody lives. These dramatic shifts impacted the wireless infrastructure industry as well, with capacity and coverage needs disseminating out from urban centers and applications like telemedicine taking on unprecedented WIA Blog
Jan 13, 2021 Department of Labor Approves More High-growth Industry Career Path Opportunities ARLINGTON, Va. – The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) and the Power & Communication Contractors Association (PCCA) announced that the Department of Labor (DoL) has approved two new occupations for apprenticeship training through WIA’s Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program (TIRAP). The new occupations are Overhead Utility Installer Technician and Underground Utility Installer Technician. “Not only does this approval News, WIA Press Releases
Jan 12, 2021 FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Joins WIA, Inside Towers at The Wireless Water Cooler In Episode 6 of The Wireless Water Cooler podcast, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai joined WIA President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein and Inside Towers’ Managing Editor Jim Fryer for some water cooler conversation just before the end of his tenure at the Commission. Taking large gulps of conversation, Adelstein, Fryer, and Chairman Pai recapped the accomplishments News, WIA Press Releases
Jan 12, 2021 WIA Deeply Saddened Over Loss of Engaged Industry Member MacLeod “Many of us at WIA and among our members are deeply saddened over the passing of Jake MacLeod,” said Jonathan Adelstein, President and CEO of WIA. “Jake was big and strong of body, mind, spirit, and character. Losing a man so large leaves an unfillable void. He spearheaded WIA’s Innovation & Technology Council (ITC) when it launched in 2016. Under his leadership, ITC produced major white papers that had a big impact not only News, WIA Press Releases
Jan 11, 2021 Aero Wireless Group welcomes John Kearney as Chief Commercial Officer BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Aero Wireless Group, a leader in innovative wireless infrastructure solutions, today announced the appointment of John Kearney as Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for managing strategic customer accounts and sales and marketing. The Aero Wireless Group includes Comptek Technologies, LLC, Aero Smart Communities, LLC and Aero Solutions, LLC. During his Members in the News