WIA launched its new In-Building Forum to connect the group's members to indoor wireless opportunities. 'I think this is a really big opportunity for the wireless industry,' said WIA CEO Patrick Halley.
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'The size of that [in-building] opportunity is growing every day,' said Brendan Cavanagh, CEO of cell tower giant SBA Communications. 'I do think there is opportunity there.' lightreading.com/cloud/it-s-tim…

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Early 5G deployments focused mostly on outdoor installations. But now a broad array of companies – big and small – is eyeing demand for indoor wireless network installations. lightreading.com/cloud/it-s-tim…
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India is reportedly considering options to remove Chinese gear in the communications networks. lightreading.com/regulatory-pol…

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Tower tech, a healthy climber and MMA fighter, suddenly passes while on a Verizon modification project wirelessestimator.com/articles/2024/…

5G 'has not yet lived up to the hype,' agreed Melissa Mullarkey, SVP of business development for Boldyn Networks, a company that builds indoor and outdoor wireless networks. 'People don't need to download a Netflix video in two seconds,' lightreading.com/open-ran/hope-…
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'It doesn't feel like [5G] reality has lived up to the hype,' said David Yacoub, of Site Link. He said 5G technology hasn't upended everyday life with autonomous cars and robot surgeons, as early 5G proponents promised it would. lightreading.com/open-ran/hope-…

WIA represents many of the nation's cell tower owners, and its show is ground zero for many of the companies that have been struggling to stay afloat amid a downturn in wireless network operator spending. lightreading.com/open-ran/hope-…
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Great #smallcell antidote from #ConnectX24 today:

Guy is angry that they're building a small cell in his neighborhood, but can't get a signal to make a call to his local representative to complain.

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A slowdown in 5G spending continues to drag on companies at the Wireless Infrastructure Association's (WIA) annual trade show. But show attendees believe the situation will improve, eventually. lightreading.com/open-ran/hope-…
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It's reasonable to assume that Netflix's bigger audience, coupled with the high-profile nature of the NFL's Christmas Day games, will generate far more traffic than Peacock's foray into live streamed football. lightreading.com/video-streamin…

Netflix is planning to live stream two NFL games on Christmas Day. The nation's telecom network engineers are going to have to be ready because there's a good chance that day will be the busiest ever on the Internet, at least in the US. lightreading.com/video-streamin…

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Netflix is planning to live stream two high-profile NFL games to its roughly 80 million US customers on Christmas Day. The nation's telecom network managers will need to be ready. lightreading.com/video-streamin…

'As Charter looks to beef up its mobile acquisition capabilities and put more focus on households with multiple lines, it is preparing to roll out contract buyouts, says CEO Chris Winfrey.' lightreading.com/wireless/chart…
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'after the merger prices in the US either stopped falling altogether or fell at a much slower rate. The 4-to-3 mobile merger in the US led to higher prices and consumer harm.' lightreading.com/operations/us-…
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'The 4-to-3 mobile merger in the US led to higher prices and consumer harm,' says research firm Rewheel, which tracked pricing information before and after T-Mobile merged with Sprint. lightreading.com/operations/us-…

'We're committed to getting to 4-5 million FWA customers, and then we'll come back and explain how we'll grow beyond that,' Sowmyanarayan Sampath, EVP and CEO of Verizon's consumer business, said Tuesday lightreading.com/fixed-wireless…

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'We're going to have to come back and explain where we want to grow that business longer term,' said Verizon's Sowmyanarayan Sampath, hinting at growth beyond 4-5 million FWA customers. lightreading.com/fixed-wireless…
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'Like everything else in this crazy world, Metro Flex details could change.' businesswire.com/news/home/2024…
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