Tower Talks With Inside Towers

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of August 14, 2023.  For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here.Support the show

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Co-hosts Patrick Halley, President and CEO of the Wireless Infrastructure Association, and Jim Fryer, Managing Editor of Inside Towers, chat with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr as part of their informal, monthly “Wireless Water Cooler” discussions with industry leaders. In this lively half-hour conversation, Commissioner Carr discusses a range of topics, including the success of fixed wireless as the fasted growing home broadband service, workforce development, his appreciation and regard for tower workers, and the bipartisanship inherent in the FCC and Congress over wireless infrastructure issues. Support the show

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of July 17, 2023.  For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here.Support the show

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The tower business is increasingly data intensive. Engineers and network planners need to know what RAN equipment is installed, where on the tower, how much space is available for new equipment, and the condition of the equipment and the tower itself.All this data can be gathered, and drones are revolutionizing the process. Data analytics is not a buzz word but an important capability to support critical decision making for planning, building, and maintaining wireless infrastructure like towers.Jacob Garland, CTO and Colin Blake, Director-Solutions Engineering at Pointivo discuss with John Celentano, Inside Towers Business Editor, how data analytics are increasingly important in the tower business.Support the show

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of June 12, 2023.  For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here.Support the show

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BAI Communications in recent years has established itself as a provider of shared communications infrastructure used in public transportation systems, sports and entertainment venues, real estate and hospitality facilities, military bases, and smart cities, through different operating groups. BAI now is rebranding its operations in the northern hemisphere as Boldyn Networks.Christos Karmis, CEO of Boldyn Networks talks about the new organization with John Celentano, Inside Towers Business Editor.Support the show

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of May 22, 2023.  For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here.Support the show

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There are over 5.9 million commercial buildings and large venues in the U.S., according to the EIA Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey. Roughly 80 percent of all mobile voice and data calls originate or terminate inside buildings. With so many buildings and structures of varying shapes and sizes, there is a massive challenge for mobile network operators and building owners alike to ensure that wireless signals can be transmitted and received inside these buildings. But getting wireless signals inside buildings can be tricky and the costs are high.Ryan Hanson, President, and Eric Hudson, Vice President of Engineering, at Ontivity’s Mountain Wireless Construction business unit discuss with John Celentano, Inside Towers Business Editor about what’s involved in designing and installing big in-building wireless systems.Support the show

What does the current landscape of the NTIA and $42 billion in BEAD funds look like? Hosts of the Wireless Water Cooler, WIA CEO and President Patrick Halley and Inside Towers Managing Editor Jim Fryer find out as they interview two of the agency’s top executives. Listen in on this exclusive interview with NTIA’s Scott Harris, its Director National Spectrum Strategy and Sarah Morris, its Senior Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary.  Topics include a dive into the goals of the national spectrum strategy and how we should be thinking about the future of low, medium and high bands moving forward. Are we still on track for the June 30 allocation deadline?  How does fixed wireless fit into the BEAD program as a viable tool for connectivity?Support the show

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of April 10, 2023.  For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here.Support the show

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