TIRAP provides DOL-credentialed apprenticeship programs
What is the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprentice Program? Watch the latest episode of Inside Telecom Careers, hosted by Karla Macias and Jeff Mucci, as they discuss and view a recent interview with Jonathan Adelstein, CEO for PCIA - The Wireless Infrastructure Association.
While details...
Educational training, specifically fiber splicing training, is a key element of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and International Brotherhood Electrical Workers (IBEW) negotiated agreement with mobile operators including Verizon and AT&T
Watch RCRtv - Fiber splicing training for CWA and IBEW workers from APT...
ExteNet Systems, a builder and operator of DAS and small cell systems, is set to become part of Digital Bridge Holdings, the investment group that owns Vertical Bridge and Mexico Tower Partners. Along with Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, Digital Bridge is set to buy out...
Recapitalization to Fuel Long-Term Growth in Rapidly Expanding Small Cell Market
Marc Ganzi, former CEO of Global Tower Partners, which sold to American Tower for $4.8 billion in 2013, assumes role of chairman as part of Extenet Systems' restructuring.
Below is press release announcing the Extenet...
Small cells, ranging from femtocells in consumer applications, through pico, metro and micro cells in enterprise, and urban applications, are revolutionizing the coverage, capacity and availability of wireless data services. The insatiable demand for more and faster data is driving increasingly rapid deployment of...
The Sports & Entertainment Alliance in Technology hosts an annual convention for CIOs, CTOs and digital marketing experts from the sports and entertainment world. Most of these executives cannot do their jobs in venues that are not well-connected, and more to the point, many...
This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes a look at the booming wireless ecosystem developing in New York City.
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Former Federal Communications Commission member Jonathan Adelstein, the current president and CEO of PCIA, the Wireless Infrastructure Association, called New...
Verizon Wireless could not control the weather at this year's MLB All-Star Game, but the carrier did try to plan for every contingency related to mobile data use. Like the other nationwide carriers, Verizon has a distributed antenna system to keep subscribers connected at...
Four years ago, Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park installed a distributed antenna system to make sure it could keep up with mobile data demand. Today that demand has surpassed most forecasts, and AT&T's ball park DAS has undergone a major upgrade ahead of the...
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On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, managing editor for RCR Wireless News takes a look at how CPRI--common public radio interface--can be applied to digital DAS (distributed antenna system) deployments.
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Kinney looks at an interview with...
It's been less than a year since SAC Wireless became part of Nokia, and the company has already executed its plan to expand its network services footprint with Nokia behind it. Illinois-based SAC now serves carrier customers on both coasts and in many markets...
For better or for worse, our mobile devices have become an integral part of our lives, and when we enter a building few things can detract from our experience as much as poor connectivity. If that building is our workplace, our productivity and job...
In-building distributed antenna systems (DASs) are used to enhance cellular coverage within buildings to provide wireless customers better coverage and capacity while simultaneously greatly enhancing the user experience. Sounds simple, right? Well, it’s not. And not all DAS solutions are the same. What’s more,...
In a distributed antenna system deployment, about half of the cost of installation – trade labor rather than material, labor and electronics – lies in the head-end, where the DAS host unit connects to mobile operator base stations. It pays to optimize the head-end...
Deployment included cells on platforms, small cells and DAS
Following a series of network upgrades ahead of the Indy 500, Verizon Wireless has reported that its deployment at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway handled a 200% increase in mobile data use compared to the 2014 event.
The...
Goal was to standardize media processing into one platform
Communications service provider ZTE is working to deploy value-added services like voice over LTE, voice over Wi-Fi and other media-intesive applications, and has joined with Radisys to standardize virtualized media processing.
The idea is for ZTE to accelerate...
Deployment went from planning to live in 75 days
LONDON, England – Tier 3 carrier Nex-Tech Wireless, driven by customer complaints and a tight deadline, used small cells to connect a stadium in the heart of its coverage area in just 75 days.
Nathan Sutter, Nex-Tech...
JMA Wireless Teko DAS quickly connects large venues with minimal footprint and disruption
As the mobile explosion continues, consumers expect robust wireless service at home and work, while travelling or rooting for their favorite team in a stadium. It’s frustrating when existing networks cannot support...
When Alcatel-Lucent and TE Connectivity forged a partnership for digital distributed antenna systems, TE Connectivity was the world's No. 2 provider of DAS equipment, and Alcatel-Lucent was the world's No. 5 vendor of wireless network gear. Now TE Connectivity's wireless unit is set to...
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This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes a look at a discussion...
From the classroom to the football stadium, JMA Wireless has your college covered
College campuses and universities present a unique set of challenges for network operators with capacity and coverage demands changing near daily as students pack lecture halls, hang out in dorm rooms or...
Private wireless infrastructure firm charges COO with small cell, DAS
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Privately held wireless infrastructure firm InSite Wireless Group on May 12 announced its acquisition for undisclosed consideration of Capital Tower.
Industry veteran Richard Grimes, former CEO and co-founder of Capital Tower, will become the COO of...
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On this episode of HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes a look back at PCIA's 2015 Wireless Infrastructure Show in Hollywood, Fla.
The Wireless Infrastructure Show brought together leaders from the distributed antenna system, small cell, Wi-Fi, tower and...
FlexWave DAS host unit from TE Connectivity achieves NEBS compliance
Technology solutions firm TE Connectivity announced that its FlexWave distributed antenna system host unit has received certification for carrier-grade network application.
Specifically, the DAS achieved Network Equipment-Building System Level 3 compliance, meaning it’s acceptable for carrier...
