ARLINGTON, Virginia--The Wireless Infrastructure Association is taking the occasion of its first annual Wireless Hall of Fame event to honor some of the pivotal figures of the tower industry, while also focusing on the future needs of the tower workforce in a 5G world.
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SoftBank has teamed up with Netflix; could a Sprint/Netflix deal be next?
1. Sprint's parent company SoftBank will offer Netflix to customers who visit its stores and website, starting next month. The two companies will also work together to create original content. Netflix has already...
When Nokia agreed to buy SAC Wireless last summer, the North American wireless infrastructure business was just beginning to show signs of a cyclical slowdown. In the six months since, several major contractors have cut their workforces, but SAC Wireless continues to grow.
"We're definitely...
Consolidation in the wireless infrastructure services space continued this week with MasTec’s purchase of WesTower Communications. Florida-based MasTec said it paid $199 million in cash, or about .45-times projected 2014 revenue, for 100% of WesTower’s equity. Since 2011, WesTower had been owned by Canada’s...
Welcome to the third and final installment of our ‘how to become a tower climber’ series. This final article offers tips on building a great resume and where to look for a tower climber job across the Web. To read information about the necessary...
Having shed its mobile device unit, Nokia is putting some of its cash to work here in the United States. Yesterday the company said it had closed on its purchase of SAC Wireless, an Illinois-based provider of wireless infrastructure services. SAC contracts with wireless...
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