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5G deployment faces a skills gap

COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND -- As wireless operators push forward with aggressive 5G roll-out plans, they will need a workforce that understands how to deploy increasingly complex network technologies, according to the Wireless Infrastructure Association. WIA President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein said during a Wireless...

The promise — and peril — of smart cities

COLLEGE PARK, Md.--The telecom and tech industry tends to focus on the positive aspects of smart cities -- but panelists at the recent Wireless Connect event grappled not only with the potential good of smart cities but the unintended consequences. Some of the interest in...

Carr talks 5G, wireless workforce

COLLEGE PARK, Md.--Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr discussed the role of workforce development in supporting 5G roll-outs and making federal regulations "5G-ready" to encourage private sector investments in the next generation of wireless technology. Carr's remarks came during a discussion with Jonathan Adelstein, president and...