Tower Talks With Inside Towers

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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This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of March 6, 2023. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here.Support the show

The digital infrastructure ecosystem includes towers, fiber, data centers, small cells, edge infrastructure and power. While the various digital infrastructure asset classes operate under a similar ‘shared infrastructure’ business model, deploying these assets, particularly data centers, involves very different requirements.Jake Remington, Senior Counsel, and Rodney Carter, Partner, with the telecom practice at the law firm, Husch Blackwell, are in conversation with John Celentano, Inside Towers Business Editor, about the issues and considerations involved in data center planning, deployment and operation, and the outlook for the data center business in 2023.Support the show

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of February 27, 2023. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here.Support the show

Running a tower business is complex. It involves everything from managing towers and equipment they support, to scheduling and tracking labor and material costs, to marketing the site and administering tenant leases for large numbers of towers. For some time, businesses have used enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to manage their operations. Now there is an ERP system specifically for tower companies.Luis Lopez Garay, Consulting Senior Manager at Crowe discusses with John Celentano, Inside Towers Business Editor, the Crowe Tower Accelerator, tailored ERP solution for tower companies.Support the show

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of February 20, 2023. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here.Support the show

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Tower climbing has been cited as one of the most dangerous jobs anywhere. A big part of the challenge for working at heights is just the physical toll that climbing up and down tall structures demands. Often the fatigue factor raises the injury risk level for workers.Power ascenders are being incorporated into tower climbing training courses and safety standards as a tool that can enhance climber health and safety.Bryant Bertrand, CEO of Ronin Revolution, developer of the RONIN LIFT power ascender joins John Celentano, Inside Towers Business Editor, with an update on power ascender acceptance and use in tower climbing.Learn more from the NATE/SEMC White Paper: “Powered Ascender Use on Antenna Supporting Structures”.  Stop by booth 326 at NATE Unite to meet with Ronin.Support the show

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of February 6, 2023. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here.Support the show

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Managing wireless and wireline telecom networks involves monitoring and interpreting a lot of data from thousands of sites and dozens of data points at each of those sites.Network managers need to know the status of their sites at all times, especially when power outages or equipment failures occur. They rely on detailed site data to make informed decisions for appropriate corrective actions or to dispatch field technicians.Jon Baars, Director-Sales & Marketing at Asentria discusses with John Celentano, Inside Towers Business Editor, the business of site monitoring and how capturing and displaying large volumes of information helps to manage networks efficiently and cost-effectively.Support the show

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of December 5, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here.Support the show