Tower Talks with Inside Towers

Inside Towers Managing Editor Jim Fryer shares the Ethernet with some of Telecom's key players in this Tower and Wireless Infrastructure News Podcast. Subscribe to the Inside Towers daily newsletter here: https://insidetowers.com/subscription/

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#155 - Weekly News Recap - January 16 - 20, 2023

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of January 16, 2023. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Jan 23, 2023•14 min•Season 4Ep. 3

#154 - Weekly News Recap - January 9 - 13, 2023

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of January 9, 2023. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Jan 16, 2023•33 min•Season 4Ep. 2

#153 - Weekly News Recap - January 3 - 6, 2023

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of January 3, 2023. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Jan 09, 2023•19 min•Season 4Ep. 1

#152 - A Discussion on Using Data for Informed Decisions

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 J...

Dec 13, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 49

#151 - Weekly News Recap - December 5 - 9, 2022

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

Dec 12, 2022•11 min•Season 3Ep. 48

#151 - Weekly News Recap - November 28 - December 2, 2022

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of November 28, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Dec 05, 2022•18 min•Season 3Ep. 47

#150 - Weekly News Recap - November 7 - 11, 2022

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of November 7, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Nov 14, 2022•17 min•Season 3Ep. 46

#149 - Weekly News Recap - October 31- November 4, 2022

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of October 31, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here Support the show

Nov 07, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 45

#148 - Weekly News Recap - October 25-28, 2022

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of October 25, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Oct 31, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 44

#147 - Weekly News Recap - October 17-21, 2022

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of October 17, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Oct 24, 2022•26 min•Season 3Ep. 43

#146 - Workforce Development Discussion with FordCom Wireless

With a high level of 5G and fiber deployments underway, teams of field technicians are needed to do the installation and testing. This activity requires a workforce of trained and skilled technicians that the wireless carriers, their equipment suppliers, and tower companies typically contract to do the work. Workers often are in the field for days at a time and may have to travel to where the work is needed. FordCom Wireless is a field services organization with a specific strategy in what it of...

Oct 24, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 42

#145 - Ontivity’s Outlook on the Wireless Infrastructure Workforce

Despite the daily news about a weak economy, the wireless infrastructure business is in a high cycle of activity. Mobile network operators are pushing ahead with 5G cell site construction, mid-band spectrum build-outs, and supporting fiber deployments. All this activity requires a large, skilled workforce to get the job done. Marshaling and managing a workforce in hiring, training, and retaining skilled technicians to handle all the work that needs to be done is a challenge. Previous podcasts wi...

Oct 17, 2022•13 min•Season 3Ep. 41

#144 - Weekly News Recap - October 10-14, 2022

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of October 10, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Oct 17, 2022•32 min•Season 3Ep. 40

#143 - Milestone Towers is Going the Extra Mile

A lot of discussion in the tower business involves the big three publicly held tower companies and what they do to support their major mobile network operator tenants. But in the United States, there over a hundred privately-owned tower companies that provide specialized services, either in specific geographic regions or for specific customer needs. Milestone Towers is one such company. Len Forkas, Milestone Towers’ founder and CEO talks with John Celentano, Inside Towers Business Editor about h...

Oct 10, 2022•17 min•Season 3Ep. 39

#142 - Weekly News Recap - October 4-7, 2022

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of October 4, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Oct 07, 2022•18 min•Season 3Ep. 38

#141 - Weekly News Recap - September 26-30, 2022

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of September 26, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Oct 03, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 37

#140 - Weekly News Recap - September 12-16, 2022

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of September 12, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Sep 19, 2022•17 min•Season 3Ep. 36

#139 - Weekly News Recap - September 6-9, 2022

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of September 6, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Sep 12, 2022•12 min•Season 3Ep. 35

#138 - Weekly News Recap - August 22-26, 2022

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of August 22, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Aug 29, 2022•12 min•Season 3Ep. 34

#137 - Weekly News Recap - August 15-19, 2022

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of August 15, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Aug 22, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 33

#136 - Weekly News Recap - August 8-12, 2022

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of August 8, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Aug 15, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 32

#135 - CommScope Shares C-band Small Cell Challenges & Solutions

C-band deployments are underway with the major carriers, particularly Verizon and AT&T, that each got an early start with Phase 1 rollouts in December 2021. The Phase 2 activities are underway to meet a December 2023 deadline. C-band is a valuable mid-band spectrum for its bandwidth capacity and reach. The early carrier activity has focused on macrocells but is moving to small cells for network densification in populated areas and for new fixed wireless access applications. Mounting C-band r...

Aug 08, 2022•19 min•Season 3Ep. 31

#134 - Weekly News Recap - August 1-5, 2022

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of August 1, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Aug 08, 2022•15 min•Season 3Ep. 30

#133 - Weekly News Recap - June 20-24, 2022

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of June 20, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Jun 27, 2022•17 min•Season 3Ep. 29

#132 - Weekly News Recap - June 13-17, 2022

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of June 13, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Jun 20, 2022•19 min•Season 3Ep. 28

#131 - Weekly News Recap - June 6-10, 2022

This is your Inside Towers Weekly Recap for the week of June 6, 2022. For more wireless infrastructure news, subscribe to our newsletter here . Support the show

Jun 13, 2022•25 min•Season 3Ep. 27

#130 - Navigating the Municipal Zoning and Permitting Process

Wireless carriers are in high gear with their 5G deployments at towers, small cells, and distributed antenna systems. Physical construction of these sites only comes after carriers are granted zoning licenses and permits from the local jurisdictions that must review and approve carrier applications for site location and design. That process must follow FCC rules for the timing of these approvals but the municipalities, and their citizens, want a greater say in what sites are proposed and where t...

May 30, 2022•25 min•Season 3Ep. 26

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