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WH Infrastructure Plan Faces GOP Resistance 5G Apple Chips Served Click here for the online version. This e-mail was created for <<Email Address>> Subscribe • Advertise Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Volume 7 | Issue 89 WH Infrastructure Plan Faces GOP Resistance UPDATE A $2 trillion infrastructure deal outlined last week by President Donald Trump and top Democrats is already losing steam. The tentative deal to repair infrastructure and devote some of the $2 trillion to broadband has run into opposition from Republicans who say it’s too expensive. Those opposed to the deal include Trump's top aide, Mick Mulvaney, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, who is not in favor of the spending, reports The Washington Post. Mulvaney said Friday, he agrees with the president on a need for an infrastructure package and is trying to identify $1 trillion for that purpose. "Is it difficult to pass any infrastructure bill in this environment, let alone a $2 trillion one, in this environment? Absolutely," Mulvaney said. Continue Reading 5G Apple Chips Served Up By Huawei Apple phones with 5G chips from Chinese telecom giant Huawei? Huawei may be saying, 'why not?,’ reports CNBC. A change in strategy suggests that the company may be receptive to offering its 5G cell phone chips to Apple. At this point, the chips are only available to Huawei cell phone users. At present, Apple does not have 5G capabilities, but has used support technology from Intel and Qualcomm for its smartphones. Apple and Qualcomm are currently engaged in several legal battles involving patent disputes. Although Apple has its own processors and would not need Huawei’s Kirin 980 processor, it may be eyeing Hauweii's 5G chip in lieu of what Qualcomm may have available. Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei declared himself an ardent admirer of Apple founder Steve Jobs. “Mr. Jobs was great not because he created Apple, but because he created an era, the mobile internet era,” Ren told CNBC through an interpreter. “Saying that he was great is an understatement. I think he was super-great.” DAS/Small Cells Wireless Supply: “Go Green” With Higher Standards and Superior Quality Wireless Supply, a manufacturer of cable and components for the wireless communications industry, has been providing high-quality products for the DAS and small cell markets since 2015. However, the expertise at Wireless Supply goes back much farther, spanning decades. Jeff Hall, one of the company’s founders and General Manager, has been involved in the telecommunications industry for 38 years, the only industry he’s worked in since graduating from college. “I was around before cell phones were commercially available and even worked with the original cell phone manufacturers,” Hall said. “When cell phones ‘turned on’ in 1983, I was a part of it!” This same excitement is apparent in what Wireless Supply brings to its customers, focusing on quality, solving challenges, and remaining an agile organization. “We refer to custom projects as ‘what ifs,’ encouraging customers to communicate to us how they need a product to perform, even if it’s not yet on the market,” said Hall. “Because of these ‘what if’ projects, we’ve been able to build a product to solve one customer’s challenge and that same product has turned into a staple for Wireless Supply because other customers are facing the same issues. This is all made possible because we listen to our customers, react to their needs, and build them the equipment they need to solve challenges.” Continue Reading AT&T Still Coming Up Short on 5GE Marketing Claims The legal challenge from Sprint regarding AT&T's "5GE" branding continues to be a source of confusion and misinformation, reports The Verge. According to AT&T, their marketing of "5G Evolution" is clearly not an attempt to claim that they are delivering 5G service. Consumers appear to think otherwise. The confusion starts with the fact that AT&T has continued to display "5GE" on their cell phone screens. Mark Benioff, CEO of tech company SalesForce saw the logo and tweeted: "Does this mean I’m now on 5G in San Francisco with 10 Gigabits with super low latency? My phone doesn’t have a 5G chipset but it reads 5G. I saw real 5G last week South Korea and it was astonishing. 100,000 antennas and 10,000 servers connected to a 5G core. Who knows the answer?" Continue Reading 5.9 GHZ Spectrum Concerns Delays DSRC and C-V2X Vehicle Integration Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp announced to the FCC that its halting plans to install Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) technology on U.S. vehicles. The goal of DSRC is to allow automobiles to communicate with one another to avoid collisions, broadcasting precise vehicle information up to 10 times per second, reported Reuters. This announcement comes as an upset to DSRC advocates. In April 2018, Toyota announced it would begin installing DSRC technology in 2021, "with the goal of adoption across most of its lineup by the mid-2020s." However, in a letter to the FCC, the automaker based its decision on, "a range of factors, including the need for greater automotive industry commitment as well as federal government support to preserve the 5.9 GHz spectrum band for DSRC." Continue Reading May 6, 2019 at Close Sprint Corporation Releases 2018 Fourth Quarter Results Today Sprint Corporation will release its fiscal 2018 fourth quarter financial results today, May 7. The results and a webcast will be posted at: www.sprint.com/investors at about 4:05p.m. E.T. Sprint management will host a call at 4:30 p.m. to discuss the results. South Dakota U.S. Cellular Gets Three of Thirty Towers OK’ed in Sioux City Plans are afoot for thirty U.S. Cellular cell sites in Sioux City, SD within the next year, reports The Sioux City Journal. The Sioux City Council is poised to vote on the next three tower sites proposed for First Street, Frelon Drive, and Green Avenue. If approved, the First Street tower would be a 150-foot monopole situated in an industrial park parking lot. The Frelon Drive tower is also expected to be a monopole reaching 190 feet. The Green Avenue tower did not pass the first round of zoning approvals, so the design was changed from a lattice design to a monopole. This third tower is also planned to be 190-feet tall. Opaque fencing will be used at all three locations. Since cell phone towers are already a familiar sight in Sioux City, the new towers have met with minimal resistance. Previous building plans have been denied for failing to meet setback requirements but only one person responded negatively to a survey regarding the First Street cell site. Oregon Eugene Residents Enlist Congressman in Their Battle Versus 5G In January, some residents protested a small cell mounted on a utility pole near a middle school, according to the Register-Guard. The move by residents to oppose 5G infrastructure, with backing by city officials, helped draw the battle lines against 5G in the city, even though small cells are already present. In addition, the locals turned their U.S Congressman to take their message to the FCC. U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio wrote a letter to the FCC asking the agency to ensure 5G, and its infrastructure is safe since the federal government hasn’t updated its guidelines for human exposure to radio-wave radiation in more than two decades, reported the Register-Guard. “My constituents in southwest Oregon have expressed their concerns regarding possible health effects from increased (radio-wave radiation) exposure, particularly in light of upcoming 5G technology,” noted DeFazio in the April 15 letter. “They are not alone — Americans across the country are expressing similar worries about possible adverse health effects from this technology, and they are understandably demanding answers from the federal government.” Continue Reading Ericsson: 5G Surge Means Tower Climbers Are in High Demand The mainstream press is discovering 5G deployment means more tower workers are needed. CNBC focuses on Ericsson, which has erected some 350,000 towers across the U.S., and expects to grow that figure to one million in the next four years as it partners with major U.S. carriers to deploy 5G. “Tower climbers are really the backbone behind the network. They climb infrastructures, whether its rooftops or major towers, and they actually assemble and construct the equipment on top of these cell towers that we all use every day,” said Kevin Zvokel, head of networks at Ericsson North America. CNBC referenced the recent White House event held for 5G in which President Donald Trump was joined by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. The President said 5G deployment will mean the creation of about three million jobs. Continue Reading NEW Addressing the FTTA/FTTN Challenge Fiber Development Evolving to Help Operators Meet 4G/5G Demand Worldwide deployment of 4G LTE service is just starting to ramp up for markets outside of the U.S. Meanwhile, the first true 5G commercial networks are tantalizingly close to being ready in select regions. Software is being tested, hardware is in the works, and carriers are readying their plans to flip the switch on their 5G network in the first half of 2019. For network operators, globally, the pressure to deliver on these expectations is intensifying. Perhaps the biggest challenge is bringing enough macro and small cell capacity on line to support the immediate need for more 4G and the imminent launch of 5G. Download CommScope's white paper to learn more about this challenge and how it's being handled here. VIKOR to Open Fifth Office Yesterday VIKOR Teleconstruction (formerly Sioux Falls Tower) announced it will add another office in Missoula, MT.
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