Wireless Infrastructure Association
WIA Foundation Launches Wireless Futures Program to Help Employers Build the Next Generation of Wireless Talent
The Wireless Futures Program is a national initiative designed to connect employers across the wireless and digital infrastructure ecosystem with undergraduate and graduate students seeking paid internship and cooperative learning opportunities.
WIA Welcomes FCC Approval of DISH License Transfers
With this decision, the Federal Communications Commission put Build America into action. America’s world-leading networks are built on wireless infrastructure, and EchoStar’s refusal to honor its obligations threatened that foundation. Chairman Carr listened. This decision ensures critical wireless spectrum is put to its highest use, while supporting the infrastructure providers that make connectivity possible. Thank you to Chairman Carr and the FCC’s incredible staff for continued leadership that strengthens America’s security and competitiveness.
Coalition Urges House to Advance American Broadband Deployment Act to Accelerate Nationwide Connectivity
On behalf of the undersigned organizations, representing the stakeholders who build, own, manage, and enable the communications networks millions of Americans rely on every day, we urge you to bring H.R. 2289, the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025, to the floor without delay. Broadband underpins our society and economic growth, and its importance is only rising as Artificial Intelligence becomes embedded in daily life.
Wireless Infrastructure By The Numbers: 2025 Key Industry Statistics
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the U.S. wireless infrastructure sector, covering purpose-built cellular towers, indoor and outdoor small cells, macrocell sites, annual infrastructure investments, and the American workforce sustaining this essential industry. The following key statistics show the strength of the U.S. wireless infrastructure industry at the end of 2025:
Assessing the Economic and Financial Impacts from DISH’s Infrastructure Contract Defaults
In late 2025, DISH Wireless LLC (a subsidiary of EchoStar) notified tower companies and other of its vendors that it believed its long-term master lease agreements were “excused” following EchoStar’s decision to sell its spectrum holdings after the Federal Communications Commission began an investigation into whether EchoStar had met its buildout obligations. Wireless infrastructure providers, including tower companies, have disputed this “excuse” claim and several have initiated litigation to enforce contractual obligations.
The Race for Mid-Band Spectrum: Why Speed and Scale Matter for America’s Wireless Future
Even better than Stella getting her groove back, the Federal Communications Commission got its spectrum auction authority back thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. And with it, an obligation to auction at least 800 MHz of spectrum within eight years, with a minimum of 100 MHz (but likely more) of Upper C-band spectrum auctioned by July 4, 2027. Congress provided the blueprint—now it’s up to us (government and industry working together) to get the job done.
Wireless Infrastructure Association Awarded $5M Grant to Lead Texas Broadband Workforce Program
The Wireless Infrastructure Association has been provisionally selected for a $5 million Building the Texas Broadband Workforce Grant from the Texas Broadband Development Office to lead a comprehensive 4-year program to educate and train Texans for high-demand broadband careers. This statewide initiative directly addresses Texas’s most critical barrier to broadband expansion: a shortage of skilled fiber optic technicians required to meet BEAD deployment demands across the state.
To Win the AI Race, Congress Must Tackle Wireless Permitting
President Trump is hyper-focused on winning the AI race, and rightly so. The champion will be a country that ushers in an era of unmatched productivity and economic growth and leads global advances in national security. For the Trump Administration, winning on AI is “a national security imperative.” And it’s a bipartisan goal.
Over 13 Million Homes and Counting: Maximizing the Promise of 5G Home Internet Service with Smart Policies
Over the past few years, a quiet revolution has taken place in the U.S. home broadband market—not on the ground, but in the air. Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) delivered over 5G networks has emerged as a fast-growing alternative to traditional fixed broadband. One of the most compelling aspects of 5G FWA is its ability to deliver fast, reliable broadband without the need for physical fiber or cable infrastructure all the way to the home.