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NATE: Todd Schlekeway previews upcoming show, organization initiatives and 2018 outlook

Todd Schlekeway, executive director for the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE), outlines some of the highlights of his organization’s annual show, which will begin on Feb. 19 in Nashville this year. Schlekeway also discusses changing trends in the wireless industry and expresses optimism about the outlook for wireless in 2018.

EWA: Mark Crosby discusses upcoming IWCE 2018 panels, EWA initiatives

Enterprise Wireless Alliance President and CEO Mark Crosby previews two IWCE 2018 sessions in which he will participate as a panelist—one examining the future of spectrum allocation and another exploring T-Band challenges for public-safety and business/industrial systems. Crosby also highlights EWA’s Cevo Go mobile frequency-coordination service and plans to expand educational offerings in cooperation.

CritComm Insights: Ken Rehbehn discusses in-building coverage for public-safety communications

Ken Rehbehn, founder and principal analyst for CritComm Insights, highlights some of the technical, financial and policy challenges associated with efforts to provide in-building coverage to first responders utilizing private LMR systems and public-safety LTE networks like FirstNet.

BAYCOM: Steve Elias discusses purchase, consolidation trends, dealer evolution

Steve Elias, president of BAYCOM, talks about the company’s recent purchase of Communications Services of Wisconsin (CSW), which established BAYCOM as the largest Motorola dealer in Wisconsin. Elias also discusses key industry trends, including dealer consolidation and new personnel strategies in an ever-changing technological environment.

Alphabet: Preston Marshall discusses dynamic spectrum sharing, presentations at IWCE 2017

Preston Marshall, engineering director for the access division of Alphabet—the parent company of Google—talks about dynamic spectrum sharing, his opening keynote at IWCE 2017 and the March 30 all-day session entitled, “Building an Ecosystem for the CBRS Band.”

FreeWave Technologies: Scott Allen describes ZumLink portfolio enhancements for IoT use cases

Scott Allen, chief marketing officer for FreeWave Technologies, discusses the capabilities of newly announced ZumLink products that are designed to support Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

NATE: Todd Schlekeway outlines highlights of NATE UNITE 2017 in Fort Worth

NATE Executive Director Todd Schlekeway discusses the key highlights of the NATE UNITE 2017 show, including a keynote from FirstNet President TJ Kennedy, networking events and sessions on hot topics such as drone use and business opportunities associated with broadcast repacking after the FCC’s 600 MHz incentive auction is completed. NATE UNITE will be conducted from Feb. 27 to March 2 in Fort Worth.

DHS: Milt Nenneman highlights features of new EDGE virtual training platform

Milt Nenneman, project manager for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology directorate, describes the new Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment (EDGE) virtual training platform, which will be available to public-safety agencies beginning next week. The online training system will be free to first-responder agencies and will be demonstrated in booth #2614 at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) show, wihich will be Oct. 15-18 in San Diego.

IWCE: Tim Downs highlights key features of Critical LTE Communications Forum on Nov. 2-3 in Chicago

Tim Downs, conference director for the Critical LTE Communications Forum, discusses key issues—from LMR-to-LTE migration to user applications—that will be discussed during educational sessions during the event. The Critical LTE Communications Forum will be conducted on Nov. 2-3 at the McCormick Center in Chicago. For more information and to register, visit http://www.criticalltecommunications.net/.

EWA: Sarah Beerbower outlines highlights of Wireless Leadership Summit on Oct. 5-7

Sarah Beerbower, executive director of marketing and membership for the Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA), identifies some of the sessions, exhibit-hall and networking opportunities that attendees can expect to find at the upcoming Wireless Leadership Summit, which is presented by EWA and the Technology Resource Network.

NATE: Todd Schlekeway previews upcoming show, organization initiatives and 2018 outlook

EWA: Mark Crosby discusses upcoming IWCE 2018 panels, EWA initiatives

CritComm Insights: Ken Rehbehn discusses in-building coverage for public-safety communications

BAYCOM: Steve Elias discusses purchase, consolidation trends, dealer evolution

Alphabet: Preston Marshall discusses dynamic spectrum sharing, presentations at IWCE 2017

FreeWave Technologies: Scott Allen describes ZumLink portfolio enhancements for IoT use cases

NATE: Todd Schlekeway outlines highlights of NATE UNITE 2017 in Fort Worth

DHS: Milt Nenneman highlights features of new EDGE virtual training platform

IWCE: Tim Downs highlights key features of Critical LTE Communications Forum on Nov. 2-3 in Chicago

EWA: Sarah Beerbower outlines highlights of Wireless Leadership Summit on Oct. 5-7

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