Submitted on November 2009, 05:36 am by Steve Parker

The 2010 Board of Directors has been chosen. The members representing the Association are:

Steve Parker - General Dynamics

Brandy Bowlin - Crown Castle

Craig Thieman - CommScope

Todd Briggs - Briggs Law Office

Frank Sellinger - FSTAN

Roy Helm - Vortex Wireless

Mark Mosher - Radiant Network

Tara Runion - Crown Castle

Submitted on May 2009, 07:07 am by Steve Parker

The date and location of the 3rd Annual KWA Charity Golf Outing has been announced.

Please go HERE to sign up TODAY!

Submitted on 9 March 2010, 9:07 am by Fierce Wireless

Verizon Wireless received top marks for quality, value and customer satisfaction in YouGov's Brand Index survey of the Tier 1 U.S. wireless carriers. The survey, which looks at how the various carriers' brands are viewed, was conducted every week day over the past 12 months and included 5,000 Americans from an online panel of 1.5 million. Survey respondents were asked to rate each of the carriers on a scale of 100 down to -100 for each of the three categories. In each, Verizon was on top, followed by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Sprint Nextel. Article, chart

Submitted on 9 March 2010, 9:01 am by Fierce Wireless

The FCC may release spectrum for "free or very low-cost" wireless broadband service to boost wider broadband adoption. The proposal is one small part of the commission's national broadband plan, which it will formally present to Congress March 17.

The commission did not offer details about the proposal, including how it will be funded and how many people it will impact. The commission has been dribbling out information about the plan in advance of its release, and increased spectrum for wireless broadband is a key part of the plan.

The agency last month outlined an effort it said could free up 500 MHz of spectrum over the next decade for mobile broadband use. The plan would allow current spectrum licensees, including broadcasters, to voluntarily give up spectrum in exchange for a share of auction proceeds. A separate part of the FCC's broadband plan calls on Congress to allocate $12 billion to $16 billion over 10 years to help build an interoperable, pubic-safety broadband network.

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski repeatedly has acknowledged the need to free up more spectrum for mobile broadband. "Spectrum--our airwaves--really is the oxygen of mobile broadband service," he said in a speech in February. "Without sufficient spectrum, we will starve mobile broadband of the nourishment it needs to thrive as a platform for innovation, job creation and economic growth."

For more:
- see this Bloomberg article
- see this Reuters article

Submitted on 9 March 2010, 12:06 pm by Wireless Week

Shares of Arris Group Inc. jumped Tuesday after Needham & Co. upgraded the provider of equipment for the cable industry, predicting a growth spurt led by international sales and new products.Arris shares climbed 96 cents, or 8.4 percent, to $12.38 in afternoon trading. The stock has ranged from...

Submitted on 9 March 2010, 11:13 am by Wireless Week

Ever since the Google FTTH announcement a couple of weeks ago, the internet (and indeed the real world, for a change) has been abuzz with rumours, analysis, speculation and downright madness in some instances. In the meantime, I have written and published my own analysis of the...