The Iowa Chapter Board has established a great training schedule for 2022 and we'd love to have everyone mark their calendars!

Here's the lineup for now, with the possibility of other trainings and events be added as the year progresses:

Febraury 24, 2022 - Safety Trainings
April 6, 2022 - The Evolution of IPTV
July 13, 2022 - Customer Premise WiFi
November 9 & 10 - CBRS

Go to our Events and Training page for all the details. Registration is already posted for the Februrary 24th training and other will be posted as details are finalized.

Because of continuing guidance from national SCTE, the first three trainings will all be held online using Zoom. We are hoping to be able to return to in-person training for the CBRS training in November, and to be able to hold a Vendor Day as well. Stay tuned for more details!

Wi-Fi 6E products only started arriving in the US last year, but the tech world is always looking toward what's next. Wi-Fi 7 represents the next generation of the wireless network protocol, and today marks the first time someone has claimed to make the technology work.
Wi-Fi 7 isn't available yet, since the Wi-Fi Alliance is still creating the standard. Also known as the IEEE 802.11be standard, Wi-Fi 7 is expected to provide a max throughput of "at least 30GBps," according to the Wi-FI Alliance, which is quite a bump from Wi-Fi 6's 9.6GBps claim and an even bigger jump from WiFi 5's 3.5GBps. Keep in mind, however, that all three speeds are theoretical. Don't expect to hit these numbers while surfing the web at home.

CLICK HERE to read the whole story at Ars Technica

At their annual organizational and planning meeting today, the Iowa Heartland Chapter Board of Directors have chosen their leadership positions for 2022.

Mike Brems with Power and Tel will serve as Board President for 2022. Mike has been on the SCTE board as an associate and regular Board member for several years.

Carl Norton will serve as Vice-President in 2022. Carl has served as an assistant board and regular board member for the past several years.

In addition to the two new leaders, Josh Robinson with USA Communications will serve as Treasurer again in 2022, and Eric Lage with Reinbeck Telecommunications Utility will continue as Secretary.

Thank you to these board members for agreeing the lead the Chapter for the year ahead!

When Verizon turns up 5G mobile service in the C-band later this month, the company also will be offering 5G fixed wireless service in the C-band. In an interview with Telecompetitor, Verizon Business Chief Revenue Officer Sampath Sowmyanarayan said the company will cite a speed of 100 Mbps.
According to a Verizon website, prices will be as low as $25 a month when bundled with mobile service, a potentially disruptive price point in the face of cable broadband competition.
The company said previously that it will make 5G C-band mobile service available to 100 million people at the initial launch and according to Sowmyanarayan, C-band 5G fixed wireless service also will be available to 100 million people, as well as to two million businesses.

CLICK HERE to read the full article at Telecompetitor

For more, CLICK HERE to read the article online at HelpNetSecurity.com