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Carolinas Wireless Association Holds 4th Quarter Event

Charlotte - RALEIGH, NC – The Carolinas Wireless Association (CWA), a business association comprised of members of the wireless industry, held it’s 4th Quarter 2010 Event on December 2 at the Nascar Hall Of Fame in Charlotte, NC. Horne Brothers Construction, Inc., Chase Real Estate Services, DukeNet Communications, Duke Energy, Crown Castle, American Tower Corp., TowerCo, National Power and Insurance Office of America sponsored the event.

111 people were in attendance of the event that represented the following states: NC, SC, GA, FL, VA, TN, MD and IN. Attendees had free food and drinks along with tours of the facility.

“It was a celebratory event to wrap up a successful 2010 for the Carolinas Wireless Association,” said Danny Agresta, President of CWA. “We were able to host the event at a great venue which was well attended with over 110 telecom professionals. On behalf of the CWA we wish everyone health and happiness in 2011 and look forward to seeing everyone at our Q1 event in March.”

The Carolinas Wireless Association will hold it’s 1st Quarter 2011 Event on March 3, 2011.

 
Over 125 Attend Carolinas Wireless Association 3rd Quarter Event

RALEIGH, NC – The Carolinas Wireless Association, a business association comprised of members of the wireless industry, held it's 3rd Quarter 2010 Event on September 16 at the Renaissance Raleigh. The dinner and panel discussion, co-sponsored by the Virginia Wireless Association, focused on the carriers' 4G roll-out, why 4G is different and the impact it will have on both the DAS and Tower Infrastructure side of the business. Speakers were Richard J. Bryne, CEO of TowerCo, Neil Manning, VP Strategic Sales Development of Mobile Access Networks and Ted Abrams PE, Owner of Abrams Wireless Inc. Event sponsors included Crown Castle and American Tower.

"Everyone really enjoyed learning about the next generation of Wireless, 4G," said Danny Agresta, President of the Carolinas Wireless Association. "This topic was very timely, and we were pleased to join with the Virginia Wireless Association to provide the information to all of our members."

The Carolinas Wireless Association will hold it's 4th Quarter 2010 Event on Thursday, December 2 at 6:30pm at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte.

 
Carolinas Wireless Association Raises $12,500 for Ovarian Cancer Research

Charlotte - Raleigh, NC, — The Carolinas Wireless Association today announced that its Annual Charity Golf Tournament raised $12,500 for Ovarian Cancer Research. The charity event was held on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at the 12 Oaks Country Club in Holly Springs. There were 144 participants and more than 20 volunteers. The proceeds were presented to Dr. Wesley C. Fowler, Jr. M.D. Gynecologic Oncologist on behalf of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chapel Hill, NC.

“You could not have asked for a nicer day, a greater turn-out, and such a well run event,” said Danny Agresta, President of the Carolinas Wireless Association. “More importantly, we surpassed our previous donation and I could not be prouder of how the members, sponsors, and board once again came through.”

Mike Sayers of FCI Towers and Mitzi Parker of Crown Castle, co-chaired the day-long event which began with an appreciation breakfast for the volunteers. Each volunteer was given a polo shirt commemorating the event and a bracelet supporting Ovarian Cancer. Registration began at 10:00 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon. Among the items given to each golfer was a luggage tag and a badge holder from the Carolinas Wireless Association, golf balls by PJF, golf towels by Carolina West and I-Pod speakers by Crown Castle. Each player also received an Ovarian Cancer bracelet. 

“The Carolinas Wireless Association is proud to continue supporting Ovarian Cancer Research year after year. The money raised by our tournaments helps those at The Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of North Carolina to better understand and treat this devastating problem facing so many women today,” said Mitzi Parker, Carolinas Wireless Association Golf Tournament Co-Chair. “We want to thank the wireless community for their tremendous generosity and participation in this event, which continues to grow each year.”

A special awards banquet was held after the tournament. Awards were given as follows:

Flight # 1 winners: In first place with a score of 57 is the American Tower # 1 team including Bryan Lanier, Ben Graig, Brian Hurley and Bill Garrett. This score is also the overall low score of the tournament. The Cornerstone Tower team of Jad Dyer, Matt Giles, Matt Giles, Aaron McClellan and Joe Lynch placed second with a score of 59.

Flight # 2 winners: In first place with a score of 59 is the SMW Engineering team including Jon Hester, Blue McCoy, Brad Wallace and Cheryl Horvath. TowerCo # 1 team of Dan Hunt, Todd Boyer, Matt Massarelli and Hewitt Neagle placed second with a score of 67.

Flight # 3 winners: In first place with a score of 61 is the Flash Technology team including Grant Cooper, Ted Hixson, Wade Colllins and George Davis. The SBA # 2 team of Keith Dyer, Tom H, Paul Troy, and Tim Flannery placed second with a score of 64.

Flight #4 winners: Flight # 4 winners were:  In 1st Place the Smart Link team of Melissa Russell, Tuan Ta, Craig Fleming and Don Van Liew with a score 67.  In 2nd Place the ATC Team # 2 of David Flint, Mike Flint, Bobby Williams, and Byran Hips with a score of 68.


 
Verizon Could've Helped Nexus One Sales, Google Said No

From CoolTechZone.Com:

Until we found out that Google Nexus One was not going to hit Verizon retail stores, we were excited to see how the largest US carrier would help propel sales for the Nexus One for Google. With 80M subscribers, it surely would’ve helped. However, thanks to Google’s arrogance in its model, Verizon will not be selling the Nexus One on its own. It will continue to let Google sell the device online through its retail store. Read more

 
National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) Annual Convention to be held February 15-18, 2010 in Orlando

Click here to learn more about the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) annual conference and exposition.