CALWA Podcast

David Witkowski is the "Bill Nye" of radio frequency.  Our host John Koos chats with David about his career and consulting firm Oku Solutions.  Oku Solutions provides an array of services, including:

• Expert witness: Local government hearing support, and facilitation of council/board study sessions.
• Electromagnetic engineering: EME report audits, post-commission MPE testing.
• RF/Microwave forensics: Field testing, site search, spectrum clearing, interference hunting and source location.
• Broadband strategic action planning.
• Implementation of Wi-Fi networks using Hotspot 2.0, OpenRoaming, Google ORION, and private LTE/NR networks using CBRS.
• Legislative testimony, FCC filings, and standards research.
• Public policy, leadership briefings, and authorship of position papers, white papers, and e-books.
• Authorship and filing of comments to the FCC, PUC, and other regulatory agencies.

You can reach David on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dtwitkowski/ and his company website is located at https://www.okusolutions.com/ .

In this season 3 premier, our host John Koos chats with new CALWA President Rodrigo De La Rosa and Vice President Rochelle Swanson.  CALWA is embarking on its next 15 years.  John talks with Rod and Rochelle about what's in store for CALWA in 2023 and beyond!

It's been 15 years!   CALWA is celebrating its anniversary in conjunction with its normal SoCal Holiday Party on December 6 at the Huntington Club in Huntington Beach.  

Solar Communication Inc., better known as SCI, has been an innovator in RF transparent concealment for over 20 years.  CALWA Podcast host John Koos interviews SCI's President Jennifer Smith to chat about their long history in this engaging episode.

Have you ever heard, "we need to get government affairs involved"?  What is "government affairs" or "external affairs"?  Our host, John Koos, interviews one of the best in the field, T-Mobile's Tyler Gentry.   Tyler has an impressive background in politics, advocacy and government service.  He does an exemplary job of representing T-Mobile (and the industry writ large) with grace and style when dealing with thorny regulatory challenges.

John Koos interviews fellow CALWA Board Member Stephanie Whitlock.   In the episode, she describes herself as a wireless "dinosaur."  Not true!  She's a California wireless site acquisition LEGEND!  John chats with Stephanie about her storied career, spanning from Whalen and Company to Kimley-Horn, where she heads up their site acquisition efforts!  

The CALWA Podcast is taking a wee bit of a summer break!  Look forward to new episodes in September!  Stay safe out there!

In an effort to "move up the food chain", our host, John Koos, interviews Darryl Hawkins, T-Mobile's West Region Senior Vice President. Darryl has a long history in telecom, going back to the days when he was a technician.  Rising through the ranks, he began a new phase of his career with T-Mobile in January, 2022.  Join in on this dynamic discussion with one of the industry's movers and shakers.

(Note, sound quality at times is a bit shaky)

Ever wondered the ins and outs of the workings of a tower company?  Our host, John Koos, interviews tower industry veteran Todd Boyer, President and CEO at TowerCo.  Todd simply describes tower real estate economics and the opportunities and challenges of being in the tower business.

Our host, John Koos, interviews industry veteran Lisa White.  They discuss Lisa's new endeavor, Executive Director of Business Development for BROADSTAFF GLOBAL, as well as her long tenure as both a co-founder/leader at Wes-Tec and a mainstay of the CALWA Board of Directors.