NEDAS Live! Where Wireline and Wireless Meet

Carrie Charles, CEO of BroadStaff, a staffing firm that specializes in the wireless telecommunications industry, joins the program to discuss the skills gap and talent shortage in the industry, and the impact it will have on the deployment of new technologies. She reveals creative ways to meet workforce demands, and shares her thoughts about the impact of wireline and wireless convergence on her business.

Doug Fishman, Welcome Committee Advisory Chair for NEDAS, and Director of DAS Design and Implementation for SQUAN and Gary Terrill, Engineer Manager, Enterprise Network at Freddie Mac, join the program to share their thoughts about the need for investment in infrastructure and the payoff for that investment. They reveal the ways in which an investment in infrastructure can be monetized, and how it can lead to greater employee productivity and retention for employers. They also discuss the benefits of infrastructure investment for corporate and residential building developers.

This episode features an interview with Ezra Hug, Founding Member of NEDAS and Director of Strategic Partnerships for Boingo. Ezra reveals why he started NEDAS, and shares his reflections on NEDAS's evolution. He also provides an overview of the different types of projects that Boingo is taking on, and how the company is meeting industry workforce challenges.