Business View Magazine - November 2016

62 Business View Magazine - November 2016 The National Association of Tower Erectors Elevating wireless Advances in wireless are changing the landscape and delivery models for industries as diverse as health care, financial services, higher education, agricul- ture, energy, aviation, utilities, public safety, govern- ment and the military. And the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE), a national trade organization, is providing the “muscle” behind this mobility revolu- tion. NATE’s 800 + member companies are playing a prominent role as wireless infrastructure service and equipment providers in order to enable this global con- nectivity. This enhanced technology is vital to meet both our present and future broadband needs and society’s in- satiable thirst for data consumption. According to an- nual survey results released by CTIA, The Wireless As- sociation, Americans used 9.6 trillion megabytes (MB) of data in 2015. This data usage is three times the