Adelstein Named President of PCIA

Former FCC commissioner and RUS administrator to run wireless infrastructure association

By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 9/17/2012 10:51:34 AM

Jonathan Adelstein, former FCC commissioner and administrator of the USDA's Rural Utilities Service, has been named president and CEO of the Wireless Infrastructure Association effective Monday, Sept. 17.

"It's the ideal opportunity for me to continue my efforts to maximize wireless broadband everywhere," said Adelstein in a statement, "and to facilitate industry efforts to deploy urgently needed infrastructure to meet the exploding demand for wireless data."

"Jonathan is a leader in the tech community and one who shares the passion of seeing how technology can shape and improve lives," said Consumer Electronics Association president Gary Shapiro. CEA has pushed hard for more spectrum for faster wireless broadband service on all the communications devices his members create.

According to a just-released mobile app study from The Application Developers Alliance and Frank Magid & Associates, more than half of the U.S. online population owns an app-capable device.