With industrywide support, NextTech is designed to help kick-start telecom careers in the communities we serve by providing investment and outreach, and working with partners to deliver professional training, certification, licensing, and job placement services for eligible candidates.
5G wireless technology is expanding across the nation. According to the Wireless Infrastructure Association, almost 400,000 people were employed in the U.S. in 2023 to build, maintain, and operate America’s cellular networks.1 As 5G infrastructure continues to grow, demand for skilled network technicians, tower crews, and commercially licensed drivers will expand.
By helping to fund program candidates, NextTech funding partners help us create opportunities for people in our communities to pursue sustainable careers in the telecom industry.
1. Wireless Infrastructure Association, "Wireless Infrastructure by the Numbers: 2023 Key Industries Statistics," 2023, https://go.wia.org/wp_2023.
By training, graduating, and/or certifying all eligible candidates in the program.
By helping all eligible candidates with job placement services after graduating with certifications or a commercial driver’s license.
By providing career counseling for 12 months after job placement, from development to financial management.
We’ve partnered with two exceptional education and training providers, the Learning Alliance Corporation and New Reflections Technical Institute, to deliver top-tier telecom instruction programs, industry certification, and job placement for network technicians and CDL truck drivers.
Everyone in the wireless industry—or any business that relies on wireless connectivity for operations—will realize significant value from supporting NextTech.
NextTech depends on the support of organizations that build and rely on America's wireless networks. By funding program candidates for one or more years, NextTech funding-partners create real impact, advance the Network's future, and transform lives.
Maximum impact.
For companies funding for 40 candidates, one-time or annually.
Your company logo and website link displayed on our NextTech website for the full calendar year, or until the last candidate’s job placement.
Transformative impact.
For companies funding 10-39 candidates.
Your company logo displayed on our NextTech website for the full calendar year, or until the last candidate’s job placement.
Meaningful impact.
For companies funding 5-9 candidates.
Your company logo displayed on our NextTech website for the full calendar year, or until the last candidate’s job placement.
Significant impact.
For companies funding 1-4 candidates.
Your company logo displayed on our NextTech website during the applicable half-year of funding.
NextTech Lead–Sr. Program Manager, Supplier Development,
“NextTech speaks to our
President and CEO, Learning Alliance Corporation
“NextTech brings heightened awareness and engagement from the wireless infrastructure industry, which will be spending billions of dollars to build out 5G networks across America.”
President and CEO, New Reflections Technical Institute
“We pride ourselves on being an innovative institute dedicated to providing training, education, cultural enrichment, and life skills support. Our partnership with
