Telecom structural engineering firms Colliers Engineering & Design, based in Holmdel, NJ; Congruex’ Tower Engineering Solutions group of Irving, TX; Kimley-Horn, headquartered in Raleigh, NC; and Columbus, OH-based Paul J. Ford & Company have established the Mobile Infrastructure Engineering Consortium (MIEC). Through this consortium, these firms say they are committed to advancing global wireless engineering standards and best practices. According to MIEC members, by collaborating, mobile network operators, tower companies, and digital infrastructure stakeholders will be incentivized to accelerate deployments and achieve cost efficiencies while maintaining rigorous safety and compliance standards.
Since 2020, MIEC members report they have collaborated on over 70,000 telecom infrastructure projects across the United States. Through this partnership, the firms are leveraging their combined industry expertise and employing innovative software tools, peer reviews, quality audits, and workflows to consistently deliver high-quality results.
They highlight an instance where their collective efforts supported a Tier-1 U.S. mobile network operator in achieving documented cost savings exceeding $600 million, significantly enhancing the efficiency of site construction and maintenance operations.
MIEC members are using advanced software solutions for structural data collection, analysis, design, workflow automation, and live model preservation. They claim this approach enables telecom infrastructure owners and operators to build and maintain functional digital twins of their physical networks, optimizing the lifetime value of infrastructure investments at scale.
MIEC members point out their shared expertise across numerous challenging structural use cases enables faster and more reliable deployments while adhering to industry standards and best practices. They emphasize they are actively engaged with a number of telecom industry associations and regulatory bodies to promote and advance engineering standards that enhance overall industry consistency and safety.
By John Celentano, Inside Towers Business Editor
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