Jim Lockwood is the Founder/CEO of the Aero Wireless Group of companies, established in 1998, and a national provider of wireless infrastructure products, engineering and consulting services. The Group has a long track record of advancing innovative wireless infrastructure solutions for macrocell and small cell deployments, including the CityPole™ line of modular smart poles. The CityPole™ is a technology eco-system and among the first smart poles in the US developed to adapt to the ever-changing 4G and 5G wireless technology configurations, conceal equipment in a controlled environment, and support any number of IoT technology applications including street lighting.

Jim is the present Chairman of the Innovative Technology Council (ITC) of WIA, Co-Chair of the Smart Cities Council Infrastructure sub-committee and author of numerous industry white papers on smart street furniture and smart poles that support the foundation of the Smart City.