Cell Tower News

The tower talks will be initially valid for a three-month period Saudi mobile operator Mobily entered talks with Saudi Telecom Company that could lead to the creation of a mobile …

China’s three telcos sign lease agreements with China Tower Chinese mobile operators China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom signed lease agreements with telecom tower joint venture China Tower, local …

This webinar presents an overview of tower technology and tower investment trends, followed by a discussion of drone usage on cell towers and fiber testing. Three of the four major …

This report highlights the types of tower technology amendments that carriers foresee in the months ahead and ways that the tower companies can support the carriers as networks evolve. Carrier …

The deal with Bouygues for an initial 230 telecom towers stipulates the ultimate acquisition of up to 500 sites Spanish wireless infrastructure operator Cellnex Telecom announced plans to enter the …

Latest tower data ruling overturns last year’s panel ruling The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled May 31 by a 12-3 vote that cell tower data records regarding a …

After three months of safe climbing, the cell tower industry suffered three deaths in May. The latest fatality is a 19-year-old tower climber in Kentucky. While completing work for S&S …

Executives share outlook for carrier spending, fiber and small cells DALLAS – Top executives from American Tower, Crown Castle, SBA Communications, Vertical Bridge and InSite Wireless shared industry insights this …

Squan acquires Strong Tower Communications assets Squan, a New Jersey-based telecom infrastructure company, this week acquired the cell tower assets of Strong Tower Communications. “Squan has had a long-standing relationship …

Verizon sues over “draconian” ordinance When Verizon Wireless intends to expand their coverage, it doesn’t take no for an answer. The small California beach town of Capitola found this out the …

Bharti Airtel will continue to use the infrastructure through a long-term lease contract Bharti Airtel International, a subsidiary of Indian telecom group Bharti Airtel, signed an agreement with towers company Helios …

Tragic federal case consolidation A 2014, fatal cell tower collapse in West Virginia saw action this week in the form of case consolidation. In February 2014, a tower in Clarksburg …

Auditing doubles $33 million in tower tax revenue With tax season still close in the rearview mirror, it’s natural to think most taxable items get audited the way citizens’ taxes …

Crown Castle acquiring Tower Development Corporation Crown Castle announced the acquisition Tower Development Corporation, an American tower company that owns and operates 336 towers in both the United States and …

American Tower investing $2B more in India American Tower continues its investment in Indian telecom infrastructure, committing to invest an additional $2 billion. This news came from a meeting this …

NAB, NATE frustrated over ‘unrealistic’ auction timeline The 600 MHz incentive auction is now underway, but not everyone is happy about the auction timeline. In this highly anticipated auction, television …

Vandals fell Canadian tower Cell towers, as large outdoor structures, can be the subject of brutal force by both man and nature. First, a Telus tower near Oliver, British Columbia, was …

Offers for cell tower company Inwit from Cellnex/F2i and EI Towers Telecom Italia is evaluating two binding offers for the company’s 45% stake in cell tower holding unit Inwit. The …

American Tower reports strong growth, SBA minimal In the excitement leading up to and during the recent NATE UNITE 2016 event, it seems the tower industry’s financial update escaped us …

Key trends from NATE Unite 2016 including 5G and drones LTE build outs are moving from the macro level to in-building coverage. As these new skills come into focus and …

Striking new videos give tower safety a face Safety. It’s a word that’s constantly stressed in the cell tower industry. Since being a tower climber is one of the world’s …

Chicago initiative offers ex-offenders job opportunities The cell tower industry has become a place of second chances and renewed hope for gainful employment. Thanks to a collaboration between a Chicago-area tower …

Looking back, cell tower power used to be treated a lot like the electrical grid: essential, reliable, taken for granted, a tad dull. But today, cell tower power is a …

Safety and skill diversification the focus of this year’s conference NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – The National Association of Tower Erectors‘ NATE Unite 2016 conference wrapped up this week in New Orleans with …

Tower tech falls to his death in Iowa Not even a full week after a safety workshop in the nation’s capitol that stressed the reduction in loss of life to tower …