Cell Tower News

Following up on an August contract announcement, Phoenix Tower International has finalized an acquisition of ownership/management of 600 tower sites from carrier T-Mobile US. Phoenix Tower owns and operates towers …

Telecom unemployment is 1.4%, the lowest point in 2015, down from ten-year high of 11.5% in August 2010 In this week’s Telecom Careers Insider, RCR Wireless News takes a look …

Court rules AT&T will stand trial in tower case Last week, RCR Wireless News reported on a legal proceeding in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where AT&T and several other parties are the …

Net income declined, according to American Tower Q3 financial report In a recent earnings call, American Tower executives reported a year-over-year decline in net income, but is betting on a …

Unmanned aerial systems or drones as they are more commonly called are rapidly becoming more prevalent in all aspects of society from military to recreational to commercial use. On the …

The National Association of Broadcasters is asking the Federal Communications Commission to extend its 39-month spectrum repacking deadline for up to 1,200 TV stations after next year’s TV spectrum incentive …

AT&T claims tower-fall case lacks jurisdiction in request for dismissal AT&T this week asked a Pennsylvania court to throw out a lawsuit filed by a tower technician who was hurt in a five-story …

As data demands increase, so does energy consumption from high-density data and communications equipment on cell towers. This leads to the need for increased efficiency in power systems, especially in places …

Fake cell towers, aka stingrays, back in the news Devices that mimic cell towers, called stingrays and are essentially fake cell towers, are back in the news this week as …

American Tower takes controlling stake in Indian tower company American Tower made a power move in India this week, agreeing to buy 51% controlling stake in Indian tower company Viom …

The tower industry lost an influential figure in what is being called an elevator-related accident on a job site in Oklahoma City, Okla. Ernest “Ernie” Jones is being remember for …

Drone use for towers gets integration committee The National Association of Tower Erectors announced the establishment of an Unmanned Aerial Systems Committee. In layman’s terms; drones. The new committee will monitor …

In an attempt to streamline the application process for cell site upgrades, California signed Assembly Bill 57 into law, setting a “shot clock” for applications to be accepted. The new …

Smile, you’re on camera Cell tower battery theft is becoming an increasingly common occurrence. This time the crime took place in Warren, Mich. According to local police, the cell tower site …

On this episode of Cell Tower News, host Joey Jackson talks with Nathan Schuett, CEO of Prenav, about the applications of precision drones in the tower industry and looks at …

Sirius XM is asking federal regulators to look into reception problems reported near T-Mobile US towers in major U.S. cities. The satellite radio company says the disturbance is “alarmingly severe, …

American Tower pays school board $900,000 cash In a deal that seems more appropriate when dealing with Tony Montana than a school board, American Tower entered into a perpetual easement agreement with Stevenson …

Intelligent Energy, a U.K.-based power technology company, signed a 1.2 billion pound ($1.8 billion) deal to convert 27,400 Indian telecom towers to use hydrogen fuel cell technology. The deal looks to strengthen the unreliable …

A tower technician fell off of a tower to his death in Lamar Township, Pa., last Friday. Matthew Vance, 37, was working on a communication tower conjunction with a group …

Couple wreaks havoc with tower thefts A couple in the Cincinnati area is responsible for what is being called “millions of dollars” in losses to mobile carriers as well as …

Worker remains in serious condition A tower worker was seriously injured when he touched a live electrical wire while doing a broadband deployment near New Carlisle, Ind. Officials identified the …

On this episode of Cell Tower News, host Joey Jackson discusses the tower toolkit with Verizon Wireless PMTS maintenance engineer, Dennis McColl. We talk hotel base stations, DAS and small …

Forgery puts Byrd Telecom in hot water One would think that having tower climbers die while under your company’s employment would be tragic and arguably shameful enough. But lying and committing forgery …

A new report has been released in regard to the tragic death of a tower technician in July 2014. Here’s a quick summation of the incident, courtesy of the report: The …

Cell Tower News is brought to you by the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE). On this episode of Cell Tower News, host Joey Jackson discusses the state of the wireless …