Towers

Unlicensed spectrum is hugely valuable, and mobile operators are increasingly eager to leverage that spectrum. They started with Wi-Fi offload, and are now moving to LTE-Unlicensed and new ways to integrate Wi-Fi in their networks (carrier Wi-Fi, LWA). The Senza Fili …

Some tower crews are idle now, but the FCC is looking ahead The timing of the next spectrum auction may partially depend on the availability of tower crews, according to the Federal Communication Commission’s Michael O’Rielly. The commissioner said he …

An Indian parliamentary panel is asking the country’s Environment Ministry to comprehensively look into the effects of cell tower radiation on humans and animals, saying it is of “great concern.” The committee on Demands for Grants, which is part of …

Operator will continue 4G rollout through a combination of LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD Indian mobile telephony operator Bharti Airtel has launched 4G LTE-FDD trials for its existing customers in Chennai and Mumbai. During the trials, customers in these two cities can …

Cell towers that stalk? Anyone who reads this weekly segment with regularity knows how contentious an issue tower placement is. This week Verizon is back at it again causing a family in Tarzana, Calif., grief over tower placement. But what makes this …

Crown Castle said today that it has agreed to sell its 1,800 Australian towers to a consortium of investors led by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets. The sale price is roughly $1.6 billion, and Crown Castle expects to net about …

Private wireless infrastructure firm charges COO with small cell, DAS [Updated 5/19/2015 with video interview] Privately held wireless infrastructure firm InSite Wireless Group on May 12 announced its acquisition for undisclosed consideration of Capital Tower. Industry veteran Richard Grimes, former …

Freestanding cell towers now need to withstand an earthquake and keep working Los Angeles city leaders last week took steps to ensure that area cell towers are prepared to not only stand in the event of a major earthquake but …

Alright, alright, alright: Restoration will ensure youths can party at the moon tower for years to come Enertech Resources specializes in telecom tower site development and construction, but its crews are currently working on a series of very special towers …

LTE-A, VoLTE likely to hit Taiwan in 2016 Taiwan’s main mobile telephony operators launched LTE services in May 2014, and by the end of the first quarter of 2015, nearly 90% of the territory had LTE coverage, according to tech …

 China Telecom gained 9.67 million LTE subscribers in Q1 of 2015 Chinese mobile telephony giant China Telecom announced that its 4G base reached 16.75 million subscribers by the end of March. That growth equates to a net addition of 9.67 …

NTT DoCoMo looks to Premium 4G offering Japanese mobile telephony operator NTT DoCoMo said it expects to invest a total of $5.3 billion during its fiscal year 2015, ending March 31, 2016. During fiscal year 2014, the operator had invested a …

India Indian telecommunications tower firm Indus Towers said it plans to invest approximately $40.7 million to deploy 1,000 towers in Punjab and Haryana states this year. Indus Towers currently has 7,600 telecommunications towers in both states and more than 115,000 towers across …

Cell towers becoming obsolete? CNBC spoke with the founder of Parallel Wireless at the Founders Forum Smart Nation Singapore conference, who informed the major media outlet that he believes cell towers will soon become obsolete. He believes that individual cellphones …

Carriers are planning their investments in HetNets carefully as they balance the need for more coverage and capacity with pressure on the top line created by incessant data price wars. Investments must be made to satisfy current network demands while …

BRADENTON, FL – Tarpon Towers II, LLC, a wireless communications tower company, today announced it has secured over $100 million of new capital to acquire and build wireless communications towers and other wireless infrastructure. Tarpon II is a newly formed …

Cell tower would be 75-feet tall, disguised as evergreen tree AT&T wants to build a 75-foot-tall cellphone tower adjacent to a Eugene, Ore., church, but local residents and officials are pushing back against the carrier’s capital ambitions. The wrangling has been …

The telecom industry has buzzed about small cell technology for years, but as the race toward 5G and ultra-dense metros speeds up, small cell is just now becoming a viable part of heterogeneous network deployments. Take Cleveland, for example. In …

OSHA seeks public comment Earlier this week the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released a statement asking for public comment on best practices for tower climbers and reducing the number of accidents. According to the OSHA statement: OSHA is aware of …

Thai villagers to force True Corp. to take down tower Residents of Khiriwong, a subdistrict of Krabi in Thailand, voted in an April 10 referendum to require True Corp. to remove an area cell tower due to fears of radiation. …

OSHA seeks public comment on how to reduce accidents at tower sites Federal safety regulators are seeking public input on how to best protect the men and women who work on telecommunications towers from injury or incident. Published on April …

An attempt by Verizon Wireless to build a 150-foot cell tower in a residential neighborhood in Bernardsville, N.J., has been shot down by an appellate court. The decision was a hard fought victory for residents. From May 2010 to December …

China Tower asset acquisition equates to $24B gain for three China telcos Regulators in China are working toward an Aug. 15 goal of transferring some 1 million cell towers to a state-backed joint venture comprising the nation’s three largest carriers: …

First cell tower death this year It has been reported that the first cell tower-related death of the year has taken place this week near San Angelo, Texas. Details are still incredibly slim, despite the fact that it has been …

Acquisition brings InSite’s tower portfolio to more than 1,200 InSite Wireless Group on April 1 announced its acquisition of 294 communication tower sites from CTI Towers for an undisclosed price. The purchase includes towers, related tower-site equipment, real estate property …