Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.We've come a long way since the introduction of the iPhone in 2007 and the App Store...
Just days after rival Verizon Wireless posted robust fourth quarter 2009 results, including 2.2 million net customer additions, AT&T Mobility said it had added nearly 2.7 million subscribers to its network during the final three months of 2009, further tightening the size difference between...
Just days after rival Verizon Wireless posted robust fourth quarter 2009 results, including 2.2 million net customer additions, AT&T Mobility said it had added nearly 2.7 million subscribers to its network during the final three months of 2009, further tightening the size difference between...
Crown Castle International Corp. reported fourth-quarter revenues up 13% to $443.5 million, and site rental revenue up 13% to $402.6 million during the period. For the year, the tower company posted adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of $1 billion, up...
Mobixell Networks, which provides mobile multimedia and advertising solutions, acquired mobile Internet company 724 Solutions. The combined company will focus on rich media mobile Internet and messaging solutions for mobile operators.EMS Technologies Inc.Sky Connect divisions. The new business unit will provide a variety of...
CTIA has challenged a petition for reconsideration from municipal planning authorities that ask the Federal Communications Commission to clarify its position on a 30-day “tolling” period related to the federal shot-clock on tower siting issues.The FCC in November adopted a shot-clock policy on...
Distributed antenna solution provider ExteNet Systems Inc. has raised $128.4 million in equity funding in a deal that moves SBA Communications Corp.'s DAS assets to Lisle, Ill.-based ExteNet. The funding round includes the SBA assets, as well as contributions from SSP Offshore L.L.C., an...
The Federal Communications Commission updated the state of communications in Haiti as it helps its Haitian counterpart Conatel restore telecoms and other media in the nation battered by a devastating earthquake last week.Two of the country's four wireless networks are down, but mobile and...
Adtran's board of directors declared a cash dividend of 9 cents per common share for the fourth quarter of 2009.Brightpoint Inc. completed a stock repurchase of nearly 9.2 million shares from partner Escrow Holding A/S for $6.20 per share. The company also repurchased 60,102...
The Consumer Electronics Show is many things. But one thing it is not is easy on mobile networks.With more than 100,000 tech-savvy people crammed into a small and densely-packed set of building like the Las Vegas Convention Center, mobile networks are put to the...
The wireless sector probably didn’t fare as poorly as some industries in 2009, but nevertheless, telecom companies and individual employees felt the pain of the recession. The outlook for 2010 promises to be better as wireless carriers get ready to build out new networks,...
MUMBAI, India – Mobile masts company GTL Infrastructure said on Thursday it was buying the tower assets of Aircel for $1.8 billion, to become a key player in the country's mobile tower market.Reuters
Indian entrepreneur Rajiv Mehrotra has a mission: to connect the world's rural citizens wirelessly. But it's difficult for a wireless carrier to bring services to remote areas with only the prospect of getting $2 per month in revenue from those citizens. Nevertheless, Mehrotra's latest...
Depending on your locale, they may be more hidden or disguised, but make no mistake – cellular towers continue to multiple at a heavy rate. Providing the equivalent of a lifeline by which the entire wireless industry flows to and from, cell towers remain...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Whether you cringe at the thought of attending CES or look forward to it as much as...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.As I sit down to pen my thoughts about India – after having spent more...
American Tower Corp. said it has commenced an offer to exchange its outstanding $600 million worth of 4.625% Senior Notes due in 2015 for new 4.625% Senior Notes also due in 2015. The tower company said the exchange is being made to satisfy “certain...
Well, it looks like we know what AT&T received from Santa in its stocking this year, and it did not involve candy or any wind-up toys. No, it looks like the nation’s second largest wireless operator scored a fine piece of carbon-based sedimentary rock...
CTIA and the Consumer Electronics Association have proposed that TV broadcasters transition from high power/high tower antennas to a low-power antenna structure to free up between 100 megahertz and 180 megahertz of spectrum that could be used for mobile broadband services. Separately, CTIA asked...
Cell site professional services provider Core Communications appointed Keith Pinter chairman of its board and Mark Carney to director of development. Pinter formerly served as CEO of Matrix Group International Inc. and in his new position will be responsible for Core’s strategic direction and...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.I just returned from a very enlightening trip to India, where I sampled some of...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Wireless service providers and their manufacturing partners are feeling the heat to deliver a wide range of...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.With holiday shopping in full swing, and an early snow to boot, it's time to complete the...
Global Tower Partners closed on 141 towers it bought from DukeNet Communications L.L.C., giving GTP an increased presence in eight states, including assets in key markets in Ohio and the Carolinas. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.This is GTP's 42nd acquisition this...
