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More than 40 masts have been attacked in the U.K. as a result of 5G conspiracy theories A new hospital in Birmingham, England is one of the latest victims of the growing — and false — belief that 5G is …

Growing 5G conspiracy theories thought to be behind the attacks Attacks against cell towers appear to be spreading like wildfire. Just a week after three separate cell tower fires were reported in the U.K., the Netherlands’ National Coordinator for Security …

  Crown Castle expects to deploy approximately 10,000 small cell nodes in 2020, the company’s CEO Jay Brown said during a conference call with investors. “2019 was a terrific year, as we’ve successfully deployed approximately 10,000 small cell nodes,  making …

  Telecom operator Zain Saudi Arabia ended 2019 with a total of 2,600 5G towers across the country, the telco said in a release. Zain Saudi Arabia Vice-Chairman Bader Al Kharafi said that these 5G towers enabled the operator to …

  Spanish wireless infrastructure operator Cellnex has reached an agreement with Altice Europe and Belmont Infra Holdings, to acquire the 100% of Portuguese telecommunications towers and sites operator Omtel for 800 million euros ($890 million), Cellnex said in a statement. …

There are already 126,000 5G base stations deployed in China All the 300 prefecture-level cities in China are expected to be covered by a 5G network by the end of 2020, according to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology …

  Spanish wireless infrastructure operator Cellnex has reached an agreement with Orange Spain to acquire a portfolio of 1,500 telecommunications sites in the country, the former said in a release. Cellnex said that the acquisition of the towers and antennas, which …

Edge computing is expected to transform the telecom industry Xunlei, the Chinese shared cloud computing and blockchain technology company, will be working with China Tower to jointly develop an edge computing project in Shaanxi province to deploy computing nodes at …

  Chinese state-owned mobile carrier China Mobile has already deployed nearly 50,000 5G base stations across the country, state news agency Xinhua reported the company’s  chairman Yang Jie as saying. China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile services provider in terms …

  German operators Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica Deutschland, and Vodafone have signed a letter of intent to jointly deploy mobile communications networks across the country, with the aim of expanding coverage in rural areas and along road, rail and inland waterway …

  American Tower expects the deployment of 5G in the U.S. will have different approaches considering specific topographic and population characteristics, the company’s President and CEO James Taiclet said during a conference call with investors. “In our view, 5G will …

  China’s three state telecoms announced Thursday the launch of 5G services in the country, international press reported. Chen Zhaoxiong, vice minister of Industry and Information Technology, officially kicked off the launch with representatives from the three carriers at PT …

Initial focus is on 5G for 20 cities supported by 2,000 towers Middle East telecom group Zain has launched commercial 5G operations in Saudi Arabia, the telco said in a release. Zain said that the first phase of its 5G …

With big 5G plans, AT&T needs towers to enhance its network AT&T and American Tower Corporation’s new, long-term agreement aims to streamline wireless network deployments on American Tower’s U.S. sites to enhance AT&T’s deployment of 5G and other network upgrades …

Opponents consider 5G small cell installations to be at best an eye sore and at worst a serious health risk 5G, the fifth generation of wireless technology, will give consumers access to more information faster and make businesses more efficient, and …

US Cellular picked up millimeter wave licenses and is pressing for mid-band spectrum in ramp to 5G On the US Cellular earnings call last week, President and CEO Ken Meyers described the company’s second quarter as “competitive, but slower than expected.” Despite …

SBA Communications CEO says substantial 5G network development will continue in the U.S. The second quarter was a strong one for wireless infrastructure company, SBA Communications Corporation, and according to SBA President and CEO Jeffrey A. Stoops, the company hit a significant …

American Tower expects to see long-term benefits from the merger between T-Mobile U.S. and Sprint, the company’s CEO James Taiclet said during a conference call with investors. “American Tower continue to expect that these developments will likely result in net …

  The U.K.’s Vodafone Group has confirmed that it will create a separate business to house its tower infrastructure in Europe. Vodafone said the new entity, dubbed TowerCo, woill be the largest tower company in Europe. Its assets include 61,700 …

Company received recent 30% stake investment Infrastructure company Vertical Bridge has brought on a new major investor, with an influx of capital that it plans to use to expand its tower and site portfolio. Caisse de dépôt et placement du …

Tillman Infrastructure building hundreds of towers for AT&T Companies like American Tower and Crown Castle are highly profitable and show significant return from investors. The other side of that equation is the enormous tower leasing cost footed by carriers like …

First class inducted into WIA’s Wireless Hall of Fame WASHINGTON, D.C.–As Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai recounted some of his travels around the country to get a firsthand sense of local telecommunications infrastructure, he was also painting a picture …

  American Tower Corporation’s CEO talks about the role of mid-band spectrum deployments in supporting 5G American Tower expects 4G technology to be the main driver of tower demands in the coming years despite increasing momentum for 5G builds, the …

  The European telco is currently testing 5G technologies in a cluster in Berlin Deutsche Telekom said it expects to offer 5G coverage to 99% of Germany’s population and 90% of its geographic territory by 2025, the operator said in …

  Altice France and KKR will form a new entity dubbed SFR TowerCo   The European Commission has approved a deal in which U.S. investment company Kohlberg Kravis Roberts will acquire a stake in European cable group Altice’s telecom towers …