Towers

  Vodafone Group currently operates 110,000 towers across its European footprint U.K.-based telecom group Vodafone is considering selling towers in order to help reduce the company’s debt, which currently totals 31 billion euros ($36.2 billion), its incoming CEO Nick Read …

  China Tower said it would use part of the proceeds to build new towers and upgrade existing infrastructure Chinese state-owned telecommunications tower company China Tower has raised $6.9 billion after pricing its initial public offering (IPO) at the bottom …

The telecom tower provider said 5G will require the deployment of advanced radios and antennas across carrier macro footprints U.S. telecom tower provider SBA Communications continues to see 5G-oriented activity on macro sites outside of urban areas, the company’s president …

Operator network investments translate to increased tower and site revenues As operators in the U.S. and around the world continue to invest in network infrastructure and densification, major tower companies American Tower, Crown Castle and SBAC this month all reported …

Drone flight companies give tips for inspecting towers by drone. Telecommunications towers are inspected many times during the lifespan of a tower. Each time a tower is touched for modifications, it has to be inspected. “If there is a modification …

Altice said it expects to raise $2.9 billion through the sales of stakes in its businesses in these two countries Dutch-based telecoms and cable group Altice plans to raise 2.5 billion euros ($2.9 billion) through the sale of stakes in …

Korea’s top mobile carrier partners with drone maker DJI to add live- streaming high-def video to drones. Korean mobile operator SK Telecom and China-based drone-maker DJI have agreed to co-develop high-performance, high-definition live video streaming capabilities for drones for use on …

Telecom operators are well positioned to take advantage of the growing commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (drone) market. Many operators have already embraced drones as an efficient and cost effective way to improve network operations and maintenance. RCR Wireless News explores …

Telecom operators are well positioned to take advantage of the growing commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (drone) market. Many operators have already embraced drones as an efficient and cost effective way to improve network operations and maintenance. RCR Wireless News explores …

Flying COW drones are key FirstNet efforts and network plans of the future. Flying Cells on Wings are similar to their terrestrial COW cousins — except instead of being mounted on a portable mast, the cell is mounted on a …

In a panel discussion at the recent ConnectX event, executives from private tower companies weighed the potential impacts of the proposed merger of T-Mobile US and Sprint on network infrastructure. With T-Mobile US having outlined plans to decommission as many …

China Tower is seeking a valuation of up to $ 40 billion through the IPO Chinese state-owned telecommunications tower company China Tower filed an application for an initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE), seeking a …

  CEO Jaimes Taiclet says previous carrier mergers in the U.S. had a net positive business impact for American Tower American Tower Corporation expects the proposed merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint to have a neutral to positive impact in …

  NTT DoCoMo said it expects to start deploying this new 5G antenna next year Japanese telecommunications operator NTT DoCoMo has developed a 5G base station which is designed to be buried in the ground to support deployments in areas …

China Tower currently owns and operates a total of 2.5 million telecom towers across the Asian nation Chinese state-run telecom tower company China Tower Corp has signed a cooperation agreement with compatriot firm State Grid Corp of China (SGCC). Under …

  The new entity will own 163,000 telecom towers across India and will become the world’s second-largest tower company India’s Indus Towers and Bharti Infratel agreed to merge their operations in a deal that will create the world’s second-largest mobile …

NASHVILLE, Tenn.–Members of the National Wireless Safety Alliance said that tower contractors may soon begin to see requirements from carriers that a percentage of their employees have NWSA certification — possibly as soon as this year, according to NWSA board …

NASHVILLE, Tenn.–Network densification efforts mean new strategies — and new challenges — for infrastructure installation, from zoning to painting, according to Ryan Peters, who is the manager for Seattle-based Legacy Telecommunications’ distributed antenna system and small cell division. Peters, speaking …

NASHVILLE, Tenn.–There are numerous challenges ahead for 5G network deployments, as the next generation of wireless technology moves from the lab to field testing to commercial deployments over the next few years. During a session at the National Association of …

The rollout of mobile 5G networks is expected to drive the next major round of wireless infrastructure spending, but tower owners expect to see a pickup in spending long before the first 5G smartphones are announced. They see network operators …

AT&T and Verizon have jointly agreed to build hundreds of new cell towers with Tillman Infrastructure, a company founded last year by Sanjiv Ahuja’s Tillman Global Holdings. Ahuja is the former CEO of Orange and also the founder of Lightsquared, …

American Tower to buy combined assets of Vodafone India, Idea Cellular American Tower is plunking down about $1.2 billion for roughly 20,000 towers in India, boosting its footprint in the world’s second-largest cellular market. Those towers represent the combined tower …

Japan’s SoftBank, which owns roughly 80% of Sprint, said it is creating a U.S. infrastructure joint venture in partnership with Australia’s Lendlease. Called Lendlease Towers, the company will develop and acquire rooftop and tower assets. The JV’s goal is a …

As Florida Keys network recovery continues, tower crews brace for Maria Adam Ruge is a project manager for Fort Lauderdale, Florida,-based Data Stream Mobile Technologies, a construction outfit that specializes in wireless infrastructure. Following Hurricane Irma, Ruge and his crew—Jose …

Warriors4Wireless program equips veterans with skills and certification required for work in wireless telecommunications Among the 20.9 million veterans living in the U.S., about 450,000 are either unemployed or without jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics annual Employment Situation …