Sprint PCS added 826,000 net customer additions for the first quarter ended March 31, topping analysts estimates of 800,000 net additions. The carrier said its business customer base jumped 73 percent fueled by its Sprint PCS Wireless Web for Business offering.Net operating revenue for...
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. reported it increased its tower portfolio for the first quarter ended March 31 by 449 towers, 182 of which were newly built, and 267 of which were existing towers acquired by SBA.The 267 towers were acquired in 21 separate...
NEW YORK-Lenders anted up significant capital during the first quarter for the five publicly traded wireless tower companies, even as their share prices declined amid the stock market's general concerns about telecommunications."At a time when companies like PSINet made announcements that their stock is...
GroupServeGroupServe announced Tom Stroup, president, will also take on the role of chief executive officer. Stroup's first task as CEO will be to oversee the commercial product launch of GroupPort. Stroup will also oversee the company's business development, strategic alliance and product development efforts....
A far-reaching bill introduced Feb. 7 in the Texas state House of Representatives received a major makeover after the amateur radio community and wireless industry lawyers inadvertently joined forces to strongly oppose the legislation during last week's public hearing in Austin, Texas.The bill has...
WASHINGTON-The General Accounting Office this week is expected to send drafts of a mobile-phone health report to key government agencies, suggesting congressional investigators are on track to complete by early May an investigation whose results could greatly impact wireless health policy and research funding...
Lucent TechnologiesLucent Technologies introduced Flexent Wireless IP Core Network Architecture, which it said will help wireless carriers deliver a range of voice and data services to customers. According to Lucent, the first phase of the architecture, the Lucent Softswitch Toll/Tandem Solution, lets carriers connect...
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp., a tower developer and owner, has closed on 203 of the 275 towers included in its agreement with TeleCorp PCS Inc., an affiliate of AT&T Wireless. The entire sale is expected to be finalized in the second quarter. The...
Advanced Technology Workshop on Ceramic Technologies for MicrowaveMarch 26-27 IMAPS/CII. Adam's Mark Hotel, Denver. www.imaps.org/forms/ceramic2001regist.htm.3rd Annual Tower Investment SymposiumMarch 26-27 Shorecliff Communications. New York City. www.scievents.com.The 3G Wireless Seminar: Promises and RealitiesMarch 26-27 Alexander Resources. Phoenix. (972) 818-8226.CRM FocusMarch 26-28 IIR. World Trade Center, Boston....
LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc. announced SBA Communications Corp. exercised its option to purchase up to 173 of its communication towers in the second quarter of 2001 throughout US Unwired's territory in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Florida.SBA also retained the option to...
Behind every tower there's a story.Depending on a tower's location, tower siting can be a lengthy and complicated process, characterized by research, negotiations and legal maneuvering that may take months to complete before a tower is finally erected. For the most part, cellular, PCS...
The New Jersey state government is considering a bill that would prohibit the erection of, enhancement or addition of equipment to a tower within 1,000 feet of a public or private school, any area zoned residential, or a public park, adding another potential obstacle...
Adicom WirelessAdicom Wireless announced Asymmetric Wireless Data Link, a new broadband wireless access product. AWDL, targeted at both U.S. and European markets, is designed to resolve major challenges wireless service providers face, including universal coverage in a cell and high cost of subscriber unit...
AWRApplied Wave Research appointed Ronald Patston as vice president of marketing. Prior to joining AWR, Patston held several positions in various companies in the wireless and EDA industry including Agilent Technologies, Verticom Inc. and Hewlett Packard. As VP of marketing, Patston will lead AWR's...
CTIA Wireless 2001March 20-22 CTIA. Sands Expo and Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas. (202) 785-2842.InterISPMarch 21-23 Interisp. Coconut Grove Convention Center, Miami. www.netispexpo.com.Developing An Effective Strategy For NextGeneration Broadband Access NetworksMarch 21-23 The Institute for International Research. Marriott at Metro Center, Washington, DC. www.iir-ny.com.Asia/Pacific Business...
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week retreated from its proposal to overhaul the schools and libraries Internet discount program and may be forced to backtrack on proposed budget cuts to telecom programs administered by the departments of commerce and agriculture.Education Secretary Roderick Paige, in testimony...
As wireless carriers focus more and more of their resources on reducing churn, signing up new subscribers and acquiring spectrum for third-generation services, tower siting and construction is continually falling into the hands of companies like Mericom Corp., which has the ability to design,...
Fines. Permit denials. Tower removal. These drastic measures could be lurking in the fine print of hundreds of local government zoning regulations around the country. Tower companies, and the wireless carriers that lease space from them, need to be aware of "status-changing" events that...
Controversy is brewing in the Texas state House of Representatives over a far-reaching bill that could give individual counties the authority to regulate tower siting, even requiring those with whip antennas on their cars or a home satellite dish to obtain a permit from...
BOSTON-American Tower Corp. reported revenues for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31 of $243.8 million and $735.3 million, respectively, compared with revenues of $89 million and $258.1 million for the fourth quarter and year-end 1999.The company recorded a net loss of $54.8...
Sierra Wireless has announced the addition of Microsoft Corp. to the WirelessReady Alliance. Alliance members, including wireless device manufacturers, software application vendors, and wireless and value-added enterprise service providers, work together to deliver wireless data solutions to the mobile computing market. "As a global...
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association last Friday filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming regulations aimed at historic preservation "favor intensive government oversight and unwieldy bureaucratic procedures."The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, focuses on regulations recently promulgated...
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. reported revenues for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31 of $202 million and $649.2 million, respectively, compared with $114.2 million and $345.8 million for fourth-quarter and year-end 1999.The company recorded a net loss of $59 million, or 40...
Editor's Note: Posted on Quantum Group, Inc.'s Web site, www.mergeusa.com, is an outspoken and somewhat controversial article on consolidating industries. It is an article that predicts general doom and misery for consolidators in any industry - including the tower industry. While the prophecy of consolidation...
