Welcome to the weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of cell tower companies. We cover top-level industry stories, DAS, and regional/local news. Cell Tower News brought to you by Towercrews.net
- WTB makes cellular geographic service area map files available online.
- When it comes to acquisitions, Crown Castle finds there’s no place like home.
- Here’s some insight into why broadcasters are selling their towers.
- Analysts are raising their outlook for SBA Communications after the wireless tower operator narrowed its loss-per-share in the latest quarter.
- CIT provided $35 million in financing to Central States Tower.
- Huawei to invest $600M in ‘5G’ research by 2018.
- Taiclet offers simple formula for increased tower leasing.
- FCC releases proposal for Globalstar terrestrial broadband service over 22Mhz of spectrum over 22 MHz of spectrum in the 2.4 GHz band.
- Seeking Alpha: Why cell tower companies are the best way to invest in the mobile data boom.
- Do you have the right gloves for the job? GME Supply’s featured product this month is work gloves.
DAS News
- A new report from Infonetics says 2012 DAS revenue worldwide reached $1.9 billion.
- The Pennsylvania Wireless Association held DAS tour & conference on Nov 6 to discuss infrastructure and deployments.
- AT&T has expanded its mobile Internet coverage at The University of Texas at Austin by completing a 4G LTE upgrade on the campus Distributed Antenna System (DAS).
Local and Regional Tower News
- The leaning tower of Missouri – a leaning cell tower in Jefferson County, Missouri caused roads and a school to close. It has since been fixed.
- Cell tower plan draws petition in northwest valley neighborhood in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Vertical Consultants was able to secure an immediate 211% increase in cell tower rent for a Tennessee property owner.
- Santa Cruz broadband policy overhaul moves ahead, despite divisions
- Residents protest cell tower in Holmdel, New Jersey.
- A new cell tower has been proposed by Route 128 in New Castle, New York.
- A cell tower plan was scrapped in Litchfield, Connecticut.
- Decision on Colebrook, New Hampshire cell tower proposal still up in the air.
- Cell tower rules have been tweaked in Teton County, Wyoming according to size.
- Residents say they’ve been ‘sold out’ by Cumberland Valley School District in Pennsylvania thanks to a wireless tower.
