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AT&T has added new contractors for wireless infrastructure deployment... AT&T Turf Vendor Program AT&T Mobility's 4G network is nationwide, but the deployment and maintenance of that network happens state by state and even city by city. Unlike Verizon Wireless, which assigns a network manager to each...

There may be a light at the end of the tunnel for contractors who have been forced to cut workers due to AT&T's infrastructure spending slow down. Analysts and contractors are saying that they expect the nation's second largest carrier to pick up the...

St. Louis-based St. Charles Tower is a small tower company that got a big win from LightSquared, as the operator inked its first leasing deal, for six of St. Charles' towers in Las Vegas and Phoenix as it builds out its hybrid LTE-satellite network....

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition Wireless Infrastructure: The Engine for Economic Recovery. Look for our March Special Edition, coming soon.Wireless networks are the cornerstone of the wireless industry. These capital-intensive investments are a key building...

The converging telecom and IT space is set to become a $5 trillion global business, fueled by relentless demand from individuals and businesses to be able to access information across any device at any time. The wireless/telecom/media/IT sector is growing two to five...

The elevator speech regarding the smart grid is simply that it is a communications system overlay on the existing electrical grid to make the electrical grid more controllable and much more efficient in the delivery of energy. The communications systems will be connected to...

Looking to expand its enterprise-focused wireless network solution, Trapeze Networks said it has acquired Newbury Networks.Trapeze said the deal will allow it to combine its network equipment and management systems with Newbury's wireless local area network location systems. Terms of the acquisition were not...

The wireless industry faces major challenges in designing networks capable of carrying bandwidth-consuming multimedia content and reliably delivering to consumers in the future, according to company executives. Industry experts said wireless infrastructure buildout has become more complex than it has...

BARCELONA, Spain-Adding to the somewhat surreal nature of this year's 3GSM World Congress was the presence of Sprint Nextel Corp.'s CTO Barry West, who headlined a panel discussion on WiMAX technology. (Nothing against West or Sprint Nextel, but the only wireless technology the carrier...

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The potential for mobile WiMAX is as big as the Internet itself, if you trust the true believers gathered last week in San Jose, Calif., for the Wireless Communications Alliance International's 13th annual symposium. Mobile WiMAX technology will create a new category...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Tower industry officials last week said lessons learned from last year's horrific storms have made them better prepared for the next big one. Speaking at PCIA's wireless infrastructure convention, tower executives outlined how they have improved all aspects of disaster planning and response...

ST. LOUIS-AAT Communications Corp. and Bechtel Telecommunications have signed a national two-year contract under which they will partner to offer wireless carriers a one-stop solution for tower siting and network expansion projects.According to the partnership, Bechtel becomes AAT's preferred contractor for new tower deployments,...

ST. LOUIS-AAT Communications Corp. and Bechtel Telecommunications have signed a national two-year contract under which they will partner to offer wireless carriers a one-stop solution for tower siting and network expansion projects.According to the partnership, Bechtel becomes AAT's preferred contractor for new tower deployments,...

WASHINGTON-EFJohnson today said it received a $1 million contract to provide the Department of Energy with its Netelligent Infrastructure Systems Project 25 trunked communications system and Project 25-compliant portable radios. "We are pleased to provide the DOE with our Project 25 system," said Michael...

IRVINE, Calif.-Bechtel Telecommunications has chosen wireless infrastructure services company VelociTel Inc. to develop several wireless sites for certain cellular network expansions.VelociTel will provide site development services including site acquisition, architecture and engineering, and construction in the Midwest and western United States.

VANCOUVER, Canada-Engineering, construction and management services provider Bechtel will now offer free space optical communications equipment through fSONA Communications, according to the companies' recently announced global procurement agreement.Under the agreement, Bechtel customers will be able to purchase fSONA equipment directly from Bechtel. "FSO systems...

WASHINGTON-The ransacking of a U.S.-owned mobile-phone company in Cote d'Ivoire, the recent jailing of a billionaire oil tycoon in Russia and geopolitical instability associated with global terrorism represent the kind of new challenges in high-growth emerging markets that could make wireless firms increasingly dependent...

MERIDEN, Conn.-Radio Frequency Systems (RFS) will supply Bechtel Telecommunications with its CELLFLEX line of coaxial cable, connectors and accessories in support of Bechtel's nationwide GSM wireless network builds, according to a newly signed infrastructure supply contract."Through this global supplier agreement, RFS can play an...

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is getting ready to award a large tower buildout contract and it appears incumbent service provider Bechtel Communications may have to share the contract it once solely held.Competition is the name of the game, said Bechtel President George Conniff. Earlier...

SAN DIEGO—Wireless Facilities Inc. won a three-year subcontract from Bechtel Corp. in conjunction with Cingular Wireless' GSM/GPRS network overlay project.Bechtel will have responsibility for program management including logistics, equipment procurement, construction management and materials management, while WFI will provide professional services such as site...

CANNES-Wireless Facilities Inc. and Bechtel Corp. announced they formed an alliance that will provide turnkey network implementation services for GSM and 3G networks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The companies also plan to pursue joint opportunities in select wireless mobility and broadband...

Incepta L.L.C., a new investment firm led by wireless industry veteran John DeFeo, wants to provide the telecom enterprises it invests in with more than just money.The company has a more hands-on approach to investing, including providing development and management work for the companies...

ChinaMetawave Communications Corp. announced it entered into an agreement with Shanghai Post & Telecommunications Administration and Shanghai New Globe Co. to develop and test a Metawave smart-antenna system for Global System for Mobile communication networks, and for the trial of the system in Shanghai...

Geoworks Corp. and APiON Ltd. announced they successfully completed interoperability tests of their products based on the Wireless Application Protocol. The testing process lasted several months and involved Geoworks' new Premion Interface+ graphical user interface and APiON's WAP gateway system to allow Premion-enabled handsets...