PCIA – Wireless Infrastructure Assoc.

PCIA Wireless Infrastructure Show preview As the wireless infrastructure industry converges in Florida for The Wireless Infrastructure Show, vendors are consolidating, tower companies are growing and carriers are reevaluating. Consolidation changes the landscape At least three trends are driving consolidation …

Today the Federal Communications Commission adopted an order that has been described as the “Super Bowl of regulatory proceedings for those in the wireless infrastructure industry.” The specific provisions of the order include: ·Defining the terms of Section 6409(a) of …

Next week the wireless industry converges in Chicago for HetNet Expo. Panelists at the show include leading analysts and executives from the distributed antenna systems world as well as a some noteworthy small cell experts. Hetnet update Mobile subscribers want …

NATE joins FCC safety workshop Two months ago the FCC announced that it would host a tower climber safety and injury prevention workshop in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14. An industry event this huge seems like something the National Association …

PCIA has won a $750,000 grant from the Department of Labor to establish standards for wireless training programs, and certifications to enable workers to meet those standards. The grant is part of the federal government’s broad initiative to fund job-specific …

For PCIA President Jonathan Adelstein, this year’s State of the Union address was something of an epiphany. The former FCC commissioner realized that the White House was hard at work on an issue that is near and dear to the …

FCC streamlines antenna rules The FCC made a decision late last week sure to make tower owners happy. Part 17 of rules and regulations for towers was streamlined, giving greater clarity to tower marking, lighting and registration. The update is …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. New safety website The National Association of Tower Erectors announced earlier this year at NATE Unite 2014 a new 100% tie-off …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. New safety website The National Association of Tower Erectors announced earlier this year at NATE Unite 2014 a new 100% tie-off …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. Just as we expected, this week’s PCIA Wireless Infrastructure Show saw the tower companies more vocal than they have been in …

Orlando, Fla. – Bill Smith, president of network operations and AT&T Services, told his audience at this week’s PCIA 2014 Wireless Infrastructure Show that vendors should not worry that AT&T’s planned purchase of DirecTV could divert network spending. “I don’t …

Orlando, Fla. – Leaders from the nation’s three largest tower companies took the stage to kick off PCIA’s 2014 Wireless Infrastructure Show. Crown Castle International, American Tower and SBA Communications all projected a continuation of current growth trends. Specifically, the …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. It’s been a quiet week in the tower industry leading up to PCIA’s Wireless Infrastructure Show. Since most companies have posted …

With AT&T’s new ad campaign set to make DAS and small cells household words, wireless infrastructure trade organization PCIA and the HetNet Forum are asking the Federal Communications Commission to remove barriers to deployment. The trade associations are asking the …

Two industry groups that support wireless infrastructure are asking the Federal Communications Commission to  “categorically exclude” distributed antenna systems and small cell deployments from environmental and historic review processes. PCIA–The Wireless Infrastructure Association and the HetNet Forum have submitted comments in …

Welcome to our weekly collection of all the top cell tower news stories, where we cover global, national, regional, local and distributed antenna system stories. While hoopla surrounding the “polar vortex” may have subsided, we’re still in the dead of …

Carriers and tower companies are expected to invest $34-$35 billion per year in wireless infrastructure through 2017, and that investment will create alomst 1.5 million new jobs. Those numbers come from a report commissioned by PCIA The Wireless Infrastructure Association, …

Wireless carriers rely on a variety of contractors, program managers and “turf vendors” to build and maintain wireless infrastructure. This webinar will examine the infrastructure services ecosystem by looking at the differing approaches that the major carriers take to deployment, …

With the ever-increasing demand for tower climbers and the increased number of recent tower deals, RCR Wireless News thought the time was nigh to introduce a weekly Tower Technology weekly wrap-up. Each week we will gather all the top stories …

With the ever-increasing demand for tower climbers and the increased number of recent tower deals, RCR Wireless News thought the time was nigh to introduce a weekly Tower Technology weekly wrap-up. Each week we will gather all the top stories …

For those not in the know: towers are big business. As in “big money” with a “B,” which stands for “billions.” Think there is any doubt? Just check out the reported $5 billion or so AT&T is looking to get …

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – While the larger tower operators garnered most of the spotlight at this week’s PCIA Wireless Infrastructure event, they were not the only ones to make news. CTI Towers, which controls more than 800 towers across the country, …

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – PCIA CEO Jonathan Adelstein has had what could be deemed a “dream” first year as head of the wireless trade association, with seeming unbridled support from government regulators and insatiable demand for the products and services offered …

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – To the surprise of few, leaders from the nation’s largest tower owners remain upbeat regarding the future of their market, citing the continued need for wireless carriers to feed the growing appetite for mobile data services. Speaking …

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – In comments kicking off this week’s PCIA Wireless Infrastructure Show, keynote speakers from Sprint and AT&T both noted the importance of small cells, spectrum and software in terms of their abilities to meet growing demand for mobile …