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China Tower ends June with 2.05mn towers

China Tower’s net profit in H1 climbed 22.2% year-on-year to CNY4.22 billion China Tower ended the first half of the 2022 with a total of 2.05 million towers under management, after a new addition of 11,000 sites during the period. In a release, the company said...

American Tower ends Q2 with 30,000 telecom sites in Europe: CEO

In June last year, American Tower had closed the first tranche of the acquisition of Telxius Towers, comprised of nearly 20,000 communications sites in Germany and Spain American Tower Corporation (ATC) ended June with nearly 30,000 telecommunications sites across its European footprint, the company’s President...

Crown Castle aims to double small cell deployments in 2023: CEO

Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and approximately 85,000 route miles of fiber Crown Castle expects to double the rate of small cell deployments next year compared to the 5,000 nodes the firm expect to put on air this...

Deutsche Telekom sells 51% of GD Towers

Deutsche Telekom said GD Towers operates more than 40,000 sites in Germany and Austria Germany carrier Deutsche Telekom announced the sale of 51% of GD Towers comprising its tower assets in Germany and Austria, to Digital Bridge and Brookfield for 17.5 billion euros ($17.58 billion),...

Vodafone trials ‘self-powering’ mobile phone mast in the UK

The mast will provide 4G coverage and was developed in partnership with Crossflow Energy and Cornerstone As part of its broader goal of reaching net zero UK operations by 2027, Vodafone is trialing the UK’s first live wind- and solar-powered mobile phone mast in Pembrokeshire,...

Vantage Towers to upgrade Telefonica’s 5G infrastructure in Spain

Telefonica currently offers 5G coverage to over 80% of the Spanish population German telecommunications infrastructure provider Vantage Towers has signed an agreement with Spanish operator Telefonica to upgrade its 5G infrastructure in the country, the former said in its earnings statement. Vantage Towers said that the...

China Tower ends Q1 with 2.05 million sites nationwide

Last year, China Tower had completed approximately 552,000 5G construction projects China Tower ended the first quarter of the year with a total of 2.05 million towers under management, after a new addition of 18,000 sites during the period. In a release, the company said that...

China to reach 892 million 5G subscribers in 2025: GSMA

Operators in mainland China have already deployed over 1.4 million 5G base stations China is expected to reach 892 million connections in the 5G segment in 2025, according to a report published by the GSMA. According to the ‘The Mobile Economy China” report, GSMA expects 5G...

JTower, NTT Docomo ink deal to promote infra-sharing of towers in Japan

NTT Docomo started using the JTower’s infra-sharing solution for its 4G network in 2016 JTower and NTT Docomo have decided to enter into a master transaction agreement with the aim of promoting infra-sharing of the latter's existing towers. The contract will enable the companies to make...

Germany unveils ‘Gigabit Strategy’ to boost fiber, 5G deployments

In terms of fiber build, the "Gigabit Strategy' aims to increase acceptance of new construction techniques such as microtrenching Germany's Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) unveiled its latest "Gigabit Strategy" that outlines a number of key goals, including the supply of at...

5G deployments boost China Tower’s business in 2021

The Chinese government has set a goal to install over 600,000 5G base stations this year China Tower’s business last year was positively impacted by the accelerated deployment of 5G sites across China, the company said in its earnings release. In 2021, the company said it...

Crown Castle secured commitments for 50,000 new small cells in 2021: CEO

Crown Castle secured commitments for over 50,000 new small cell nodes during the last twelve months, which equates to approximately 70% of the total small cells the booked in its history prior to 2021, the company’s CEO Jay Brown said in a release. “As a...

Crown Castle aims to put on air 5,000 small cells this year: CFO

Crown Castle International expects to put 5,000 small cells on air in 2022, a similar level compared to the previous year, the company’s CFO Daniel Schlanger recently said at Citi's AppsEconomy Virtual Conference. The executive noted that the company expects the firm will be able...

T-Mobile US inks deal with Crown Castle to expand 5G infrastructure

T-Mobile US and Crown Castle International have signed a new 12-year agreement to support the continued build-out of T-Mobile's nationwide 5G network with increased access to Crown Castle's towers and small cell locations. Under the terms of the agreement, T-Mobile US will further expand the...

German telco 1&1 signs 5G infra deal with Vantage Towers

European tower company Vantage Towers has entered into a long-term contract with German telco 1&1 for the provision of passive infrastructure to build Germany’s fourth mobile network. Under the terms of the agreement, Vantage Towers will be providing 1&1 access to up to 5,000 existing...

China Mobile already deployed more than 560,000 5G base stations nationwide

China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, has already deployed over 560,000 5G base stations across China, local press reported, citing the operator’s General Manager Dong Xin. The operator aims to cover all rural towns across the country with its 5G network...

ATC expects robust growth in European markets due to 5G adoption: CEO

American Tower Corporation (ATC) is expecting to experience a period of solid growth in its European markets, where the firm is seeing similar network growth trends to the U.S., with early-stage 5G deployments set to accelerate in the coming years, the company’s President and...

Viaero Wireless selects Ericsson for 5G upgrade

U.S. regional telecommunications company Viaero Wireless has selected Swedish vendor Ericsson to replace and upgrade its existing LTE equipment to end-to-end 5G-ready products and solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Ericsson will replace existing core, radio access network (RAN), microwave and router equipment across...

MTN to install 100 nesting boxes on cell towers to protect barn owls

When birds make themselves at home in cell towers, it poses a serious threat to themselves and technicians South African telecommunications operator MTN announced plans to install 100 boxes on cell towers in Johannesburg to house barn owls, which have made themselves at home in...

China Tower boosted in H1 by accelerated 5G deployment

China Tower net profit up 16.1% year-on-year China Tower business in the first half of the year was positively impacted by the accelerated deployment of 5G sites across the Asian nation, the company said in its earnings release. During H1 2021, the company’s net profit grew...

Lumen sells CenturyLink ILEC assets to Apollo in $7.5 billion deal

Lumen will sell CenturyLink-branded assets to Apollo across 20 states and retain those in 16 states Lumen Technologies has agreed to sell a portion of its incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) operations to Apollo Global Management for $7.5 billion. Lumen will retain the CenturyLink-branded assets in 16...

Crown Castle CEO: 5G deployments have driven historic level of tower activity

Crown Castle is experiencing the highest level of tower activity in the company’s history due to 5G deployments in the U.S., the company’s CEO Jay Brown said during a conference call with investors. “We continue to generate significant growth in cash flows and dividends from...

China Tower deploys over 100 5G base stations for Beijing 2022

China telecommunications infrastructure firm China Tower has deployed over 100 5G base stations in 17 competition venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as well as along the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway and the Beijing-Chongli expressway, Chinese press reported. According to the report, China Tower...

Allianz acquires 10% stake in ATC Europe

American Tower Corporation and global insurer and investment firm Allianz, announced that Allianz Capital Partners and the Allianz European Infrastructure Fund, will acquire a 10% stake in ATC Europe. The transaction is valued at over 530 million euros ($633 million), reinforcing a more than €8.8...