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BSNL will also deploy an additional 21,000 towers by end March 2025 India’s state-run operator BSNL is expected to install a total of 80,000 telecom towers across the country by the end of October for the provision of nationwide 4G …

New agreement provides Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 with access to Cellnex’s UK towers Cellnex UK, Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 have reached a new long-term agreement under which Cellnex UK will provide the two mobile operators with tower infrastructure …

Crown Castle reported profits of $251 million for the second quarter of 2024, down 45% from the same period last year amid an ongoing pullback in capital expenditures by mobile network operators. Net income was also impacted by a $45 …

In this episode of “5G Talent Talk,” Carrie Charles interviews Chad Tuttle, CEO of B+T Group. Chad shares his journey in the telecom industry, which began with his grandfather’s construction company in the 1950s, building radio and early AT&T towers. …

Following the placing, Vodafone holds 82.5 million shares in Indus Towers, equivalent to a 3.1% shareholding U.K.-based Vodafone Group announced that it has sold 484.7 million shares in Indian tower company Indus Towers, representing 18% of Indus’ share capital, through …

Vodafone currently owns 21.5% of Indus Towers via various group entities U.K.-based Vodafone Group is looking to sell its entire $2.3 billion stake in Indian tower company Indus Towers through stock market block deals, local newspaper Business Standard reported, citing …

TowerCo JV will own and operate 3,800 towers and rooftop sites in the Netherlands, said KPN Dutch operator KPN and pension fund ABP have signed an agreement to create a new tower company in the Netherlands. In a release KPN …

UScellular will become a wireless infrastructure company, retainings its tower assets and about 70% of its spectrum T-Mobile US plans to buy UScellular’s wireless operations and about 30% of the smaller operator’s spectrum assets across multiple bands. This move takes …

While mobile network operators clamor for additional spectrum in order to meet demand, tower companies are in a win-win situation. They benefit whether that demand is met by additional spectrum deployments or via network densification. During a panel at last …

Rakuten Mobile started using JTower’s solutions in January 2020 Japanese carrier Rakuten Mobile and compatriot telecom infrastructure company JTower announced that Rakuten Mobile has adopted JTower’s indoor infrastructure-sharing solutions for its network in more than 100 facilities and buildings across …

The combined new entity will be owned 54% by PIF and 43.1% by stc Group The Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, and Saudi telecom group stc announced the signing of definitive agreements whereby PIF …

China Tower said that total tower tenants rose to 3.65 million at the end of last year China Tower ended 2023 with a total of 2.04 million towers under management, down 0.4%, the company said in its earnings statement. The …

Across the board, mobile network operators are reducing capital expenditure guidance as the industry collectively reaches something of a midpoint in the 5G cycle. In the US market, for instance, Verizon is cutting planned 2024 capex to between $17 billion …

Government officials said 5G mobile phone users in China reached 805 million by the end of last year China ended 2023 with a total of 3.38 million 5G base stations at a national level, the Ministry of Industry and Information …

American Tower has a portfolio of around 78,000 sites across India American Tower has signed a definitive agreement with Data Infrastructure Trust (DIT), an infrastructure investment trust associated with an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management, for DIT to acquire 100% …

Ooredoo said the new tower entity is expected to achieve revenues close to $500 million annually Middle East operators Ooredoo and Zain have signed an agreement with TASC Towers Holding (TASC) with the aim of creating the largest tower company in …

Virgin Media O2 will retain a 33.33% stake in Cornerstone upon completion of the transaction U.K. telco Virgin Media O2 has reached an agreement to sell a 16.67% minority stake in its mobile tower joint venture, Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited, …

American Tower Corporation ended Q3 2023 with a portfolio of approximately 225,000 communications sites American Tower Corporation (ATC) reported overall revenues of $2.82 billion for the third quarter of 2023, climbing 5.5% year-on-year, the company said in its earnings statement. …

Cellnex operates 4,557 sites across Sweden and Denmark Europe’s largest tower company, Cellnex, has agreed to sell a 49% stake in its Sweden and Denmark subsidiaries to Stonepeak, an U.S.-based investment firm that focuses infrastructure, for €730 million ($772 million). …

Once the towers are transferred, NTT Docomo will lease these towers from JTower Japanese tower operator JTower and compatriot telecommunications operator NTT Docomo concluded a new master agreement aimed at facilitating the sharing of Docomo’s current telecommunication tower infrastructure in …

China Tower said its net profit in the first half of the year climbed 14.6% year-on-year to $674 million China Tower ended the first half of 2023 with a total of 2.06 million towers under management, after a net addition …

American Tower ended the second quarter of 2023 with a portfolio of approximately 226,000 communications sites American Tower Corporation (ATC) is seeing a positive outlook for its international operations given the expected increase in capital expenditures and mobile data consumption …

Crown Castle said its customers are accelerating the selection and identification of new small cell locations in high-traffic locations Crown Castle is seeing lower activity in the tower business as operators in the U.S. have already significantly reduced network spending, …

1&1 recently said it expected to launch its 5G offering for smartphone users by the third quarter of 2023 Germany’s competition regulator Bundeskartellamt is currently assessing whether Vodafone Germany or its affiliated company Vantage Towers unlawfully impeded newcomer 1&1 in …

Vertical Bridge has agreed to construct these towers with Verizon as the anchor tenant U.S. carrier Verizon signed a deal with Vertical Bridge to build cell towers across the country to expand its 4G and 5G services. In a release, …