Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net.
Tower climber injured, but OK
This past week a tower climber was injured while working on a tower in Georgia. The climber was 125 feet up on...
Verizon Wireless says it has spent roughly $4.2 million to measure RF levels at its 5,000 rooftop antenna sites. The carrier's initiative came in response to a Federal Communications Commission investigation, prompted by complaints that originated in Philadelphia and Hartford. Verizon paid a $50,000...
A poll of state CIOs by their national association found that the development of models and organization around the First Responders Network Authority was relatively mature and education efforts are ongoing.
A new report by the National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO), based on the polling...
With more than half of all U.S. wireless calls and data sessions now originating indoors, building owners are acutely aware of the need for indoor connectivity. "Many new venue owners who don't have DAS infrastructure installed are coming to us, kind of recognizing our...
The task facing CSPs is monumental – one of the biggest challenges to CSPs in the last 50 years. Customers are increasingly cutting the cord – literally – eroding the “cash cows” of voice and long distance services.
The jump to 4G has made a significant impact on technologies in place at cellular sites, both macro and small cell, according to Steve King, applications engineer with 3M.
"If I had to summarize what I see happening right now particularly in North America, and...
Ixia announced what it claims to be the first 400 gigabit per second test solution for Ethernet networks, positioning itself at the front of the curve for supporting the development of next-generation wireline networks.
The demands for those ever-faster wireline networks are being driven in...
Small Cell World Summit
The Small Cell World Summit 2014 is set to bring hundreds of carrier representatives and solutions providers together in London this week. The Small Cell Forum said it will discuss the recently announced third iteration of its use cases and best...
Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net.
Looks like tower accidents and deaths continue, but the ones happening recently are a little different than usual. Read on to find out why. Plus, land...
LTE reached 245 million global connections during the first quarter of 2014, more than doubling in a 12-month period, according to the latest numbers from Informa Telecoms & Media and 4G Americas.
North American LTE subscriptions continued to dominate the LTE market, accounting for 115...
In infrastructure news this week, Ericsson is diversifying its leadership team, and tower companies appear unfazed by the prospect of carrier consolidation.
Ericsson appointments
Ericsson has added three new members to its global leadership team, two of whom are women. Each of the new executives will...
Time Warner Cable has teamed up with Boingo Wireless (WIFI) in a Wi-Fi roaming deal that will give its customers access to some of the nation's hottest hotspots. Time Warner (TWX) Internet customers will get access to Boingo's routers in more than 100 highly...
Ericsson's latest report on mobility shows growth in the machine-to-machine space, as well as the continued dominance of smartphones in the device market and significant regional divides in the coverage of LTE.
"We see cellular M2M taking off," said Rima Qureshi, SVP and chief strategy...
A new survey of mobile operator executives shows that most expect to have Rich Communications Services (RCS) initiatives by the end of 2015, but the new technology still poses challenges.
RCS is expected to allow mobile operators to better compete with over-the-top services, by offering...
Network decommissioning is a huge issue as carriers rip-and-replace legacy equipment in favor of new technologies. When they do, they are faced with what to do with the old equipment. RCR Wireless News will take a look at the different choices carriers have in...
The evolution of telecommunications networks is placing a significant strain on operators looking to update to more efficient and cost effective networks, but still burdened by the millions of customers still using legacy systems.
In the wireless space this can be seen as carriers are...
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 awareness campaign to make safety at...
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 awareness campaign to make safety at...
In wireless infrastructure company news this week, Ericsson is building a major Bay Area campus, and Dragonwave and Allot both announced new contracts.
Ericsson to build Silicon Valley campus
Ericsson's Silicon Valley campus will include 400,000 square feet of operational space in two buildings at a...
Until now, cell site turn-up and maintenance have been relatively straightforward procedures-performed on one macro cell with one technology. Today, much has changed-in addition to macro cells, small cells and DAS are proliferating, both indoor and outdoor, covering 2G, 3G, 4G and WiFi.
RF and...
In partnership with RCR Wireless News, research consultancy ATLANTIC-ACM examines the emerging small cell infrastructure development space and the economics and market dynamics impacting small-cell deployments.
What you will learn:
Current business and strategy considerations for small cell deployments, emerging sourcing models, network expectations, survey results...
As carriers rip-and-replace legacy equipment in favor of new technologies, they are faced with what to do with the old equipment. RCR Wireless News will take a look at the different choices carriers have in what to do with old equipment, including recycling options....
The use of the AWS spectrum band (1700/2100 MHz) for LTE mobile services in Latin America is expected to have a huge positive economic impact, according to a recently released study by GSMA. The report also found that the spectrum band is key to extending existing "4G" deployments,...
It is important to examine the factors that are making OpenStack the "next big thing" for telcos, as well as what the future will hold for the platform and its supporters.
