Towers

The National Wireless Safety Alliance now has its leadership in place. The organization’s board chose Art Pregler, director of national cell site programs at AT&T to be its head man and Phil …

Field Dailies was recently awarded patent protection for its software system that supports submission of daily field reports and closeout documentation for the tower climbing industry. Field Dailies, the pioneer …

Tower assets are consolidating as the carriers sell their portfolios and independent tower owners sell to larger companies. Meanwhile the service industry is also consolidating as providers seek efficiency and …

LTE stations accounted for over 50% of deployments Russian mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems said it has deployed more than 9,160 base stations across the country, compared to 5,730 base stations …

Site360 delivers 3-D map of tower sites, compounds and equipment to reduce opex and drive efficiency Since its founding in 2000, B+T Group has evolved from a structural engineering firm …

Communications Workers of America continue working without new Verizon agreement; National Wireless Safety Association announces board of governors and roadmap for tower climber assessment and certification programs This episode of …

Outages in Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama potentially caused by AT&T backhaul network All four major U.S. wireless carriers – Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, Sprint and T-Mobile US – experienced …

TIRAP provides DOL-credentialed apprenticeship programs What is the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprentice Program? Watch the latest episode of Inside Telecom Careers, hosted by Karla Macias and Jeff Mucci, as they discuss and view …

Smartphones increasingly replacing cellphones on Indian subcontinent WASHINGTON – A new Deloitte India report paints the subcontinent’s wireless tower market as primed for a transformative period. “India is at the …

Telefónica said the transfer of redundant infrastructure will allow the telco to focus on LTE deployments Telefónica Deutschland, the local subsidiary of Spanish telecom operator Telefónica, is transferring 7,700 mobile …

President Obama: ‘If we don’t get these young people the access to what they need to achieve their potential, then it’s our loss; it’s not just their loss’ President Barak …

This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes a look at the booming wireless ecosystem developing in New York City. Former Federal Communications Commission member …

The APAC region currently has half of the world’s mobile connections SHANGHAI – The Asia-Pacific mobile industry contributes more than $1 trillion per year to the area economy, mainly due …

Fiber expansion to add 350 route miles to the network Continuing to expand its fiber footprint, Colorado-based Zayo Group Holdings plans to hook up some 500 Seattle-area towers to fiber …

Tower climber fatalities, lack of standards, LTE technology and need for formalized apprenticeships are driving material changes in tower climber training and certification programs Listen to podcast [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/214999550″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” …

HetNet Happenings is brought to you by CommScope. On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, managing editor for RCR Wireless News takes a look at how CPRI–common public radio …

China Telecom expects its FDD-LTE technology to cover 95% of China’s population by year end Chinese mobile telephony operator China Telecom aims to provide LTE coverage to 95% of the …

United Arab Emirates carrier Du partners with Nokia to analyze network components using telco drones Carrier Du, along with partner Nokia Networks, has used drones carrying smartphone-based test equipment to …

The company aims to sell additional towers in six African markets in the coming months Indian telecommunications group Bharti Airtel has obtained nearly $1.3 billion from the sale of its …

Towers will not keep New Yorkers connected Big cities have the greatest need for cellular capacity, but they can also have the densest neighborhoods and the highest real estate prices. …

Using drones takes out the risk associated with human inspection of cell phone towers Carrier T-Mobile Netherlands will use Aerialtronics unmanned aerial systems, more commonly known as drones, to inspect …

The Indian telco currently offers 3G in almost 10,000 towns and cities; 4G LTE also expanding Indian telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel plans to invest $1 billion during fiscal year 2015, …

Update: This story has been updated to include the name of the previously unidentified man in this accident. Pilot killed when homemade airplane struck cell tower Tragedy struck in Corona, …

By 2020, networks will need to support 1000 times more capacity, driving the need for ultra-dense networks (UDN). These will be critical to support over seven billion people connecting using …

Small cells and monopoles planned for Miami, potentially giving peek of larger Sprint network densification push Sprint is looking to up its network and retail game in the Miami area, …