Towers

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 Obama joined the growing chorus of lawmakers who want it …

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 Jonathan Adelstein, the current president and CEO of PCIA, the …

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 to the increasing penetration of mobile broadband and smartphones, according …

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 as part of a mobile infrastructure expansion strategy. Zayo is …

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” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Tower climber training programs were the …

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 interface–can be applied to digital DAS (distributed antenna system) deployments. …

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 country’s population by the end of the year, according to …

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 analyze its network covering Dubai International Stadium. The proof of …

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 telecommunication towers in five African markets. In a note to …

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. Manhattan, for example, has fewer towers per person than other …

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 some 5,000 antennas in the Netherlands. T-Mobile Netherlands even has …

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, ending March 2016, to expand its 3G network infrastructure and …

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, Calif., this weekend when a homemade airplane crashed into a …

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 multiple GBs per user per day. 

 What’s stopping the …

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, according to reports on a closed-door meeting between the carrier’s …

3M is investing big money in the future of the climber safety industry with a $2.5 billion agreement to acquire fall-protection equipment maker Capital Safety from global investment firm KKR. This is a strategic move for 3M, which believes increased …

Cell tower gets cut down, hits power lines, leaves thousands without AC during summer in the desert Law enforcement is claiming sabotage in the June 20 felling of a wooden, monopole cell tower in Wittmann, Ariz. The tower fell on …

IDC estimates 5.8M 4G LTE subscribers in India by year-end 2015 Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm expects to launch commercial 4G LTE services across India by December, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said during the company’s annual shareholders meeting. Ambani …

LTE expansion is primary goal of investment Spanish group Telefónica has announced two major investments in Peru and Argentina. The Telco confirmed that it will invest approximately $2 billion in 2015-17 to deploy telecom infrastructure throughout Peru. During a visit to the …

Lawyer: Berkeley ordinance violates the First Amendment WASHINGTON – A major telecom lobbying group has filed suit to strike down a Berkeley, Calif., city ordinance that requires retailers to warn customers about dangers associated with RF radiation. Berkeley city officials …

Officials order tower service restored Indian officials aren’t backing down after the recent terror attacks on their mobile infrastructure. High-level Indian officials have ordered the Indian Army and CRPF, along with state police, to restore mobile service in the Kashmir …

Terrorists are trying to put a stop to mobile networks in India, and they are using deadly force to do it. Two civilian tower workers were killed and three more were injured in multiple attacks on mobile infrastructure in North …

Bear climbs tower for eggs We’re all doomed. The large hairy killing machines known as bears are now bringing their endless appetites off the ground and into the skies. O.F. Mossberg & Sons captured this surprising video of a bear that managed to …

Partners deploying IoT, M2M trial network using T-Mobile base stations Mobile operator T-Mobile, along with Blue Cell Network and Sigfox, are conducting a three-month pilot project that will build out an “Internet of Things” network in Prague. Results from the trial …

 Three-year investment aims to increase connections and speed while cutting service costs China’s State Council this week announced plans to boost Internet speeds nationwide, while also cutting costs, in a three-year program reportedly worth a staggering $182 billion. In a …