SBA Communications (SBAC) said today that it is acquiring 1,641 more wireless sites in Brazil from Oi. Oi will lease space on the towers from SBA after the transaction closes, …
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The following interview was conducted at PCIA’s 2014 Wireless Infrastructure Show. Olivier Puech, CEO of Latin America at American Tower Jeff Mucci: Olivier thanks for joining us today, you’re the …
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As the nation’s top four carriers work to offer nationwide, high-speed data service, more cell towers are now supporting multiple carriers. But co-location is not enough; operators and tower companies …
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Cell Tower News: Climber Dies in TX; American Tower's $1BN in Brazil
by Jarad Matulaby Jarad MatulaWelcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. Climber Dies in Texas Once again tragedy has struck in the tower …
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Before the FIFA World Cup began, Brazilian telecom union SindiTelebrasil said that the operators’ networks were ready to handle the increased data and voice traffic, and during the first week of the tournament …
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American Tower is expanding in Brazil, adding roughly 4,600 towers to the 7,200 towers it already has in that country. The company is buying BR Towers S.A for just under …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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Cell Tower News: 100% tie-off 24/7 website launched; tower as 'half-assed tree'
by Jarad Matulaby Jarad MatulaWelcome 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 …
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Cell Tower News: 100% tie-off 24/7 website launched; tower as ‘half-assed tree’
by Jarad Matulaby Jarad MatulaWelcome 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 …
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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 …
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Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. Just as we expected, this week’s PCIA Wireless Infrastructure Show saw …
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Surging mobile data demand means that wireless operators need to add coverage and capacity to their networks, and that often means co-locating a cell site on a …
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Orlando, Fla. – Tower developers at this week’s PCIA 2014 Wireless Infrastructure Show were not united in their assessment of the opportunity in distributed antenna systems. Larger players are investing …
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Orlando, Fla. – Leaders from the nation’s three largest tower companies took the stage to kick off PCIA’s 2014 Wireless Infrastructure Show. Crown Castle International, American Tower and SBA Communications …
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Cell Tower News: Tip to prevent copper theft; brotherly tower opposition
by Jarad Matulaby Jarad MatulaWelcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. It’s been a quiet week in the tower industry leading up …
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RCR Wireless News takes stock of the latest in tower and antenna technologies. We will look at fiber to the antenna (FTTA) and remote radio head (RRH) use, as well …
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RCR Wireless News takes stock of the latest in tower and antenna technologies. We will look at fiber to the antenna (FTTA) and remote radio head (RRH) use, as well …
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The nation’s three largest tower companies continue to benefit from demand for tower space driven by the transition to LTE networks, and by the seemingly insatiable consumer appetite for mobile …
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Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. Tower companies and carriers are certainly getting their day in court …
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In early April, I had the pleasure of participating in the NEDAS Forum event in New York City. The forum had attendees and speakers covering all aspects of the deployment value chain.
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Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. Police have used data culled from cell towers for a while …
