Towers

Often overlooked when discussing North American telecom markets, Canada is more than a smaller clone of its southern neighbor. Challenged by a land mass greater than the U.S., but with …

Cellular South Announces Plans To Acquire Alabama’s Corr WirelessFrom: RCR Wireless NewsCarrier consolidation is not limited to just the big four, as Cellular South announced plans to acquire Alabama-based Corr …

Just about a week has gone by since the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009 event in San Diego and I have just now been able to go through the …

AT&T and Centennial Communications Announce Justice Department Clearance for Acquisition of Centennial by AT&TFrom: WebWireAT&T and Centennial Communications Corp. announced that the Department of Justice has cleared AT&T?s proposed acquisition …

As FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski pledged his agency’s support for a “shot clock” to help facilitate tower-siting initiatives across the United States, state wireless associations continue to work at the …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.High-speed wireless data …

SAN DIEGO – Following up on the opening day keynote from AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega, AT&T’s CTO John Donovan used his day two keynote speech to tout …

SAN DIEGO — AT&T Mobility President and CEO Ralph de la Vega took a page, literally, from CTIA during his keynote address at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009 …

SAN DIEGO — AT&T Mobility President and CEO Ralph de la Vega took a page, literally, from CTIA during his keynote address at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009 …

SAN DIEGO–FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said the government would work to free up more spectrum for wireless broadband access and aid tower-siting efforts, two initiatives the wireless industry likely will …

Moody’s Investor Services announced on Monday, October 5 that it had upgraded debt ratings for both American Tower Corporation and Crown Castle International Corp.American Tower’s senior unsecured debt rating was …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The nation’s top tower company executives are optimistic on the outlook for their industry, in part because they survived late 2008 and early 2009 intact despite tight …

This RCR Wireless News Top 10 Tower Companies listing is a compilation of the top 10 tower companies that responded to a survey from PCIA and RCR Wireless News. This …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As fourth-generation network rollouts begin, the wireless industry’s value chain has viable buildout opportunities that should keep the sector healthy, as long as various segments work in …

4G Unwired 4G Unwired has introduced SkyView Microwave, microwave engineering software that provides the ability to design microwave and broadband networks in 3D directly in Google Earth with accurate and …

As president and CEO of PCIA – the Wireless Infrastructure Association, Michael Fitch is charged with overseeing the group’s mission of supporting the infrastructure necessary to make wireless communications and …

The tower industry gets its turn on the trade show spotlight this week as PCIA’s 2009 Wireless Infrastructure Show is set to kick off at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and …

Wasn’t it just yesterday the wireless industry was all abuzz about third-generation networks and how they would revolutionize the way we communicate? Taking a look at the headlines today that …

Nothing seems to drive adoption of a service as well as cutting the price of using that service. And for the wireless industry, the service of choice remains voice, and …

American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) announced on August 27, 2009 that it has completed its previously announced redemption of the remaining $162.2 million principal amount of its 3.00% convertible notes …

On the surface, there isn’t much to suggest that this newly Democratic-led FCC will make any radical regulatory changes in the wireless industry. There is a loud camp cheering for …

Aircel Cellular has shortlisted four players — US-based American Tower Corporation (ATC), Crown Castle International, Bharti Infratel and the Tata-Quippo combine — for buying out its tower business in a …

It would be the second-largest IPO after the Rs 6,000-crore one by state-run National Hydroelectric Power Corporation. Reliance Infratel, the tower subsidiary of telecom service provider Reliance Communications (RCom), will …

Diamond announces today that First Telecom Services LLC (“First Telecom”), a subsidiary of First Communications, has contributed its wireless tower assets (the “Assets”) to Diamond. The Assets include 368 leases …

The converging telecom and IT space is set to become a $5 trillion global business, fueled by relentless demand from individuals and businesses to be able to access information across …