Towers

The cell-phone and tower industries urged the Bush administration to reject backup-power reporting requirements, arguing the Federal Communications Commission grossly underestimated time, operational and financial burdens placed on wireless providers.Indeed, …

The companies listed below represent the largest independent national and regional tower companies in the United States for the second quarter of 2008. American Tower and Crown Castle continue to …

The mobile phone industry’s push for an antenna-siting shot clock is being booed by cities and citizens, continuing a fierce debate dating back to the telecom act of 1996 and …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – The wireless industry is crowded with associations so it’s imperative for those looking to succeed to find their niche.It appears PCIA has. PCIA, which was once a …

BY DAN MEYER HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Despite thunderstorms on Wall Street, as well as outside the convention itself, participants at the PCIA’s 2008 Wireless Infrastructure Show last week in Hollywood, …

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Despite thunderstorms on Wall Street, as well as outside the convention itself, participants at the PCIA’s 2008 Wireless Infrastructure Show this week in Hollywood, Fla., were forecasting …

Californian telecom provider SureWest Communications is slowly but surely moving further away from the wireless business. Today, the firm announced it sold 50 of its wireless communications towers to Global …

CHICAGO – Two companies have succeeded in utilizing pre-WiMAX technology to build successful businesses that target different customers in the United States. TowerStream and DigitalBridge Communications have carved out their …

ReVerb Networks, a smart antenna and network optimization company, introduced its VirtualRAN family of products at WiMAX World this week. The products address the demand for cost-effective capacity solutions for …

CHICAGO – For the past seven years, a Rhode Island company has demonstrated that WiMAX technology can succeed in the United States.In 2000, Jeff Thompson started TowerStream with money from …

On the surface, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to reverse a three-judge panel and hand San Diego County a surprise victory over Sprint Nextel Corp. is just …

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous ruling to give San Diego County a victory over Sprint Nextel Corp. in a long-running dispute between the parties over …

The backup power controversy is now officially before Bush administration budget officials, but the overarching issue of whether the Federal Communications Commission rule will stand or be overturned in court …

AirCell Inc. has added its first major airline outside of the United States in its quest to outfit as many aircraft with its mobile broadband service that provides Internet access …

As several tropical storms threatened various sections of the nation, the Federal Communications Commission took action to prompt Bush administration and court review of a backup power rule maligned by …

A decision to show up in Washington, D.C., nearly two years ago is starting to pay off for AirCell Inc. as it attempts to revolutionize the way people stay connected …

DENVER – It’s a glitzy, ostentatious spectacle that has drawn hundreds of powerful politicians, thousands of TV cameras, tens of thousands of convention-goers and an audience that stretches across the …

Passengers on coast-to-coast American Airlines flights can now sit back and surf the Web.The world’s largest airline said it has teamed up with Aircell to provide Internet access to passengers …

Wireless network infrastructure is becoming more green – and saving operators some greenbacks at the same time.While interest has been pushed to a higher pitch in recent months due to …

Welcome to the RCR Wireless Newscast. We take a closer look at Sprint and what the carrier might do with its iDEN network. ; Sprint Nextel iDEN; Welcome to the …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Handset and infrastructure vendors –R.W. Baird lowered its estimates on Alcatel-Lucent …

The tower industry was busy last week with Sprint Nextel Corp. announcing the sale of 3,300 towers to TowerCo L.L.C. for $670 million and tower giant SBA acquiring a pair …

SPRINT NEXTEL CORP. AND CLEARWIRE CORP.’S CAMPAIGN to win government approval of a their national WiMAX plan is drawing static from AT&T Inc. and rural cellular operators on key unsettled …

Sprint Nextel Corp. sold its 3,300 towers to TowerCo L.L.C. for $670 million, a move that provides the carrier with some cash and relieves it of the business of owning …