Towers

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Network designer and operator NextPhase Wireless Inc. laid out plans to expand its pre-WiMAX network through acquisitions, providing outsourcing services to Internet service providers and introducing more value-added services …

While the big dogs in the tower industry have national footprints, there are still places they don’t or can’t cover. And often, hard-to-cover areas mean hard-to-gain-access-to land. But a few …

American Tower Corp. confirmed last week that it will restate financial results from 2005 through the first quarter of this year due to discrepancies in “measurement dates” of certain stock-option …

BOSTON—American Tower Corp. confirmed it will restate financial results from 2005 through the first quarter of this year after finding discrepancies in “measurement dates” of certain stock-option grants. AMT said …

SAN FRANCISCO-Detroit and Minneapolis-St. Paul have the highest rates of wireless substitution among the 20 largest U.S. cities, according to research by Telephia. Detroit led the list of cord-cutting rates, …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Global Towers Partners dashed speculation in the media indicating that the privately owned tower company is for sale. The company’s chief executive officer, Marc Ganzi, stated in an …

In the Oct. 16 issue on page 7, we incorrectly stated the company and number of towers that Crown Castle International Corp. is buying. CCI is in the process of …

CARY, N.C.—TowerCo L.L.C. announced that its credit facility from CapitalSource has been raised from $35 million to $75 million. The two-year-old tower company said it will use the funds to …

SAN FRANCISCO—Detroit and Minneapolis-St. Paul have the highest rates of wireless substitution among the 20 largest U.S. cities, according to research by Telephia. Detroit led the list of cord-cutting rates, …

BOCA RATON, Fla.—Global Towers Partners dashed speculation in the media indicating that the privately owned tower company is for sale. The company’s chief executive, Marc Ganzi, stated in an e-mail, …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Global Tower Partners may be the next tower company to get swallowed up as the industry’s giants fight over who will be king of the mountain. Global Tower …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission issued rules that will allow MediaFLO USA Inc. to begin operations next year as planned, but has yet to begin the inter-agency coordination necessary for mobile …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. Click here for wireless ratings from past weeks from RCR …

BOCA RATON, Fla.—Global Tower Partners may be the next tower company to get swallowed up as the industry’s giants fight over who will be king of the mountain. Global Tower …

While many in the wireless industry consider Sprint Nextel Corp’s decision to build a WiMAX network the technology’s defining and legitimizing moment, vendors that have been developing 802.16-2005-compliant WiMAX products …

Crown Castle International Corp.’s $5.8 billion acquisition last week of Global Signal Inc. not only altered the tower industry’s leadership position, but could spark another round of consolidation among industry …

Like most things in wireless, the mobile TV contest boils down to devices, networks and—perhaps most importantly—spectrum. As such, two U.S. companies are racing to build mobile TV networks using …

HOUSTON—In the world of tower companies, where size definitely matters, No. 1 has just been usurped. Crown Castle International has skipped ahead of American Tower Corp.—the nation’s largest tower company—by …

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission has the authority to require wireless carriers and tower owners to abide by the National Historic Preservation Act, including …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Wireless Infrastructure Association, better known as PCIA, said it drew its highest attendance numbers—1,400 registrants—to its annual trade show held last week in Nashville, Tenn. The attendance tally …

Exchanging data over wireless networks is expected to grow at a steady rate in North America, according to the latest data from ABI Research. The firm said it expects growth …

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-For Mike Fitch, well into his second year as head of a trade group for which reinvention has become a survival mechanism, the planets appear to be lining up …

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-The Wireless Infrastructure Association’s annual convention began with the launch of a new a new forum that says its mission is to promote the understanding, acceptance and deployment of …

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Tower industry officials last week said lessons learned from last year’s horrific storms have made them better prepared for the next big one. Speaking at PCIA’s wireless infrastructure convention, …

BOSTON—Shares of American Tower Corp. slid after the tower vendor said it will have to restate earnings due to inconsistencies regarding past stock-option grants. The company plans to file an …