Towers

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Global Tower Partners said it completed the acquisition of the site management division of Tower Resource Management, which adds 3,676 new rooftop sites and seven new wireless communication …

WASHINGTON-The District of Columbia Superior Court judge overseeing a cellular industry motion to dismiss six brain cancer lawsuits could be swayed by a Supreme Court ruling expected today. That ruling …

WASHINGTON-North Carolina’s potentially precedent-setting telecom tower standard has gone into effect, despite objections from the National Association of Tower Erectors to a fall-protection provision that it says is too harsh …

L.M. Ericsson and Nokia Corp. announced they might offer GSM products for the 450 MHz band. The move-albeit somewhat delayed-is an attempt to provide a GSM alternative to CDMA offerings …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. expanded its pre-WiMAX network to Palatka, Fla., offering wireless broadband services starting at $30 per month. BellSouth previously launched services in Athens, Ga. “Palatka was an obvious choice …

Cable & Wireless Rick Kimsey joined Cable & Wireless as the company’s new chief executive officer for the Caribbean. In addition, Leonardo de Barros, the current chief operating officer for …

L.M. Ericsson and Nokia Corp. announced they might offer GSM products for the 450 MHz band. The move-albeit somewhat delayed-is an attempt to provide a GSM alternative to CDMA offerings …

WASHINGTON-A Texas law firm said it filed a class-action lawsuit against Sprint Nextel Corp. on behalf of thousands of landowners in the state. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission ruled to clear the backlog of antenna-siting applications subject to a nationwide programmatic agreement designed to elicit dialogue among tower owners, mobile-phone carriers, Native American tribes …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission ruled to clear the backlog of antenna-siting applications subject to a nationwide programmatic agreement designed to elicit dialogue among tower owners, mobile-phone carriers, Native American tribes …

The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.

WASHINGTON-A Texas law firm said it filed a class-action lawsuit today against Sprint Nextel Corp. on behalf of thousands of landowners in the state. The suit, filed in federal district …

Tower giant Crown Castle International Corp. said it’s considering whether it should hang onto its 77.6-percent ownership in Crown Castle Australia, which is Australia’s largest tower operator with 1,387 towers. …

Verizon Wireless is expected to launch a streaming television service early next year using a network being deployed by tower company Crown Castle International Corp. Verizon Wireless currently offers a …

LOWELL, Mass.-M/A-Com, a division of Tyco International Ltd., will build a unified public-safety communications system for the State of New York in a $2 billion 20-year contract. The system, being …

WASHINGTON-After doing an about-face and agreeing to clear a backlog of siting applications held up at the Federal Communications Commission, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said he has been unable to …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said wireless complaints dropped in the second quarter, a shift the agency attributed to a reduction in consumer gripes about billing and rates. At the same …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said wireless complaints dropped in the second quarter, a shift the agency attributed to a reduction in consumer gripes about billing and rates. At the same …

Startup Roundbox today announced $8 million in its first round of venture funding, news that coincides with the company’s emergence from stealth mode. Headed by executives from Dynamicsoft, Flarion Technologies …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Navini Networks Inc. reported that BellSouth Corp. has launched a wireless broadband trial in Athens, Ga., using Navini’s pre-WiMAX Ripwave equipment to transmit signals between local radio towers and …

RESTON, Va.-Tower company Global Signal Corp. signed an agreement with Wireless Matrix Corp. and Stratos Global Corp. for 3,500 SDX 1100 wireless data terminals that Global Signal will use for …

Wireless carriers continued the arduous task of repairing networks in the Gulf Coast region hit hard by Hurricane Katrina last month, though few operators have released financial details of the …

Verizon Wireless President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Strigl sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin updating the commission on the carrier’s progress in restoring services to …

Alltel Corp. is taking a slow and steady approach to integrating its recently acquired Western Wireless Corp. assets. The company is expected only to make minor changes through the end …

Most wireless communications towers were able to remain at least upright through Katrina’s wrath. Power and telecommunications facilities sustained widespread damage from water in some of the hardest-hit areas, but …