Towers

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Sprint affiliate iPCS Inc.’s operating facility iPCS Wireless will sell 92 wireless communications towers to TCP Communications L.L.C. for proceeds of $16.5 million. The towers, mainly located in Michigan, …

Jay Kitchen, president and chief executive officer of PCIA, will retire, according to a release issued today by the wireless tower industry trade organization. Kitchen will stay with the group …

German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites, which the carrier said would reduce …

As expected, Crown Castle International Corp. completed the sale of its U.K. subsidiary, including 3,600 tower sites, to British utility company National Grid Transco plc for $2.035 billion in cash. …

Nortel Networks Ltd. said it will supply its converged multiple network offering to rural carrier Western Wireless Corp. Nortel said it will supply Passport 15000 Multiservice Switches to bring the …

THE HAUG, The Netherlands-German wireless operator E-Plus has developed and applied for a patent for a new system to expand its UMTS network called Ultra High Sites, which the carrier …

As expected, Crown Castle International Corp. today completed the sale of its U.K. subsidiary, including 3,600 tower sites, to British utility company National Grid Transco plc for $2.035 billion in …

WASHINGTON-Mobile-phone firms are again confronting a health issue that industry lawyers have successfully beaten back in court to date. The controversy over whether radiation-emitting wireless handsets and base stations pose …

WASHINGTON-The International Association of Firefighters has called for a moratorium on new cell towers on fire stations until health effects can be studied, according to a Vermont-based advocacy group. The …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. has closed its previously announced sale of 3-percent convertible notes due 2012. The sale will result in net proceeds of approximately $335.9 million, which the company plans …

SpectraSite Inc. said it has purchased 191 wireless communications towers from affiliates of SBC Communications for $50 million in the final closing in its commitment to acquire SBC’s leasehold and …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. said it will sell $300 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3-percent convertible notes due Aug. 15, 2012, through an institutional private placement. The initial purchaser …

In releasing its second-quarter financial results, American Tower Corp., the largest U.S. wireless tower company, maintained good favor with analysts who indicated its overall efforts to reduce its risk profile …

Change has been afoot in the wireless tower industry. In the past 18 months, two of the industry’s five public players have gone through bankruptcy and returned, businesses have been …

Four of the five publicly traded wireless communications tower firms reinforced notions that this year would be a better one for the sector in their second-quarter 2004 financial results, released …

The launch of converged mobile devices, capable of communicating over both Wi-Fi and cellular technologies, suggests Wi-Fi, long hailed by start-up companies and tech-savvy consumers, may be gaining credibility among …

Global Signal Inc. will acquire 235 wireless communications towers from private tower venture Lattice Communications L.L.C. for $115 million. The towers are primarily located in Indiana, Ohio, Alabama, Kansas and …

Two tower companies, SpectraSite Inc. and Crown Castle International Corp., reported improved quarterly financials. SpectraSite reported improved second-quarter financial results and announced the search is on for a new chief …

The end of the year came early for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as the carrier made good on its often-repeated plans to offer high-speed wireless data services before the calendar …

Sprint Corp.’s often-rumored plans to sell its significant tower holdings could be getting closer to a reality as the company reported during its second-quarter conference call that it was exploring …

Sprint Corp.’s often rumored plans to sell off its significant tower holdings could be getting closer to a reality as the company reported during its second-quarter conference call that it …

ST. LOUIS-AAT Communications Corp. has closed on a new $325 million senior credit facility, which it plans to use to repay debt, increase its cash balance and to fund new …

NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it is developing the N900iL, a dual-network handset that runs on the third-generation FOMA network and internal corporate wireless local area networks. The solution targets corporate …

BECKLEY, W.V.-Pegasus Tower Co. Ltd. has acquired three wireless communications sites from New York-based A.P. Cell Towers, a division of Apollo Real Estate Advisors. The towers, located in West Virginia’s …

Wireless gaming publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed public offering of common stock. The company, which has agreements to …