Towers

NEW YORK-Lenders anted up significant capital during the first quarter for the five publicly traded wireless tower companies, even as their share prices declined amid the stock market’s general concerns …

GroupServe GroupServe announced Tom Stroup, president, will also take on the role of chief executive officer. Stroup’s first task as CEO will be to oversee the commercial product launch of …

A far-reaching bill introduced Feb. 7 in the Texas state House of Representatives received a major makeover after the amateur radio community and wireless industry lawyers inadvertently joined forces to …

WASHINGTON-The General Accounting Office this week is expected to send drafts of a mobile-phone health report to key government agencies, suggesting congressional investigators are on track to complete by early …

Lucent Technologies Lucent Technologies introduced Flexent Wireless IP Core Network Architecture, which it said will help wireless carriers deliver a range of voice and data services to customers. According to …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp., a tower developer and owner, has closed on 203 of the 275 towers included in its agreement with TeleCorp PCS Inc., an affiliate of AT&T …

Advanced Technology Workshop on Ceramic Technologies for Microwave March 26-27 IMAPS/CII. Adam’s Mark Hotel, Denver. www.imaps.org/forms/ceramic2001regist.htm. 3rd Annual Tower Investment Symposium March 26-27 Shorecliff Communications. New York City. www.scievents.com. The …

LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc. announced SBA Communications Corp. exercised its option to purchase up to 173 of its communication towers in the second quarter of 2001 throughout US Unwired’s …

Behind every tower there’s a story. Depending on a tower’s location, tower siting can be a lengthy and complicated process, characterized by research, negotiations and legal maneuvering that may take …

The New Jersey state government is considering a bill that would prohibit the erection of, enhancement or addition of equipment to a tower within 1,000 feet of a public or …

Adicom Wireless Adicom Wireless announced Asymmetric Wireless Data Link, a new broadband wireless access product. AWDL, targeted at both U.S. and European markets, is designed to resolve major challenges wireless …

AWR Applied Wave Research appointed Ronald Patston as vice president of marketing. Prior to joining AWR, Patston held several positions in various companies in the wireless and EDA industry including …

CTIA Wireless 2001 March 20-22 CTIA. Sands Expo and Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas. (202) 785-2842. InterISP March 21-23 Interisp. Coconut Grove Convention Center, Miami. www.netispexpo.com. Developing An Effective Strategy For …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week retreated from its proposal to overhaul the schools and libraries Internet discount program and may be forced to backtrack on proposed budget cuts to telecom …

As wireless carriers focus more and more of their resources on reducing churn, signing up new subscribers and acquiring spectrum for third-generation services, tower siting and construction is continually falling …

Fines. Permit denials. Tower removal. These drastic measures could be lurking in the fine print of hundreds of local government zoning regulations around the country. Tower companies, and the wireless …

Controversy is brewing in the Texas state House of Representatives over a far-reaching bill that could give individual counties the authority to regulate tower siting, even requiring those with whip …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. reported revenues for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31 of $243.8 million and $735.3 million, respectively, compared with revenues of $89 million and $258.1 million …

Sierra Wireless has announced the addition of Microsoft Corp. to the WirelessReady Alliance. Alliance members, including wireless device manufacturers, software application vendors, and wireless and value-added enterprise service providers, work …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association last Friday filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming regulations aimed at historic preservation “favor intensive government oversight and unwieldy bureaucratic procedures.” The lawsuit, …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. reported revenues for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31 of $202 million and $649.2 million, respectively, compared with $114.2 million and $345.8 million for …

Editor’s Note: Posted on Quantum Group, Inc.’s Web site, www.mergeusa.com, is an outspoken and somewhat controversial article on consolidating industries. It is an article that predicts general doom and misery …

Broadband Wireless Forum 2001 February 19-21 Shorecliff Communications. Moscone Center, San Francisco. www.scievents.com. Global TeleTech Conference February 19-21 UBS Warburg. Hotel Okura, Tokyo. www.ubswarburg.co.jp. Broadband Building & Commerce-West February 19-21 …

Mobile Commerce Conference February 12-13 Key3Media. The Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, Calif. www.key3media.com/mc2. Vamos Wireless! 2001 Conference February 12-13 Latin Venture Partners. Miami. www.latinventure.com. Wireless/Portable Symposium and Exhibition February 12-16 …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. announced it sold $500 million of its senior notes, which the company said will pay for some or all of the company’s outstanding debt, the …