Towers

WASHINGTON-A divided federal appeals court in Atlanta ruled wireless carriers and Internet firms do not have the same right as other telecom service providers to access utility poles on a …

Chadmoore Wireless Group Inc. reported more than 40,000 subscribers had signed up for the company’s wireless communications service as of March 31, an increase of 43 percent from the same …

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Holdings Inc. reported two acquisitions and one development agreement as the company expands its outsourced antenna site and network services. The joint development agreement with Transco, the arm …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. reported in the first quarter it increased its tower portfolio by 188 towers to 1,351 total towers. Of the 188 towers added, 112 were newly …

FREEREALTIME.com FreeRealTime.com Inc. launched a beta version of FRT2go, a service for use on 3Com Corp.’s Palm Computing unit Palm VII and Palm.net service, giving its members wireless access to …

The flurry of consolidation in the wireless industry leads the industry observer to believe a nationwide presence is a necessity to compete in this market going forward. AT&T Wireless Services …

NEW YORK-For about $2,000 per square mile, MCI WorldCom Inc. expects to launch multichannel multipoint distribution service systems able to give its fixed wireless customers data access at speeds faster …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is inviting and strongly encouraging American Indian leaders to participate in a seminar the agency is planning for this fall that should focus the leaders’ attention …

SAN FRANCISCO-Even as the tech-heavy Nasdaq stock market was spinning out of control and dragging down telecom shares last week, wireless network and marketing managers here were brimming with optimism …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association is urging the Federal Aviation Administration to review its tower siting reporting rules because current and sometimes-conflicting interpretations “could create a paperwork and processing morass …

SAN FRANCISCO-A citizens group plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a recent federal appeals court decision upholding the Federal Communications Commission’s mobile-phone radiation safety standard. The Ad …

WASHINGTON-In a development that further muddies the waters for wireless buildout and holds implications for radio-frequency radiation safety litigation, a judge on a divided federal appeals court ruled the antenna …

Talk all you want about the wonderful telecom revolution, but don’t mention it around District of Columbia pols. They’re irked. Big time. First it was mobile-phone towers in Rock Creek …

Atlanta-based LHS Group Inc., a provider of billing and operations support software and services, agreed to merge with Europe-based Sema Group plc, an information technology services company, for approximately $4.7 …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry has won several key court cases involving antenna siting, liability and health protection, but litigation is expected to continue well into the future as pagers and mobile …

While most wireless companies are looking toward consolidation in the one-way paging market, Scout Electromedia is looking toward overlooked markets to broaden its appeal. Scout Electromedia, a term the company …

Lightbridge Joseph Tibbetts Jr. resigned from Lightbridge Inc. as the company’s chief financial officer in order to pursue an opportunity in venture capital. U.S. Wireless Data Charles Leone accepted the …

MCLEAN, Va.-LCC International Inc. has completed the first closing of a previously announced tower sale with Pinnacle Holdings Inc. The close included 134 of the 197 towers sold by LCC …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp.’s subsidiary, Crown Castle Australia Ltd., signed a definitive agreement to purchase about 700 wireless communications towers from Cable & Wireless Optus for $135 million, including an …

WASHINGTON-The sponsor of a controversial antenna-siting bill in the Virginia General Assembly pulled the measure last week apparently at the urging of top officials. The bill, recently passed by the …

Handsets Philips Philips introduced several new handsets. The Ozeo GSM dual-band mobile phone offers a new user interface and a large LCD display with five text lines. The carousel icon …

NEW YORK-A federal appellate court handed the Federal Communications Commission a substantial victory Feb. 18 in a case that challenged the agency’s health and safety standards and siting guidelines for …

As new network and expansion opportunities flourish in Latin America and Asia, Palm Beach, Fla.-based International Tower Corp. formally announced last week its entry into the global wireless market as …

Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a number of new test-solution products and made improvements to others. The Agilent 84000 RFIC series model A20E is a low-cost test solution developed …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-As President Clinton stated in his Economic Forum speech, “The United States is unambiguously committed to open markets and trade as the best engine we know of to …