3M today posted an official recall notice of its original tower climber Lad-Saf sleeve. After 30 years of use, the popular fall protection equipment has been replaced by a redesigned "next-generation" Lad-Saf sleeve.
According to the recall, 3M and its fall protection subsidiary Capital Safety...
The tower talks will be initially valid for a three-month period
Saudi mobile operator Mobily entered talks with Saudi Telecom Company that could lead to the creation of a mobile tower joint venture.
“The operators have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore options for...
China’s three telcos sign lease agreements with China Tower
Chinese mobile operators China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom signed lease agreements with telecom tower joint venture China Tower, local press reported.
The operators are paying an average site lease fee of approximately 26,000 yuan ($2,890)...
This webinar presents an overview of tower technology and tower investment trends, followed by a discussion of drone usage on cell towers and fiber testing. Three of the four major carriers now have processes in place to enable drones to inspect their tower top...
This report highlights the types of tower technology amendments that carriers foresee in the months ahead and ways that the tower companies can support the carriers as networks evolve. Carrier aggregation, C-RAN, and eventually 600Â megahertz spectrum deployments will all mean more tower activity. In...
The deal with Bouygues for an initial 230 telecom towers stipulates the ultimate acquisition of up to 500 sites
Spanish wireless infrastructure operator Cellnex Telecom announced plans to enter the French market with the acquisition of 230 telecommunications towers from French telco Bouygues Telecom.
Cellnex confirmed...
Latest tower data ruling overturns last year's panel ruling
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled May 31 by a 12-3 vote that cell tower data records regarding a user's location that is in possession of a wireless carrier does not require a warrant...
After three months of safe climbing, the cell tower industry suffered three deaths in May. The latest fatality is a 19-year-old tower climber in Kentucky. While completing work for S&S Tower Services (no relation to S&S Communications), which was subcontracted by Appalachian Wireless, the...
Executives share outlook for carrier spending, fiber and small cells
DALLAS – Top executives from American Tower, Crown Castle, SBA Communications, Vertical Bridge and InSite Wireless shared industry insights this week with WIA President Jonathan Adelstein and an attentive audience at the Wireless Infrastructure Show.
Carrier...
Squan acquires Strong Tower Communications assets
Squan, a New Jersey-based telecom infrastructure company, this week acquired the cell tower assets of Strong Tower Communications.
"Squan has had a long-standing relationship with Strong," said Squan CEO Leighton Carroll. "We respect both their leadership and their team's ability to...
Verizon sues over "draconian" ordinance
When Verizon Wireless intends to expand their coverage, it doesn't take no for an answer. The small California beach town of Capitola found this out the hard way this week when the wireless carrier filed a lawsuit against the city claiming...
Bharti Airtel will continue to use the infrastructure through a long-term lease contract
Bharti Airtel International, a subsidiary of Indian telecom group Bharti Airtel, signed an agreement with towers company Helios Towers Africa to sell approximately 950 telecom towers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The...
Tragic federal case consolidation
A 2014, fatal cell tower collapse in West Virginia saw action this week in the form of case consolidation. In February 2014, a tower in Clarksburg collapsed, killing two tower climbers and injuring others. The collapse caused stress on guy wires...
Auditing doubles $33 million in tower tax revenue
With tax season still close in the rearview mirror, it's natural to think most taxable items get audited the way citizens' taxes do. However, such is not always the case for cell towers. A new pilot program...
Crown Castle acquiring Tower Development Corporation
Crown Castle announced the acquisition Tower Development Corporation, an American tower company that owns and operates 336 towers in both the United States and Puerto Rico. TDC was acquired for $461 million in cash. The towers average two tenants...
American Tower investing $2B more in India
American Tower continues its investment in Indian telecom infrastructure, committing to invest an additional $2 billion. This news came from a meeting this week between American Tower CEO James Taiclet Jr. and India's minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. It...
NAB, NATE frustrated over 'unrealistic' auction timeline
The 600 MHz incentive auction is now underway, but not everyone is happy about the auction timeline. In this highly anticipated auction, television spectrum will be reallocated and sold for use by mobile and wireless companies. Once all...
Vandals fell Canadian tower
Cell towers, as large outdoor structures, can be the subject of brutal force by both man and nature. First, a Telus tower near Oliver, British Columbia, was completely downed due to actions by vandals. According to local authorities, the 150-foot tower was...
Offers for cell tower company Inwit from Cellnex/F2i and EI Towers
Telecom Italia is evaluating two binding offers for the company’s 45% stake in cell tower holding unit Inwit. The European operator said the offers were made by a consortium comprising Spanish operator Cellnex and Italian...
American Tower reports strong growth, SBA minimal
In the excitement leading up to and during the recent NATE UNITE 2016 event, it seems the tower industry's financial update escaped us until now. As you'll recall, Crown Castle earlier this year reported its full-year and Q4...
Key trends from NATE Unite 2016 including 5G and drones
LTE build outs are moving from the macro level to in-building coverage. As these new skills come into focus and carriers are still adding capacity and looking to 5G, the tower industry has a steady...
Striking new videos give tower safety a face
Safety. It's a word that's constantly stressed in the cell tower industry. Since being a tower climber is one of the world's most dangerous jobs, it only makes sense. But as many times as one hears about...
Chicago initiative offers ex-offenders job opportunities
The cell tower industry has become a place of second chances and renewed hope for gainful employment. Thanks to a collaboration between a Chicago-area tower contractor and the nonprofit Safer Foundation, ex-offenders can enter into the Wireless Field Engineer Training Program....
Looking back, cell tower power used to be treated a lot like the electrical grid: essential, reliable, taken for granted, a tad dull. But today, cell tower power is a different story. It is an exciting source of technical and business innovation running at...
