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AT&T and Verizon have jointly agreed to build hundreds of new cell towers with Tillman Infrastructure, a company founded last year by Sanjiv Ahuja’s Tillman Global Holdings. Ahuja is the …

American Tower to buy combined assets of Vodafone India, Idea Cellular American Tower is plunking down about $1.2 billion for roughly 20,000 towers in India, boosting its footprint in the …

Analysts see growth for equipment providers regardless of FCC decision Companies from inside and outside the wireless industry are excited about the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to make more spectrum …

Japan’s SoftBank, which owns roughly 80% of Sprint, said it is creating a U.S. infrastructure joint venture in partnership with Australia’s Lendlease. Called Lendlease Towers, the company will develop and …

American Tower and Philips Lighting partner on connected light poles to add network density for smart city applications SAN FRANCISCO–Siting of wireless infrastructure in urban spaces is often a tricky …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

Warriors4Wireless program equips veterans with skills and certification required for work in wireless telecommunications Among the 20.9 million veterans living in the U.S., about 450,000 are either unemployed or without …

Samsung, InterDigital, American Tower, H3C join MulteFire Alliance The MulteFire Alliance, which released its 1.0 specification earlier this year, is focusing efforts on its 1.1 specification to speak directly to …

American Tower, which has more than 147,000 communications sites–including towers, distributed antenna systems, rooftops, colocation facilities and other infrastructure sites–in 15 countries on five continents, reported strong first quarter financial …

AT&T was slapped with a $23.8M fine tied to illegal disposal of hazardous waste, while T-Mobile expanded “wideband” LTE reach … 2 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless …

Learn how Simon Property Group and American Tower work together on DAS for in-building wireless As the fourth largest city in the country with a base population of 2.1 million …

Dual-mode solution can support multiple operators, but not until mobile devices support CBRS As the debate intensifies over whether and how carriers should implement LTE in the 5 GHz spectrum …

Analysts see limited impact, executives say investment continues With interest rates expected to rise and the next round of carrier network upgrades not expected for more than a year, some …

The conversation at the Wireless Infrastructure Show gave a positive outlook for the tower industry in 2017, despite huge industry emphasis on small cells A well-attended panel discussion involving tower …

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 …

Emerging technologies, the capital markets, workforce issues, public safety, changing business relationships and merger activity will all be on the agenda next week at PCIA’s Wireless Infrastructure Show. Ahead of …

Top 5 smartphone makers, American Tower earnings, CWA vs. T-Mobile 1. In another good sign for the U.S. tower industry, American Tower beat Wall Street’s expectations with its first quarter …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

French telco targets 75% LTE coverage by the end of 2016 French telecom operator Iliad, which operates in the mobile market through its Free subsidiary, ended 2015 with 3.7 million …

Companies cut costs and complexity by outsourcing wireless infrastructure Wireless infrastructure is increasingly differentiated by software, and enterprises are learning that they can reduce complexity by outsourcing infrastructure management. Many …

Crown Castle announces new CEO, better than expected numbers Crown Castle International announced both its fourth quarter financial results as well as plans for a new CEO this week. The company’s CFO Jay …