AeroSolutions L.L.C. has found its niche in the oft-neglected wireless tower infrastructure industry. The company said it is being discovered by bigger players that increasingly rely on its expertise to forge their own successes in the wireless business.Steel tower structures physically deteriorate in the...
Wireless infrastructure association PCIA is gearing up for its first industry trade show since it narrowed its focus to the tower sector last fall, but tight travel budgets will not be the only factor threatening the show's success. PCIA's Wireless Infrastructure Conference & Expo,...
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J.-Tower siting and management services provider Berliner Communications Inc. hired Magnus Ojert as chief operating officer, replacing Doreen Trant.Ojert most recently was the president and COO of qServe Communications, and he also has held senior positions at Nextel Communications Inc. and Nextel...
Throughout her 18-year career, Doreen Trant has been at the heart of numerous companies and projects that have ultimately helped to mold the industry into what it is today, all while battling stereotypes that in the early years kept many women from pursuing a...
NEW YORK-Greenhill Capital Partners L.L.C. completed a $10.2 million investment in Berliner Communications Inc., a privately held end-to-end provider of network planning, deployment and maintenance services for wireless communications networks.The investment was in the form of convertible preferred securities and common shares, and will...
In many ways, the wireless tower industry is experiencing the best of times and the worst of times.Tower companies are reporting the wireless industry is building more sites than ever, and the buildout boom is expected to last at least for the next year,...
Wireless construction company Berliner Communications Inc. said it has begun negotiating with underwriters to commence an initial public offering."We see geographic expansion and further offerings via acquisition of selected companies as the best way for us to continue on the path we have chosen,"...
In addition to adding towers to their portfolios, tower management companies also have started to bring wireless construction capabilities in-house in an effort to offer their carrier customers one-stop shopping.SpectraSite Holdings Inc., which recently secured a purchase lease-back and build-to-suit arrangement with Nextel Communications...
Wireless carriers often face a dilemma in obtaining radio-frequency engineering services to implement and operate their networks. How do they find experienced RF engineers to design and build those networks, while at the same time controlling costs for recruiting or consulting? Carriers must find...
Consolidation among heavyweights in the telecommunications industry, including some of the wireless sector's largest carriers, has grabbed the headlines during the last several months. Meanwhile, the tower industry has been experiencing a rapid consolidation of its own.Since the beginning of this month, American Tower...
The vast number of players coupled with loads of savvy Wall Street money has set the stage for mass consolidation within the tower industry.The rate of acquisitions has moved quickly within the last year, and industry executives and analysts say only a handful will...
A wave of activity between carriers and tower management firms appears to be developing, signaling a growing trend toward carriers selling off their tower assets in purchase/leaseback arrangements.In such transactions, carriers sell their towers to a tower management company and then lease back the...
Creativity is becoming key for wireless carriers trying to build out their networks amidst resistance from local municipalities that in some cases have gone as far as placing moratoria on new tower sites.The wireless industry is facing hundreds of moratoria in communities concerned about...
A new niche segment of the wireless industry-build-to-suit-is attracting a lot of attention, both from carriers and Wall Street.The idea behind the build-to-suit concept is to shift all aspects of tower siting-including zoning, construction and maintenance-to a third party. Carriers, increasingly burdened with competitive...
NEW YORK-A happy marriage of convenience is taking place among billboard companies and wireless communications carriers looking for antenna sites."It's something that just seems to be coming around the pike," said James M. Marsh, an equities research analyst for Prudential Securities Inc., New York,...
