CTIA said that mobile carriers in the U.S. had invested a total of $121 billion in network infrastructure since 2018 U.S. mobile operators invested a total of $35 billion last …
Cell Sites
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The art project suggests that Verizon might to be trying to improve the poor curb appeal of 5G cell sites Verizon and the Susquehanna Art Museum (SAM) in Harrisburg, PA …
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Helios will lease nearly 3,000 cell sites from Omantel for 15 years With its agreement to lease roughly 3,000 cell sites for $575 million from Omantel, Helios Towers is officially …
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Hurricane Dorian continues to crawl along the coast of Florida, and communications providers along the Southeast coast are braced for its impacts. The slow-moving storm has been downgraded to a …
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Look up, and it soon may be likely that you’ll spot a drone, particularly if you’re at a concert or an outdoor public event. Commercial-grade drones are proving to be …
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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 …
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Field Dailies software for field crew management helps monitor expensive operational resources during increasingly complex network rollouts In an era of exploding demand for mobile data, service providers around the …
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Reader Forum: The importance of reliable fuel monitoring for hybrid power systems for telecom sites
by Reader Forumby Reader ForumFuel costs are a significant operating expense at cell sites, highlighting the need for a reliable way to measure usage With generators powering most of the telecom sites in Africa …
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Reader Forum: Advances in wireless technology enhance site design and deployment
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerIn recent years, national wireless carriers have been racing to keep up with the public’s voracious appetite for data consumption. Despite advancements in technology that provides the public with more
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Reality Check: Fiber-to-the-antenna installation best practices for the tower hand
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerTraditional coaxial-based systems on cell towers are rapidly being replaced with fiber-to-the-antenna architectures. FTTA can help mobile service providers significantly increase the capacity of their radio access networks.
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LTE eNodeB output power needs to be measured on a regular basis to provide the best possible user experience while complying with legal restrictions on maximum power output. This …
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The network challenges facing mobile operators change over time. At the onset of digital cellular (PCS), carriers purchased spectrum and then focused on building their networks, deploying tens of thousands …
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Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) added another tower company as it moves forward with its Network Vision Plan, this time inking a deal with Mobilitie that covers several hundred cell sites, …
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Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular Corp. (USM) posted second quarter results that showed continued strain for smaller players in the segment.The carrier said it lost 70,000 customers from its network …
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Nokia Siemens Networks could cut as many as 1,500 jobs picked up as part of its acquisition of Motorola Inc. assets earlier this year, according to published reports.NSN gained around …
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Powerwave Technologies Inc. (PWAV) recorded a $7 million profit on $170.6 million in sales during the recently closed second quarter. The Santa, Calif.-based company grew its total revenue to $307.3 …
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Comcast Corp.’s (CMCSK) Business Services grew a whopping 41.7% year over year to $435 million, driven by its metro Ethernet business and mobile cellular backhaul business. The cable company is …
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued American Tower Corp. (AMT) a subpoena seeking tax-related documents dating from 2007 to current financials. This is in the midst of a company …
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LightSquared received a 16-day extension from the Federal Communications Commission on its plans to file a report into potential interference issues its proposed terrestrial network may cause to GPS systems.LightSquared …
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RCR Wireless News MBB Philadelphia: Carrier consolidation shifts investment strategy, VC panel says
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordPHILADELPHIA – Timing, scale and the long-term sustainability of a business and business model are key factors to betting right in the mobile broadband business, panelists agreed at RCR Wireless …
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HAYS, Kan. – In this day and age of elevated unemployment levels across the country, you might think it would be difficult to find a company in a high-tech field …
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Tests showed continued GPS interference from LightSquared equipment ahead of FCC filing
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerLightSquared continued its public relations push today hosting a conference call designed to set expectations for its June 15 final report filing with the Federal Communications Commission on recently concluded …
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The Federal Communications Commission late last week requested additional information from AT&T Inc. and Deutsche Telekom AG in regards to AT&T’s pending $39 billion acquisition of DT subsidiary T-Mobile USA …
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DALLAS – “Telecom is buzzing again,” said Windstream Communications President and CEO Jeff Gardner and Genband President and CEO Charlie Vogt during a keynote address today at the Telecommunications Industry …
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PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. – There’s something in the cacti out in Arizona, but you have to look close to see it. Paradise Valley city officials, AT&T Inc., and NewPath Networks …