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  • Tackling real-world cell tower operations challenges (Reader Forum)

    by Aaron Asbra, VP of Engineering, Radix IoT April 17, 2025
    by Aaron Asbra, VP of Engineering, Radix IoT April 17, 2025

    It’s no secret that today’s Cell towers are essential to everything from emergency services to our daily smartphone usage. With nearly two million sites managed by the top 100 global …

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  • American Tower aims to sell part of its Indian business soon: CFO

    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 12, 2023
    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 12, 2023

    American Tower’s CFO said the company was in the final stage of negotiations to sell a majority stake in its tower unit in India American Tower is confident of finalizing …

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  • Crown Castle: 50% of our towers have 5G

    by Kelly Hill May 25, 2023
    by Kelly Hill May 25, 2023

    CFO says that carriers are moving into the densification phase of 5G Only about half of Crown Castle’s cellular towers have been “touched with 5G,” according to the company EVP …

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  • #TBT: 19 Sprints and counting; Verizon preps Wi-Fi calling; Vodafone invests in India … this week in 2015

    by RCR Wireless News November 17, 2022
    by RCR Wireless News November 17, 2022

    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 …

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  • DigitalBridge buys Belgian towers, invests in Celona

    by Kelly Hill March 28, 2022
    by Kelly Hill March 28, 2022

    DigitalBridge has agreed to acquire Belgian mobile infrastructure from Telenet, paying about $820 million in cash. DigitalBridge will acquire 100% of Telenet’s passive infrastructure and towers, which includes the company’s …

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  • T-Mobile, American Tower sign long-term infrastructure deal

    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 16, 2020
    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 16, 2020

      T-Mobile US and American Tower have signed a new long-term agreement which will enhance T-Mobile’s access to American Tower’s U.S. sites, both companies said in a release. The deal …

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  • 3 Denmark spins off network infrastructure business

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin August 13, 2020
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin August 13, 2020

    The new 3 Denmark company,HI3G, will take control the operator’s 1,275 masts Following in the footsteps of some other European mobile operators like Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom, CK Hutchison’s 3 …

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  • Samsung demos drone solution for 4G, 5G network optimization

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin June 22, 2020
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin June 22, 2020

    The drone solution will simplify cell site management, says Samsung Samsung Electronics demonstrated its new drone-based antenna configuration measurement solution for 4G and 5G networks. Performed on the company’s campus, …

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  • 5G, COVID conspiracy theory claims 77 UK phone masts

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin May 7, 2020
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin May 7, 2020

    Mobile UK commented that the daily rate of 5G COVID conspiracy theory attacks appears to be slowing down Arson attacks on cell site and verbal abuse of tower workers resulting …

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  • China Tower, Xunlei collaborate on edge computing

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin November 19, 2019
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin November 19, 2019

    Edge computing is expected to transform the telecom industry Xunlei, the Chinese shared cloud computing and blockchain technology company, will be working with China Tower to jointly develop an edge …

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  • #TBT: Dude, where’s my tower?; Nokia claims top spot in phone manufacturing; Towers boom, mergers bust … this week in 1998

    by Kelly Hill October 24, 2019
    by Kelly Hill October 24, 2019

    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 …

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  • Crown Castle CEO sees growing opportunities with 5G in the US

    by Juan Pedro Tomás October 18, 2019
    by Juan Pedro Tomás October 18, 2019

      Crown Castle expects 5G technology to represent a growth opportunity for the company next year, the company’s CEO Jay Brown said during a conference call with investors. “We expect …

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  • Opposition to 5G small cell deployment spreads across US

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin August 26, 2019
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin August 26, 2019

    Opponents consider 5G small cell installations to be at best an eye sore and at worst a serious health risk 5G, the fifth generation of wireless technology, will give consumers access …

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  • American Tower sees long-term opportunities with T-Mo-Sprint merger

    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 2, 2019
    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 2, 2019

    American Tower expects to see long-term benefits from the merger between T-Mobile U.S. and Sprint, the company’s CEO James Taiclet said during a conference call with investors. “American Tower continue …

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  • Crown, now SBA, leveraging real estate for edge computing

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst November 8, 2018
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst November 8, 2018

    Edge computing infrastructure needs assets tower companies already have If moves from two major tower companies are any indication, existing tower sites, given built-in access to power and backhaul, are …

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  • Tower compaies American, Crown, SBAC report site revenue increases in Q2

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst July 31, 2018
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst July 31, 2018

    Operator network investments translate to increased tower and site revenues As operators in the U.S. and around the world continue to invest in network infrastructure and densification, major tower companies …

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  • Tips for inspecting towers by drone

    by Susan Rambo June 27, 2018
    by Susan Rambo June 27, 2018

    Drone flight companies give tips for inspecting towers by drone. Telecommunications towers are inspected many times during the lifespan of a tower. Each time a tower is touched for modifications, …

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  • American Tower completes acquisition of nearly 9,000 telecom towers in India

    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 4, 2018
    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 4, 2018

      American Tower currently operates around 68,000 towers in the Indian market American Tower (ATC) has expanded its footprint in India through the completion of the acquisition of Indian carrier …

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  • How can tower companies facilitate edge computing deployments?

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst May 11, 2018
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst May 11, 2018

    American Tower and Crown Castle both exploring colocation of edge computing appliances at cell tower sites Latency-dependent services command not just network densification, but also distribution of data center-type compute …

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  • American Tower sees positive impacts in T-Mobile US, Sprint merger: CEO

    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 2, 2018
    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 2, 2018

      CEO Jaimes Taiclet says previous carrier mergers in the U.S. had a net positive business impact for American Tower American Tower Corporation expects the proposed merger between T-Mobile US …

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  • American Tower beats estimates; revenue, income, EBITDA all up in Q1

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst April 28, 2017
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst April 28, 2017

    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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  • The role of drones in telecommunications tower inspection

    by Juan Pedro Tomás February 21, 2017
    by Juan Pedro Tomás February 21, 2017

    The communication industry is already benefiting from the use of drones. Tower climbing is seen as one of the most dangerous jobs and telecommunication operators can avoid risks through the …

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  • Reliance Communications sells tower business to Brookfield Infrastructure

    by Juan Pedro Tomás December 22, 2016
    by Juan Pedro Tomás December 22, 2016

    Reliance to receive $1.6 billion for the tower transaction. Indian telecommunications firm Reliance Communications signed binding agreements with Brookfield Infrastructure to sell nationwide tower assets to affiliates of Brookfield Infrastructure …

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  • Indus Tower building 500 new cell towers within next year

    by Juan Pedro Tomás December 9, 2016
    by Juan Pedro Tomás December 9, 2016

    The firm operates 121,000 cell towers and other sites across India. India-based tower owner Indus Towers plans to invest nearly $15 million to deploy 500 new telecoms sites, including new cell …

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  • Verizon using drones to inspect cell sites in aftermath of Hurricane Matthew

    by Phillip Tracy October 17, 2016
    by Phillip Tracy October 17, 2016

    Verizon Wireless is using drones to help with cell site inspections from the air in North Carolina and South Carolina to survey areas impacted by severe flooding from Hurricane Matthew, the telecom …

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