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

Cell tower deal valued at $1.65B Indian telecommunications firm Reliance Communications on Friday signed a nonbinding deal with asset manager Brookfield to sell a 51% stake in its cell tower business …

Telefónica planned to raise up to $1.68 billion with the IPO Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica has abandoned plans to launch an initial public offering of its infrastructure unit Telxius. “Telefónica and …

The Spanish firm and French telco Bouygues are evaluating the acquisition of additional cell towers Spanish telecommunication tower operator Cellnex Telecom confirmed it has completed the acquisition of a package …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Bouygues is currently negotiating a possible takeover by Orange French operator Bouygues Telecom is negotiating the sale of certain assets to rival operators Iliad and Numericable-SFR, Fench newspaper Les Echos …

DT may consider selling certain mobile towers Germany’s Deutsche Telekom is currently evaluating options for some of its European assets, including mobile towers, according to a press report. Unnamed sources cited …

Spanish operator aims to complete the process this year Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica is working on the spinoff of its domestic infrastructure unit, Reuters reported. The European telco may decide …

The Indian telco will transfer the assets to two US investment groups Indian telecom operator Reliance Communications has reached an agreement to sell its stake in telecom tower company Reliance …

The telco aims to deploy 160,000 base stations in three years Indian telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel plans to invest 600 billion rupees ($9 billion) over the next three years to expand …

CTI Towers, which is majority-owned by triple-pay giant Comcast, announced the purchase of 120 telecom towers from Vyve Broadband; the portfolio includes tenancy from Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US …

This week on HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, the managing editor for RCR Wireless News, takes a look at the recent Tower and Small Cell Summit event, co-located in Las …

FCC balancing historic preservation with need for small cells, DAS CTIA filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission urging the agency to ease rules under Section 106 of the National Historic …

LAS VEGAS – With the near-ubiquity of mobile devices, it’s important for venue owners to provide robust cellular indoors. Small cells and distributed antenna systems work wonders, but, before spending …

August 19 was the inaugural episode of Cell Tower News with host Joey Jackson, editor and production manager for RCR Wireless News. On this episode, site acquisition, towersource.com, and related topics are …

LTE stations accounted for over 50% of deployments Russian mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems said it has deployed more than 9,160 base stations across the country, compared to 5,730 base stations …

The company aims to sell additional towers in six African markets in the coming months Indian telecommunications group Bharti Airtel has obtained nearly $1.3 billion from the sale of its …

Update: This story has been updated to include the name of the previously unidentified man in this accident. Pilot killed when homemade airplane struck cell tower Tragedy struck in Corona, …

AT&T is reportedly talking with Telesites to lease Mexico towers AT&T’s push into Mexico is reportedly set to include a tower agreement with rival America Móvil’s recently spun off Telesites …

LTE Direct being trialed by Qualcomm; allows smartphones to directly communicate An emerging technology being trialed by Qualcomm and carrier partners could ultimately undercut the need for new cell towers …

Freestanding cell towers now need to withstand an earthquake and keep working Los Angeles city leaders last week took steps to ensure that area cell towers are prepared to not …