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Sprint confirms it may sell towers

Sprint Corp.'s often-rumored plans to sell its significant tower holdings could be getting closer to a reality as the company reported during its second-quarter conference call that it was exploring strategic initiatives for its approximately 6,300 cellular towers. Analysts estimate the towers could be...

Sprint confirms it may sell towers

Sprint Corp.'s often rumored plans to sell off its significant tower holdings could be getting closer to a reality as the company reported during its second-quarter conference call that it is exploring strategic initiatives for its approximately 6,300 cellular towers that analysts noted could...

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Wireless gaming publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed public offering of common stock. The company, which has agreements to distribute its application in 38 countries through 72 wireless carriers, said it has...

Crown sheds U.K. assets

Crown Castle International Corp. last week confirmed it is selling its U.K. business, including 3,600 tower sites, to British utility company National Grid Transco plc for $2.035 billion cash."The price fully values the U.K. business plan," said Ben Moreland, Crown's chief financial officer. "We...

Global Signal completes Tower Ventures acquisition

SARASOTA, Fla.-Global Signal Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of Tower Ventures III L.L.C. for $52 million in cash, plus fees and expenses. The 97 wireless communications towers are concentrated in Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas. In all, Global Signal has acquired 214...

Firm nixes steel for lighter weight composite to construct towers

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...

Global Signal returns to public market with IPO

Wireless tower owner Global Signal Inc., formerly known as Pinnacle Holdings, has returned to the public market with an initial public offering of 7 million shares of common stock priced at $18 per share. Shares of Global Signal, under the symbol GSL, began trading...

Global Signal returns to public market with IPO

Wireless tower owner Global Signal Inc., formerly Pinnacle Holdings, has returned to the public market with an initial public offering of 7 million shares of common stock priced at $18 per share. Shares of Global Signal, under the symbol GSL, began trading today, and...

Pinnacle Holdings changes name to Global Signal

SARASOTA, Fla.-Pinnacle Holdings, parent company of Pinnacle Towers, announced it has changed it name to Global Signal Inc., effective immediately. "With a full portfolio of communications infrastructure services and new management team, Global Signal has reorganized and, as a result, is a more efficient...