American Tower has agreed to acquire InSite Wireless Group, which owns, operates and manages approximately 3,000 communications sites, primarily in the U.S. and Canada.
The portfolio includes more than 1,400 owned towers in the U.S., over 200 in Canada and approximately 70 distributed antenna system...
Sprint and T-Mobile US were engulfed in a size battle, while reports indicated Apple and Samsung were partnering on iPhone models … 2 years ago this week.
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to...
AT&T Mobility, Sprint and an unnamed third wireless carrier will partner with Cox Business and InSite Wireless Group on a new distributed antenna system to beef up wireless connectivity at the Las Vegas Convention Center ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in January.
The companies...
Acquisition brings InSite’s tower portfolio to more than 1,200
InSite Wireless Group on April 1 announced its acquisition of 294 communication tower sites from CTI Towers for an undisclosed price. The purchase includes towers, related tower-site equipment, real estate property interests and attendant carrier usage...
HERSHEY, Pa.—Distributed antenna systems (DAS) are becoming an integral part of the cellular network as 70% to 80% of network traffic takes place indoors, said Keith Kaczmarek of InSite Wireless. Wireless networks are demanding more sectors for frequency re-use as people start to send...
Editor's Note: Following is the listing of the top 10 tower companies in the United States, along with a list of “honorable mentions” of companies that more than likely fall in the top 20 tower companies. A continuing trend in the tower industry is...
Editor's Note:This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' March Special Edition, "The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps." The 80-page special edition is available here. Although the National Venture Capital Association says it expects to see...
Global Tower Partners closed on two separate financing agreements last week that will allow it to pursue growth opportunities in the tower sector, as well as pay off some existing debt.The company secured $250 million of secured tower revenue notes with a weighted average...
InSite Wireless Group L.L.C. received an unspecified round of funding from Catalyst Investors that it plans to use to continue to grow its business, including building more towers and distributed antenna systems and acquiring tower assets.While the companies are not disclosing the investment...
San Francisco's Moscone Center meeting and exhibition facility is quickly becoming a haven of high-tech wireless communications technology. The 2 million square-foot facility, developed and owned by the City and County of San Francisco and privately managed by SMG, includes 700,000 square feet of...
AUSTIN, Texas-Wayport Inc., provider of wireless high-speed Internet access, announced it will provide Wi-Fi service in the common areas and meeting rooms of San Francisco's Moscone Center meeting and exhibition facility.Wayport's common access distributed antenna system will be installed by InSite Wireless L.L.C. to...
LGP Allgon has been awarded a contract to provide an indoor distributed antenna system to improve wireless phone and data coverage at Moscone West, the expansion of San Francisco's Moscone Center conference facility. The contract was awarded by InSite Wireless, which leases wireless capacity...
FORT WORTH, Texas-LGP Allgon has been awarded a contract to provide an indoor distributed antenna system to improve wireless phone and data coverage at Moscone West, the expansion of San Francisco's Moscone Center conference facility. The contract was awarded by InSite Wireless, which leases...
LAS VEGAS-From a crowded show floor at this week's Tower Summit & Trade Show, Shorecliff Communications L.L.C. presented its annual Excellence in Business Awards.Sprint Sites USA was awarded the most creative site concealment design for a site resembling a weather vane in the Research...
LAS VEGAS-From a crowded show floor at this week's Tower Summit & Trade Show, Shorecliff Communications L.L.C. presented its annual Excellence in Business Awards.Sprint Sites USA was awarded the most creative site concealment design for a site resembling a weather vane in the Research...
PAKISTANMillicom International Cellular SA announced it acquired Paktel Ltd., Cable and Wireless plc's cellular operation in Pakistan. Millicom said Paktel is the No. 3 operator in the country. "MIC's acquisition of Paktel will enhance the value of our investments in Pakistan and allow us...
HELSINKI, Finland-Vodafone Hungary plans to use Nokia Corp.'s InSite Base Station solution to provide indoor coverage and capacity solutions to its new headquarters in Budapest, Hungary.The agreement includes equipment supply, solution planning and implementation."For a large company like Vodafone Hungary, dedicated indoor coverage helps...
SONY ELECTRONICSSony Electronics introduced a new alphanumeric pager with a synthesized tuner, generic-over-the-air programming capabilities and the company's Jog Dial operation, called the MP-7001. The generic-over-the-air programming technology, or GOTAP, is an advanced feature of the Motorola Inc. FLEXsuite protocol. Sony also released the...
