The emphasis was on safety at the National Association of Tower Erectors 2014 conference in San Diego this week, with a new education campaign that comes with the knowledge that the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is watching closely to see if the...
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This week's update will be short and sweet since the industry is focused on all the happenings at NATE Unite and Mobile World Congress, so expect a lengthier update next week.
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An industry safety task force is kicking off an education campaign this week aimed at increasing the safety of tower climbers by urging them to tie-off 100% of the time.
Todd Schlekeway, executive director of the National Association of Tower Electors, called the campaign “an extremely high...
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sent a stern warning to telecom employers in the wake of three recent tower-related deaths, and is working with the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) and other industry stakeholders to educate communication tower employers about their responsibility to...
Welcome to the weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of cell tower companies. We cover top-level industry stories, DAS, and regional/local news. This collection of news spans last week's shortened holiday week and this week. Good news for tower climbers everywhere is the...
Welcome to the weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of cell tower companies. We cover top-level industry stories, DAS, and regional/local news. Weekly Cell Tower News brought to you by Towercrews.net
Global/National Cell Tower News:
The Nation Association of Tower Erectors, NATE, has created the NATE...
The National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) is taking an important step to keep tower climbers safe by offering training to anyone with access to the Internet. The NATE Exchange includes courses covering topics like RF awareness, fall protection and rescue, ladder scaffolding, gin...
According to Wireless Estimator, there have been seven tower climber fatalities in 2013 compared to only one loss in 2012.
Mobile operators (i.e. AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile US) are under pressure to complete deployment of LTE networks. This pressure has created a surge in the...
The National Association of Tower Erectors named Pat Cipov chairwoman of the trade organization, the first female named to that position in NATE’s 18-year history. Cipov will replace current chairman Jim Coleman, who is stepping down to assume the position of SVP of a...
State wireless associations have increasingly become the focus of larger wireless industry trade groups looking to bring more hands-on experience to their causes. This has been especially true of wireless infrastructure groups like PCIA and NATE that focus their efforts on the nuts-and-bolts of...
The current move from 3G to LTE-based networks has again placed a premium on jobs across the mobile space. And, unlike the 3G evolution that in many cases was just a simple upgrade from 2G, LTE networks in many cases require more extensive build...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Putting safety first means an ongoing investment in time and resources, something that the National Association of...
OKLAHOMA CITY–Tim “Huey” Burnham, president of operations of Alpine Tower and Technology in Wasilla, Alaska, leads a tower company that must overcome the unique challenges of operating in a tundra of rugged conditions.The firm has approximately 27 tower workers and started in 2003, performing...
OKLAHOMA CITY—“Compassion kills,” said Steve Fleming, director of training for Safety One International, as he addressed a crowd at the National Association of Tower Erectors' (NATE) 16th annual conference and exposition in Oklahoma City. “Do you all believe that?”Fleming was speaker at NATE's educational...
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Federal Communications Commission's current plans to set aside hundreds of megahertz of spectrum to expand mobile broadband services has gained rousing support from the cellular industry, which is set to benefit from the spectrum influx. However, much of that spectrum...
OKLAHOMA CITY – Safety was the key message from SBA Communications Inc.’s Kurt Bagwell during his featured speaker spot at this week’s National Association of Tower Erectors annual event in Oklahoma City. Bagwell, who is president of SBA’s International operations, spent considerable time during...
