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RCR Wireless Innovation Awards set to be handed out Oct. 5

RCR Wireless News will be presenting its 2011 Innovation Awards at a reception in conjunction with the upcoming 2011 PCIA Wireless Infrastructure Show in Dallas on Oct. 4. The deadline for nominee submissions is Sept. 3. The RCR Wireless Innovation Awards offer the opportunity to...

DAS In Action: Policy, public safety and what’s practical highlight event

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski wants to be known as the broadband chairman, and as such has been at the forefront of removing obstacles that prevent wireless broadband deployments, said Josh Gottheimer, senior counsel to the chairman during PCIA's DAS Forum “DAS In Action:...

DAS In Action: Policy, public safety and what's practical highlight event

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski wants to be known as the broadband chairman, and as such has been at the forefront of removing obstacles that prevent wireless broadband deployments, said Josh Gottheimer, senior counsel to the chairman during PCIA's DAS Forum “DAS In Action:...

Galtronics demonstrates in-building MIMO with one antenna

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Galtronics Corp. Ltd. said its single in-building distributed antenna that provides MIMO for the LTE 690-806 MHz band outperformed spatially separated SISO (Single In Single Out) antennas in data throughput tests conducted by American Tower Corp. (AMT) at the Las Vegas...

DAS In Action: Feds recognize need for more towers

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski wants to be known as the broadband chairman, and as such has been at the forefront of removing obstacles that prevent wireless broadband deployments, said Josh Gottheimer, senior counsel to the chairman during PCIA's DAS Forum “DAS In Action:...

Worst of the Week: Jet-lagged

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....

DAS In Action: ‘Green’ buildings at odds with RF propogation

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Green building designs are good for the environment and benefit society, but they can wreak havoc on cellular signals, panelists agreed during an educational session that was part of PCIA's DAS Forum “DAS In Action: Capital View” event here earlier this week. LEED (Leadership...

DAS In Action: 'Green' buildings at odds with RF propogation

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Green building designs are good for the environment and benefit society, but they can wreak havoc on cellular signals, panelists agreed during an educational session that was part of PCIA's DAS Forum “DAS In Action: Capital View” event here earlier this week. LEED (Leadership...

DAS In Action: DAS firms need to respect utilities

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Distributed Antenna System (DAS) providers need to understand the safety and reliability concerns of utility companies if they want to avoid contentious relationships over pole attachments, said NextG Networks Inc.'s Norine Luker, senior director, utility administration at the DAS provider. Speaking on...

Durcsak to lead Utility Telecom Council

Connie Durcsak has been chosen to lead the Utilities Telecom Council, effective July 1, according to the lobbying group. Durcsak succeeds William Mulrony, who is retiring from UTC on June 30. He has served as president and CEO of the association since 1998.Durcsak previously...

Clearwire turns over network management to Ericsson in 7-year deal

Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) said L.M. Ericsson (ERIC) will manage its network in a seven-year deal, following in partner Sprint Nextel Corp.'s (S) decision to let Ericsson manage its network in 2009. The value of the contract was not announced. Clearwire stock was...

Pole attachment order seeks price parity between cable and telecom

The Federal Communications Commission new regulations on pole attachments are designed to get mobile broadband services to market more quickly, but are already meeting resistance from the utility industry. The agency released details of the order, which among other things sets a maximum timeframes for...

Next stop for RCR Wireless News: New York City and New Jersey

RCR Wireless News is hitting the road next week for New York City and the Garden State. As with every stop on our global tour, conference series and news desk, our team will engage the mobile community at the local level to better understand...

FCC issues new NRPM on cellphone signal boosters

The Federal Communications Commission yesterday issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding tougher rules regarding consumer signal boosters, asking how the products should comply with all applicable technical and RF exposure rules, as well as set parameters that would prevent or control interference...

AT&T, Cellcom headline speaker list for N.J. mobile broadband event: RCR Wireless News, New Jersey Wireless Association to broadcast mobile broadband discussion

U.S. mobile carriers invested tens of billions of dollars into mobile broadband infrastructure last year, yet in major metropolitan markets like New York City and many rural markets, consumer and business customers are not enjoying the full benefit of mobile broadband. AT&T Mobility...

Updated speaker list for RCR Dallas event on "Mobile Broadband: Innovation and Opportunity"

RCR Wireless News Senior Editor Dan Meyer will be in Dallas Nov. 9 to host a local event on “Mobile Broadband: Innovation and Opportunity.” The afternoon event will be an interactive discussion on the policies, investments and economic growth opportunities associated with mobile broadband....

St. Charles Tower wins LightSquared contract in Las Vegas

St. Louis-based St. Charles Tower is a small tower company that got a big win from LightSquared, as the operator inked its first leasing deal, for six of St. Charles' towers in Las Vegas and Phoenix as it builds out its hybrid LTE-satellite network....

RCR Wireless News brings global mobile broadband perspective to Dallas: RCR TV to broadcast live discussion on mobile broadband with global and local leaders

How are mobile broadband deployments impacting North Texas consumers and businesses? Join RCR Wireless News, the wireless industry news leader since 1981, online and in person Nov. 9 in Dallas to find out. RCR Wireless News is inviting community leaders to participate in...

Tower companies look internationally for diversity, growth opps

While the U.S. market remains the tower industry's bread and butter, a number of the top tower infrastructure providers are expanding overseas as growth opportunities present themselves in less-developed markets.SBA Communications Corp. (SBAC) has tower operations in the Western hemisphere, noted SBA CFO...

@ PCIA: KGI adds McDonald's rooftops to portfolio

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—KGI Wireless added 11,500 McDonald's Corp. rooftop sites to its managed tower portfolio, according to founder and principal Michael Kampen, who talked to RCR Wireless News at PCIA's Wireless Infrastructure 2010 show here. Rooftops are becoming more important for operators as ...

Data explosion driving DAS network deployments in stadiums

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in PCIA's Wireless Infrastructure 2010 show guide. As wireless networks continue to need capacity to handle the explosion of data applications, Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) networks continue to gain traction as a method to offload traffic from the...

@ PCIA: 4G networks will be macro, micro, DAS and more : Tower firms think of network holistically

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—Distributed antenna systems, rooftop antennas and macrocellular towers will be key building blocks when deploying next-generation wireless networks. As such, today’s infrastructure providers are offering a wider array of tools to help build out these networks.Top tower company CEOs speaking to RCR Wireless...

@PCIA: Tower firms, analysts talk growth, consolidation and REIT possibilities

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—The nation's top tower companies proved they could access the capital markets in a number of ways last year, after facing tight cap markets at the end of 2008. They also showed they could de-leverage quickly when called upon. Now they want the...