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| In the News |
Billion Dollar Purchase of Towers Shines Spotlight on an Industry Flush with Cash
Showing healthy cash reserves, the tower industry launched a flurry of mergers and acquisition activity in recent weeks. In the span of three days, late in July, more than 4,000 towers were sold for a total of more than a billion dollars.
In July 21, SBA Communications, Boca Raton, FL, announced an agreement to acquire Westborough, MA-based Optasite.
On July 22, SBA announced it would acquire Boxborough, MA-based Lightower Wireless.
On July 23, Cary, NC-based TowerCo announced an agreement to buy 3,300 towers from Sprint Nextel. MORE |
Fatality on Highway Near Proposed Galena Summit Cell Tower Evokes Emotions
On July 20, driving home after a day on the lake, a 60-year-old man passed out while driving down the highway not far from the Galena Summit in Sawtooth National Recreational Area north of Ketchum, ID, where a cell tower had been proposed. Story and photo courtesy of the Idaho Mountain Express and Guide. MORE |
 PCIA Show Offers Up Variety of Learning ExperiencesPCIA's 2008 Wireless Infrastructure Show will feature a blended approach to learning, including keynote speakers, moderated panel sessions and interactive luncheon seminars. The show, which takes place October 12-15 at the Westin Diplomat Hotel and Spa in Hollywood, FL, will benefit from sessions moderated by carriers, infrastructure providers and equipment vendors. MORE |
Proposed Trinity County Cell Towers Teeter on the EdgeA $2.5 million grant to build cell towers in rural Trinity County, Northern California, is in jeopardy due to a contract dispute with Verizon Wireless concerning design and engineering costs, according to the Trinity Journal. The project is designed to bring cellular service to remote regions of the mountainous county, some of which don't have wireline phone service. MORE |
Man Dies in Fall from Cell Tower in NJ
A Franklin man died when he fell roughly 60 feet from a cell phone tower in Vineland, NJ, according to Gannett's Courier Post. MORE |
Body found Near American Tower Cell TowerThe body of a man who appeared to have fallen from a cell tower in Tonawanda, NY, was found late in July inside the fenced enclosure by a crew clearing brush in, according to The Tonawanda News. MORE |
Collocation Speeds New Antennas to Adirondack NorthwaySix more cell-phone antenna panels have been granted fast-track approval by the Adirondack Park Agency for collocation on an existing 237-foot tower on the Adirondack Northway in upstate New York, according to the Press Republican. MORE |
Lightning Strike Knocks Out Digital Antenna
Tower workers in Maryville, MO, in recent days repaired the KXCV/KRNW radio tower to retrieve and repair a digital antenna that had been struck by lightning, according to the Maryville Daily Forum. MORE |
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| Companies |
Motorola Looks to Fix to Seven Digital Towers in Chicago
After evaluating 24 antenna sites in the Chicago Fire Department's $22 million digital radio system, Motorola recommended that seven locations needed work - everything from shortening or strengthening towers and removing unused antennas to installing air-conditioning for digital equipment, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. MORE |
Verizon Wireless Pours $75 Million into Florida Network in First Half of 2008
Verizon Wireless has invested nearly $75 million on new cell sites, network facilities and other technologies to enhance services and coverage throughout Florida in the first six months of 2008, according to a company press release. MORE |
American Tower Reports Second Quarter Financial Results
American Tower Corporation has reported second quarter financial results, including a total revenue increase to $393.7 million, an adjusted EBITDA increase to $272.3 million and $176.8 million in cash provided by operating activities. MORE |
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Crown Castle Declares Quarterly Preferred Stock Dividend Rate
Crown Castle International will pay a quarterly dividend on its 6.25 percent convertible preferred stock on August 15 to holders of record on Aug. 1, 2008. The dividend will be paid in cash at a rate of $0.78125 per share of preferred stock. Crown Castle owns, operates and manages more than 22,000 wireless communication sites in the United States. |
SBA Sees Leasing Revenue Growth, Losses Increase
Second quarter over year earlier periodWhile site leasing revenue grew 17.8 percent and tower cash flow grew at a rate of 23.8 percent, SBA's second quarter saw a net loss of $18.4 million, or 17 cents per share, compared with a loss of $15.1 million, or 15 cents per share, for the same quarter in 2007. MORE |
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NextG Throws the Switch on Philly DAS Network
NextG Networks has launched a large distributed antenna system (DAS) network in Philadelphia. With just over 400 DAS sites providing coverage over 110 square miles, the network provides a new mobile telecommunications infrastructure for metropolitan residents and visitors. The deployment represents NextG's first major DAS system in the Northeast and expands NextG's presence in the United States. |
| State Wireless Assocation News |
Carolinas Wireless Association Raises Money for Cancer Research
The Carolinas Wireless Association's 3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament, held June 10 at the Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Raleigh, had 175 players plus volunteers and raised over $12,000. Proceeds of the Carolinas Wireless Association Golf Tournament were donated to University of North Carolina Hospital Ovarian Cancer Research. MORE |
| Products |
Aeroflex Hand-Held Signal Test Set
Aeroflex has released software for the model 3500 1 GHz hand-held radio test set to support Survey Technologies Field Test 6 software. Now, users of the 3500 Series can improve and automate the acquisition, analysis and display of signal strength across a given terrain, as well as inside buildings. The hand-held capability of the 3500, along with the Field Test 6 software, allows users to map out their building or geographical areas and find any sections that contain a weak signal. Armed with this information users can improve critical communications within those areas. www.aeroflex.com |
Astron Wireless Technology 3dbi omidirectional Antenna
The PCD 3dBi omnidirectional dipole antenna available from Astron Wireless Technologies is a low profile, indoor/outdoor extended range solution for voice or data device applications. The cable length allows it to be placed in a convenient location within a room for the improvement of signal quality. The legs have screw holes in the base for more permanent mounting or Velcro pads for temporary applications. The antenna is available for communications in the following bands, expressed in megahertz: 806-866 (PCD83), 824-896 (PCD86), 902-928 (PCD91), 890-960 (PCD92), 1850-1990 (PCD19), and 2400-2500 (PCD24). www.astronwireless.com |
CommScope Offers Andrew Fuel Cell Cabinet
The Andrew EcoPower cabinet and the RBA84 series cabinet from CommScope provide an environmentally friendly DC backup power solution for wireless networks, with a cabinet design that is modular and flexible to meet stringent backup power needs. The cabinet's proton-exchange-membrane hydrogen fuel cells, housed in a secure, weather resistant cabinet for outdoor deployment, offers a smaller footprint and more dense power backup than what has been available previously. www.commscope.com |
Larsen Yagi directional antennas are designed with strengthened aluminum alloys to assure long life and best performance for the most demanding applications. Units are completely weatherized for continuous operation in the most extreme weather conditions. Visit www.HOL4G.com for this product and more from Hutton Communications. |
| Calendar |
August
APCO Conference and Expo 2008
August 3-8
Kansas City Convention Center Kansas City, MO www.apco2008.org
Tennessee Wireless Association
2008 Jon E. Hastings Memorial Golf Tournament
Benefiting the Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation
August 18
Reg. 10 a.m., Shotgun Start 11 a.m., Awards Dinner 5 p.m. Old Natchez Country Club 115 Gardengate Drive Franklin, TN www.tn-wireless.org
MoKan Wireless Association
3rd Annual MoKan Golf Tournament
Benefiting the Foundation Fighting Blindness
August 19
Forest Park Golf Club 6141 Lagoon Drive St. Louis, MO www.mokanwireless.org
Louisiana/Mississippi Wireless Association
Charity Golf Tournament
benefiting Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital
August 21 Registration 7:00am Shotgun Start: 8:30am Patrick Farms Golf Club 300 Clubhouse Drive Pearl, MS www.lmwa.org
Kentucky Wireless Association
Second Annual Golf outing
Benefiting Kosair Children's Hospital Foundation
Aug. 28
Registration begins at 11:00 am The Quail Chase Golf Club 7000 Cooper Chapel Road Louisville, KY September
New England Wireless Association
Golf Tournament and Dinner
Sept. 8
11:30 am golf registration 5:30 pm dinner registration Bear Hill Golf Club 2 North Street Stoneham , MA 02180 www.negwa.org Carolinas Wireless Association
Q3 Tower Seminars & Luncheon
September 9
Double Tree South Park 6300 Morrison Boulevard Charlotte, NC $35 in Advance.$40 at the door www.carolinaswirelessassociation.com Pennsylvania Wireless Association
Social at the Bears Den
Sept. 10
W. Chocolate Ave & University Hershey, PA www.pa-wireless.org/home.html
The Florida Wireless Association
3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida
September 11Mystic Dunes 7850 Shadow Tree Lane Celebration, FL www.flwireless.org/wst_page3.html
Pennsylvania Wireless Association
Golf Tournament at Deer Valley Golf
Sept. 11
101 Stoudt Rd, Hummelstown, PA
(717) 583-4653
CALWA Charity Golf Tournament
September 18
Trabuco Hills Golf Club 26772 Avery Parkway Mission Viejo, CA www.calwa.org
New Jersey Wireless Association
2nd Annual Charity Golf Outing
American Cancer Society, Multiple Schlerosis
Sept. 19
7:30 am Registration Royce Brook Golf Course 201 Hamilton Road Hillsborough, NJ RSVP to scurtis@cwsi.com
Alabama Wireless Association
5th Annual AWA Golf Outing
Sept. 26
Registration - 7:00 am Eagle Point Golf Club 4500 Eagle Point Dr. Birmingham, AL 35242 www.alabamawireless.org/golf.html
New York State Wireless Association
Annual NYSWA Golf Classic
September 22
9 am Registration Lake Shore Yacht and Country Club 6777 Lakeshore Road Cicero, NY www.newyorkstatewireless.org October
The Florida Wireless Association
2nd Annual NFL Tailgate Event
to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Minnesota Vikings
November 16
Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida $200 per ticket www.flwireless.org/wst_page3.html | |
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