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Vol. 3, Issue 2

January 23, 2009

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In the News

Global Tower Partners Acquires More AT&T Tower Assets
Global Tower Partners has made another acquisition of towers from AT&T Mobility, its second in the last five months. The most recent purchase was 235 communications towers located in 24 states. AT&T sold 549 communications towers to GTP last September, prompting some to speculate that the telecom giant was getting out of the tower business.
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Possible Digital TV Transition Delay Could Disrupt Scheduled Tower Projects
Tower crews that specialize in projects involving the especially tall telecommunications towers commonly used by TV broadcast stations are dealing with a backlog of service orders related to the installation of digital TV transmitting antennas and the removal of analog transmitting antennas. Delays in the final spectrum allocation caused equipment orders at some antenna manufacturers to be delayed until the spring quarter of 2008. MORE

Galena Summit Tower Rejection Doesn't Slow Down Idaho Tower Co-owner Jennifer Campbell
With the rejection of the Galena Summit, Idaho tower construction application at the hands of Jane Kollmeyer, supervisor of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, things seemed like they were at their darkest for Jennifer Campbell, co-owner of Idaho Tower, a Ketcham, Idaho-based wireless communications site developer. MORE

Cell Phone Tower Thieves: 3 -- Investigators: 0
They say bad things come in threes. Towers used by AT&T, Verizon, and Alltel were all stripped of their copper earlier this month in Edgefield, Aiken County, S.C., according to WJBF News Channel 6. Officials guessed that the perpetrators were professionals because of the high-voltage nature of some of the sites. MORE

LMWA Luncheon Explores WiMax

Louisiana/Mississippi Wireless Association will hold its first quarter social on February 18 and luncheon February 19. The luncheon agenda will include a panel discussion about WiMax deployment issues with special focus on New Orleans' newly launched street level WiMax system in the French Quarter which was both a technological and regulatory achievement. The panel will include representatives from historic preservation, municipal, and carrier organizations.

Training Key to Increase Tower Safety
The tower construction industry is one of the most dangerous professions per capita in America. Last year's total was 13 industry-related fatalities. The last fatal accident in 2008 claimed the life of a 22-year-old worker, Edward Wallen, who died from injuries he suffered when he fell more than 60 feet from a cell tower on November 22 in Corona de Tucson, Ariz. MORE

TowerSource adds 20,000 sites; Tower Genie Begins Operations
Among sources of antenna site information outside of websites operated by tower owners themselves are the 18-year-old TowerSource and a newcomer that launched on January 9, Tower Genie. On January 12, TowerSource announced what the company described as a recent acquisition of rights to publish the locations of more than 20,000 unique rooftop sites. MORE

Products

Power Amplifiers
Teseq has expanded its power amplifier line to include five broadband models operating from 0.8 GHz to 3.1 GHz and 2 GHz to 6 GHz with power levels ranging from 30 watts to 450 watt. Three Class A models are based on gallium arsenide (GaAs) integrated circuit (IC) technology, offering better compression characteristics and increased efficiencies than previous silicon-based low power amplifiers. The Two additional models based on gallium nitride (GaN) IC technology deliver consistent power into the poor and variable match typically found in the 2 to 6 GHz range, resulting in more accurate, repeatable measurements. www.teseq.com

Antenna Array Mount
The PowerMount from FWT makes it possible to install a sectored antenna array on an existing electrical transmission tower. The tubular PowerMount structure supports the compression load while providing a means to safely secure the coax that prevents vandalism, provides shielding, and reduces wind load on the structure caused by the coax, especially when ice is considered. The PowerMount can be installed in less than two days and can either be positioned at the top or within the body of the structure. With the current deregulation of the electrical utility industry, many utilities are interested in the opportunity to leverage their networks to earn more revenue. www.fwtinc.com

Cable Entry Seals
Cable entry seals from Roxtec provide safety and reliability for maximized uptime in all types of telecom networks, mobile as well as fixed-line. Reliable and efficient, Roxtec's cable entry seals have been designed for roof top installations, base station enclosures and radio links. The cable entry seals help to minimize the influence from hazards induced by humidity, rain, dust, sand, electromagnetic disturbance (RFI/EMI) and fire. The capacity of a Roxtec cable entry seal also includes the ability to prevent disturbance to equipment from snakes, bees, rats or other types of vermin.www.roxtec.com

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