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| In The News |
American Tower Reported as Buying Indian Tower Company
Reuters has reported that American Tower will buy India's Xcel Telecom in a deal worth more than $136 million, the Economic Times said on Monday, citing a person familiar with the transaction. MORE |
Darkened Cell Tower Concerns Ore. Man
An Oregon man was concerned. For three months he has been making phone calls to American Tower, Verizon, the local airport and even the FAA to get authorities to fix a burned out aviation beacon at a nearby cell tower (see above), according to the Statesman Journal in Oregon's Mid-Willamette Valley. MORE |
 Coleman Stresses Holistic
Approach to Safety
Jim Coleman of Southern Broadcast Services and the new chairman of the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) said he understands that the association's push for increased safety among tower climbers must go beyond the ears of the NATE membership to carriers, realtors and broadcasters. MORE |
WiMAX's Shining Knight, Clearwire Gleams in 4Q 2008
Even as WiMAX naysayers abound and LTE gains momentum, Benjamin G. Wolff, chief executive officer of Clearwire, could have stood up in the recent 4Q earnings report and stated, "We're not dead yet!" Actually, far from it. MORE |
 Study Forecasts Opportunities for Microwave Backhaul
In a feature article, the March issue of AGL magazine highlights New Paradigm Resources Group's "Wireless Backhaul Market Study." Wireless backhaul, which includes the microwave relay systems that often make use of towers and rooftop antenna sites of interest to AGL Bulletin readers, offers opportunities both for providing the service to carriers and for renting antenna space to them.
Joe Kestal, the principal analyst for the study, said, "With improvements in technology, including reliability and capacity improvements the vendors have made, some of the previous technical concerns that existed about widespread [microwave] deployments have abated." The study provides an in-depth look at how a perfect storm of rising subscriber demand and limited network capacity has created unique opportunities. The report details the strategic activities of mobile carriers and backhaul providers, offering NPRG's analysis and projections on what it calls the explosion of incremental revenue well into 2013. Subscriptions to AGL magazine are available at www.agl-mag.com/signup. Digital copies are available at Qmags. The NPRG study is available at (312) 980-7848 or info@nprg.com. |
Adirondack Parkway Set to Get Another Tower
The latest Verizon Wireless cell tower along the Adirondack Parkway (I-87) was approved last week by the Adirondack Park Agency, even though it is to be built at Paul Smith's College, according to the Press Republican. MORE |
Tower Co. Increases Access Control at Multi-tenant Facility
How important is it to manage the access to tower facility when there are multiple tenants coming and going? Very. Industrial Communications, which has tower facilities located in New England and Florida and provides tower site management, has purchased the largest Facility Access Management System ever deployed by Mi-Jack Systems & Technology. MORE |
County Commissioners Want Feds to Pay For Cell Tower
After apparently having lost faith in the free market, commissioners from Somerset County, Penn., were in Washington, D.C., early in March asking their congressmen for money to build a cell tower in their county, according to WJAC-TV News. MORE |
Tampa Schools Warming to Cell Tower Idea
Linda Cobbe, a spokeswoman for the Hillsborough school district in Tampa, not only doesn't fear the thought of siting cell towers at schools, she overwhelmingly supports it, according to the Temple Terrace University Beacon. MORE |
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 Universal Backhaul Environment
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 Emergency Backup Ventilation
The Vent PAK from Ice Qube provides outside ventilation airflow through an electronic equipment enclosure in the event of a power outage or air conditioner failure, using a backup DC power supply. Venting mode requires minimal DC amp draw to help conserve backup power source. The unit operates thermostatically when enclosure temperature rises to a preset point. www.iceqube.com |
 Protection for In-line Connectors
Andrew's WeatherShield Connection Protection Enclosure seals and protects connectors from the environment. The one-piece weather-proofing enclosure offers an additional measure of system protection by providing a high-temperature resistant, watertight seal around the connectors while also helping to dampen vibration that can loosen connector interfaces over time. www.commscope.com |
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Illiniois State Wireless Association
"State of the Industry" Luncheon
March 25
11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Maggiano's
1901 E. Woodfield Rd.
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Register March 18
Texas State Wireless Association
2009 Q1 Luncheon
March 26
4:00 p.m. Guest Speaker: Ali Shah, Solutions Manager, Ericsson Dave & Busters Frisco 2601 Preston Road, suite 1200 Frisco, TX 75034 www.txwa.org
CTIA-The Wireless Association
International CTIA WIRELESS 2009
April 1-3
Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nev. www.ctiashow.com 12th Annual Tower Technology Summit
Collocated at CTIA
April 1-3
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
New York State Wireless Association
Second Annual Trade Show and Conference
May 6 - 7
Turning Stone Resort and Casino
5218 Patrick Road
Verona, NY 13478
Texas State Wireless Association
Third Semi-annual Charity Golf TournamentBenefiting the Keith Harris Scholarship Fund May 14 3102 FM 1960 East Humble, TX 77338 www.txwa.org | |
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