Tough Tower Ordinance Restricts Site Development
The town of Clinton in northwest New Jersey may be small, but when it comes to cell towers, it's thinking even smaller. The town of more than 2,600 people has passed a cell tower ordinance that is as comprehensive as it is restrictive. MORE |
Tag Team Cell Siting Works for T-Mobile, Verizon
Unknowingly, T-Mobile and Versizon Wireless chose to develop cell sites within 100 feet of each other in Midland, N.J. What came as a surprise to both carriers turned into a unique opportunity to cooperate. MORE |
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American Tower to Sink More Money into Towers
American Tower announced that it will increase its core business reinvestment in 2010, during the fourth quarter and full-year 2009 earnings conference call. With access to $1 billion in internally generated funds, American Tower expects to construct from 1,200 to 1,600 new sites during 2010, in addition to acquiring tower portfolios. MORE |
Coleman Global Telecom Goes Nationwide with Power Battery Merger
Gunning to move from regional to national provider of cell site acquisition, construction and upgrade services, Coleman Global Telecommunications (CGT), has merged with Power Battery, a backup battery maker for the telecom industry with nine corporate locations worldwide. MORE |
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NATE Launches Hazard Recognition Guide
Collaborating with SBA Communications and Cellular South, the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) has developed a hazard recognition program for carriers, broadcasters and tower owner/operators. MORE |
Deese Forms Telecom Consulting Firm
After a 30-year career working at major corporations, Ron Deese has struck out on his own and formed TelForce Group to provide consulting services, talent, and technology to the communications industry. MORE |
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Avian Avoidance System for Met Towers
The Firefly Bird Diverter from BirdBusters reduces bird collisions using motion, reflectivity and luminescent emissions. The Firefly's are installed up to 50 feet apart on the guy wires. The Firefly is affected by direct / in-direct wind movement - increasing the visibility of the tower/wires allowing the birds to alter their flight patterns.
Firefly's are made of UV-stable, impact-resistant acrylic. Phosphorescent and reflective sheeting alert the birds 24/7. www.birdbusters.com |
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 Backhaul
Trango Systems has launched the TrangoLINK GigaPro split-mount, licensed microwave point-to-point system, which operates across the 6-38 GHz frequency range. A dual-modem architecture provides a scalable, reliable link that offers up to 1.5 Gbps aggregate traffic capacity. The GigaPro also supports up to 2x STM-1/OC-3, 32x T1/E1 and 6x GigE. GigaPro provides up to 2 million packets per second along with QoS provisions for fixed and mobile 3G/4G network backhaul, WiMAX, LTE broadband backhaul, municipal, private and public networks. www.trangosys.com |
 Microwave Backhaul Solution
EtherHaul microwave backhaul from Siklu enables service providers to meet growing bandwidth requirements and migrate to next-generation networks. EtherHaul features low-cost gigabit-per-second wireless connectivity with the flexibility to integrate with 2G, 3G and 4G networks, as well as future topologies. EtherHaul features an environmentally friendly design, and quick deployment and adoption. Siklu's carrier grade and cost-efficient millimeter-wave backhaul solution supports growing traffic demands and may be scaled up to meet expanding bandwidth requirements. www.siklu.com |
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Tower Design Software
Guymast has released the Guymaster interface to its suite of software for the efficient analysis of guyed and self-supporting lattice towers and monopoles. Guymaster enhances the ability of tower designers and analysts to execute their work efficiently but with the power to analyze all the critical conditions for these structures, using the: TIA 222, CSA S37 and AU3995 standards. Other standards will be added in the future. The powerful graphical display of tower and appurtenance geometry, both in elevation and in plan, assist in preparation of the analysis model and in the thorough testing of its fidelity to the real tower. www.guymast.com |
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Inaugural Meeting
March 4
Rock Financial Showplace
46100 Grand River
Novi, MI 48374 |
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March 8-9
Exhibitions and Conference
March 10-12
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nev. |
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Quarterly Meeting
Old Natchez Country Club
115 Gardengate Drive
Franklin, TN 37069 |
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March 17-19
The Diplomat Golf Resort & Spa
Hallandale Beach, FL
501 Diplomat Parkway
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009 |
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Inaugural GWA Thrashers Night
March 18
Philips Arena
100 Techwood Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30303 |
Collocated with International CTIA Wireless 2010
March 23-25
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nev. |
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Inaugural Trade Show
April 13
The Overland Park Convention Center
Overland Park, Kan. |
May 4-6
The Conference Center Niagara Falls
101 Old Falls St.
Niagara Falls, NY 14303 | |
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