American Tower (NYSE: AMT) is still the largest independent tower company in the world, according to Inside Towers Intelligence. At the end of 3Q23, the company reported a global portfolio consisting of 222,858 towers in 25 countries across five regions. That figure is up one percent year-over-year compared to 220,096 […]
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T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) has more work to do. Yesterday’s announcement that its mid-band 2.5 GHz 5G Ultra Capacity service now reaches 300 million people is a milestone, Inside Towers reported. The company already covers 98 percent of the U.S. population with its low-band 600 MHz 5G Extended Reach service. At […]
Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI) has long touted the benefits of its diversified shared infrastructure strategy with fiber and small cells complementing its towers, all in the U.S. Jay Brown, CCI CEO, pointed out in the company’s 3Q23 earnings call that with the slowdown of 5G builds on towers, its MNO […]
UPDATE DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH), T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) have reached a deal whereby DISH gets an extra seven months to buy T-Mobile’s 800 MHz spectrum. The DoJ proposed the solution and now all three have filed that with the U.S. District Court for the […]
After seeing its mobile networks business decline by 19 percent, Nokia announced that it will cut 14,000 jobs during its third quarter earnings report yesterday. Nokia said it will act “quickly” to reduce personnel expenses up to 15 percent, which will save at least $423 million in 2024 and a […]
VIAVI wants you to trade-in your old cell site analyzer for the all-in-one OneAdvisor 800, the modular solution that adapts to your test needs. The OneAdvisor 800 verifies and troubleshoots radio access networks for proper deployment and effective operation. OneAdvisor 800 can be configured to test fiber, coax, and/or RF from […]
Starlink has announced that its satellites with Direct-to-Cell capabilities will soon enable ubiquitous access to texting, calling, and browsing wherever, anywhere on the globe. Texting service will begin in 2024, followed by voice and data in 2025 for unmodified cell phones. Direct-to-Cell will also connect IoT devices with common LTE […]
Executives from government, industry, and investment met in Washington, D.C. Thursday to explore opportunities and overcome obstacles to advancing connectivity at the WIA Digital Infrastructure and Investment Conference. WIA President/CEO Patrick Halley cited a Smithsonian Museum exhibit currently on display showing “all the ways cell phones have changed our lives.” […]
With continuing demand for broadband and mobile data connectivity, and the specter of artificial intelligence having a big upside impact, there are opportunities for infrastructure companies that are focused on a vertical market like towers, or a portfolio of assets that includes fiber, small cells, and data centers. At the […]
Amazon sent its first two internet satellites into orbit on Friday. It’s a key step toward building out a constellation of more than 3,000 satellites that it hopes will provide online connectivity to millions in rural areas without internet access. Amazon said the prototype satellites were successfully deployed in orbit […]