Comtrain USA, a training organization with a rich history in the telecommunications industry, has joined the parent company of SafetyLMS, a training provider in industries including telecom with a particular focus on tower safety. Comtrain offers courses in tower and safety rescue, rigging, operating capstan hoists, ascenders and more. With […]
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Following a visit to NASA by FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to brief officials on the agency’s new Space Bureau, the agency has an item concerning that bureau on its September monthly meeting agenda. During that August visit, she was able to meet the crew of Artemis II. They’re training to […]
Helios Towers (LSE: HTWR), based in London, is the third largest tower company in Africa and the Middle East region behind IHS Towers and American Tower’s ATC Africa operating unit, according to Inside Towers Intelligence. At the end of 2Q23, Helios Towers reported a portfolio of 13,870 towers across seven […]
Winds from Hurricane Idalia whipped up to 90 miles per hour Wednesday, dumping rain and throwing seawater into flooded communities. As Hurricane Idalia continued inland, it left behind commercial power outages, extensive flooding and significant structural damage throughout the area. Several major bridges in Florida were inaccessible as the storm […]
UPDATE As New Street Research (NSR) predicted, T-Mobile opposes giving DISH more time to buy its low-band 800 MHz spectrum. NSR Policy Advisor Blair Levin noted last week that on a conference call with Department of Justice officials, T-Mobile representatives objected to the extra time. That position is also playing […]
The FCC intends to recharter the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Task Force for its third and final term. The Task Force was established under the 2018 Farm Bill to provide advice to the FCC, in consultation with the USDA, on how to deploy broadband service on unserved agricultural land to promote […]
T-Mobile US (NASDAQ: TMUS) said on Thursday it plans to reduce its workforce by about seven percent in the U.S. as part of an effort to rein in costs as the wireless carrier spends heavily to attract new subscribers in an increasingly competitive market, reports Bloomberg. The move will affect […]
Accurate alignment of microwave links is fundamental to service quality and customer satisfaction. According to VIAVI Solutions, poorly aligned links can result in: degraded link capacity and reliability, increased wind/vibration sensitivity, loss of link redundancy, service outage and revenue interruptions, customer churn and revenue loss. VIAVI is offering several related […]
Several telecom and cable associations told the FCC its new broadband nutrition label requirements are hard to comply with and a burden to the industries. The point of the labels is to make it easier for consumers to compare service plans and make pricing more clear. When the agency published […]
Carriers continue to make progress in cell tower site restoration in Maui, HI. The most impacted areas of the wildfires are in Kapalua, Napili-Honokowai, Kaanapali, Lahaina, Launiupoko, and Olowalu on the western portion of the island. Out of 21 total sites, five remained offline as of 6 a.m. Eastern Daylight […]