UPDATE A total of 85 entities are considered “first priority” in the FCC’s Rip & Replace reimbursement program. Several providers filed multiple applications. Congress initially allocated $1.9 billion to reimburse carriers for removing untrusted gear from Huawei and ZTE from their networks. To fund all “reasonable and supported” cost estimates […]
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TowerXchange Exclusive Coverage Despite press reports that KKR was the last bidder in the running, DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG) seemingly came out of nowhere yesterday to join with Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE: BIP) to acquire a 51 percent ownership stake in Deutsche Telekom’s GD Towers. The transaction, valued at […]
The Women of NATE announced they will hold a one-hour Zoom meeting on July 19, 2022, at 2 p.m. CDT to talk about “Work/Life/You Balance.” This session will be hosted by WON Committee Member Jeanne Piercey of Tower Engineering Professionals, Inc. Canada and Alisa Reed of Valmont Site Pro 1. To […]
The USDA is seeking a waiver of the “Buy American” provision of the Infrastructure Law. It says the provision could delay several rural infrastructure projects, including construction and broadband deployment. The USDA seeks six months of extra time (to October 2023) for its ReConnect program, specifically for iron/steel, manufactured products […]
Justly credited as being one of the most American Americans to ever walk on this planet, Benjamin Franklin had an eye for invention, creativity, irreverence of the status quo and love of challenging the unknown. He would have been fascinated by the wireless industry and, no doubt, given time, would […]
The FCC opened a can of worms when it invited comments concerning public input on establishing clear standards for how utilities and attachers must share in pole replacement costs. Comments in the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking were due Monday evening. The agency wants to further streamline its pole […]
The new Ericsson Mobility Report is here! This highly regarded and oft-cited annual analysis quantifies and forecasts a myriad aspects of the global wireless business. The June 2022 issue presents 2021 baseline data with an outlook to 2027. Two major variables drive the need for wireless infrastructure: coverage and capacity. […]
Pending approval by the Department of Justice, DISH Network (NASDAQ:DISH) and T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS) have signed an amendment to the 2020 Master Network Services Agreement (MNSA) that provides customers of DISH’s retail wireless brands, including Boost Mobile, access to T-Mobile’s nationwide 5G network. The agreement stipulates that T-Mobile will help DISH […]
With the U.S. economy being buffeted by inflation and rising interest rates, we wanted to gauge the impact on the tower business, both in leasing operations and M&A activity. Inside Towers reached out to Michael DeMita, Chief Executive Officer at Tower Capital Advisors, LLC for his perspectives. We asked Clayton […]
Huawei continues its penchant for technological innovation and the pursuit of patents, even though it is banned by several countries in the West. During its “Broadening the Innovation Landscape 2022” forum held this week at its Shenzhen headquarters, Huawei announced a batch of key inventions as part of its biennial […]