Ken Schmidt

Comparison of Large Tower Company and Wireless Carrier Tower Deals

We compiled a comparison of the three most recent wireless carrier tower company deals.   It is important to note that…

11 years ago

Why Google’s MVNO “Nova” is just what the Wireless Industry Needs

Google has signed a deal with Sprint’s CEO Masayoshi Son, and is in negotiations with T-Mobile, to launch a Mobile…

11 years ago

What Cities Should Know Before Entering into Small Cell Master Lease Agreements

SITA recently held a workshop for a major metropolitan city regarding its small call infrastructure deployment policy.  Here are some points that we…

11 years ago

Most Influential Events in 2014

1. Sprint/ T-Mobile Deal Collapse In May 2014, Sprint formalized its intent to acquire T-Mobile from Deutsche Telecom.  If the…

11 years ago

Top Forecasts for 2015

1. Verizon’s Tower Sale Will Set the Market Verizon recently hired an investment bank to help sell its tower assets.…

11 years ago

Should licensed (proprietary Wi-Fi) be favored over unlicensed (public) Wi-Fi?

In August, Marriott, along with the American Hotel and Lodging Association, petitioned the FCC to clarify whether hoteliers have the…

12 years ago

The FCC Receives Over 4 Million Public Comments on Net Neutrality

Net neutrality has been an industry buzzword for awhile now, but it wasn’t until President Obama’s statement this week that…

12 years ago

How the sale of Verizon towers will impact leaseholders

WHY VERIZON’S TOWER SALE WILL SET THE MARKET Verizon has hired an investment bank to assist it with the possible…

12 years ago

Not quite time to cut the cord.

AT&T is adding LTE to all their cell sites, even the rural ones.  This is part of their Project VIP-…

12 years ago

CCI expresses interest in buying Verizon towers

Crown Castle (CCI) is the largest of the Big Three U.S. tower companies, and currently owns 40K towers nationwide (followed…

12 years ago