Ken Schmidt

SITA Forecasts for 2014

In looking forward to 2014, I thought it might be helpful (and fun) to publish our top ten forecasts for…

12 years ago

American Tower Lease Extensions – DELAYED!

A good portion of our business comes from landowners who have received offers to extend their leases from the large…

12 years ago

Tristar Investors Lawsuit Against American Tower Corporation

On Feb 16,  2012, Tristar Investors sued American Tower Corporation alleging that American Tower had violated the Lanham Act, unfairly…

12 years ago

Biggest Issues for Small Cells: Leases and Backhaul

Alcatel-Lucent has created a database of 600,000 potential small cell sites.  They have coordinated with building owners, tower companies, cable…

12 years ago

Global Tower Partners is Up for Sale

  While we had heard about this previously, the news was not public until yesterday.   Reuters is reporting that MacQuarie…

13 years ago

Sprint LTE Upgrades

Sprint in their 2013 2nd Quarter earnings calls had some interesting things to say: … Sprint LTE UpgradesRead More »

13 years ago

Leap Wireless News: AT&T Wireless Acquires Leap Wireless (Cricket)

What does this wireless company merger mean to leaseholders? On July 12, 2013, AT&T announced plans to acquire LEAP Wireless (Cricket).…

13 years ago

The Cell Tower Lease Buyout Guide – A New Website for Landowners

Ken Schmidt, President of Steel in the Air, Inc., has launched a new website www.celltowerleasebuyout.com - intent on providing landowners with decisive…

13 years ago

The Hidden Pitfalls Behind Promises to Manage Rooftops or In-Building DAS

We see a current trend where large property owners (storage facilities, industrial parks, malls and housing complexes, among others) are…

13 years ago

Fiber-Optic Consent Requests

Cell tower landowners and building owners across the country are being besieged by requests from wireless carriers to add fiber-optic…

13 years ago