One Step Forward, Two Steps Back; Verizon’s Small Cell Agreement with Syracuse
As a resident of the Syracuse area, I am excited to see Verizon and their interest to bring 5G via 600 small cells to our
May 27, 2019
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DISH’s NB-IOT Network Plans- More than Just a License Saver Design?
As pointed out by Inside Towers, construction drawings for a DISH NB-IOT installation are available here. We reviewed the drawings carefully and have some observations.
November 8, 2018
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AT&T Wants to Buy Your Tower! (Well, Not Really)
A client of ours owns more than a few cell towers that have AT&T as a collocation tenant. They recently received this letter, yet another
September 28, 2018
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Impact of Proposed T-Mobile/Sprint Merger On Public Tower Companies in US
Before the announcement by Sprint and T-Mobile of their merger, Reuters ran a story that suggested that a T-Mobile/Sprint deal “may cast shadow over tower companies”. The
May 16, 2018
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Desperate to Get Back at the Tower Companies: The Verizon, AT&T, and Tillman Infrastructure JV
Yesterday, in a surprise press release by Verizon, Verizon indicated that it had formed a joint venture with AT&T and Tillman Infrastructure to develop “hundreds”
November 14, 2017
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The Real Reason T-Mobile Increased Its Data Cap to 50GB
(Guess what – it isn’t because they feel their network can handle it!) T-Mobile recently increases their data cap to 50GB before deprioritization occurs. For
October 2, 2017
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Sprint T-Mobile Merger? Who Wins and Who Loses
It looks like the Sprint/T-Mobile merger rumors may be serious this time. Reuters suggests that the parties are close to finalizing a merger. Obviously, we have been
September 22, 2017
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Will Apple’s New iPhone X and iPhone 8 Work with all your Wireless Carrier’s Frequencies?
So, with great fanfare, the iPhone X and iPhone 8 were announced yesterday. The phone display looks amazing while it remains to be seen whether
September 13, 2017
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Is This a Small Cell or Just a Small Macrocell?
So in this article about Verizon attachments to Arizona Power (APS) utility poles in the Phoenix market, it is interesting to see how Verizon is installing
September 7, 2017
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AT&T’s Brilliant Strategy to Double Dip from Public Funding to Build a Better Wireless Network (Investor Research Note from Steel in the Air)
We have been getting a lot of questions from investors related to FirstNet equipment and the potential impact on TowerCos, with most questions pertaining
August 29, 2017
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back; Verizon’s Small Cell Agreement with Syracuse
As a resident of the Syracuse area, I am excited to see Verizon and their interest to bring 5G via 600 small cells to our…
- Cell Tower Builds & Wireless Technology ·
DISH’s NB-IOT Network Plans- More than Just a License Saver Design?
As pointed out by Inside Towers, construction drawings for a DISH NB-IOT installation are available here. We reviewed the drawings carefully and have some observations.…
- Cell Tower Valuation and Brokerage ·
AT&T Wants to Buy Your Tower! (Well, Not Really)
A client of ours owns more than a few cell towers that have AT&T as a collocation tenant. They recently received this letter, yet another…
- Cell Tower Companies in the News ·
Impact of Proposed T-Mobile/Sprint Merger On Public Tower Companies in US
Before the announcement by Sprint and T-Mobile of their merger, Reuters ran a story that suggested that a T-Mobile/Sprint deal “may cast shadow over tower companies”. The…
- Cell Tower Companies in the News ·
Desperate to Get Back at the Tower Companies: The Verizon, AT&T, and Tillman Infrastructure JV
Yesterday, in a surprise press release by Verizon, Verizon indicated that it had formed a joint venture with AT&T and Tillman Infrastructure to develop “hundreds”…
- LTE Deployment ·
The Real Reason T-Mobile Increased Its Data Cap to 50GB
(Guess what – it isn’t because they feel their network can handle it!) T-Mobile recently increases their data cap to 50GB before deprioritization occurs. For…
Sprint T-Mobile Merger? Who Wins and Who Loses
It looks like the Sprint/T-Mobile merger rumors may be serious this time. Reuters suggests that the parties are close to finalizing a merger. Obviously, we have been…
Will Apple’s New iPhone X and iPhone 8 Work with all your Wireless Carrier’s Frequencies?
So, with great fanfare, the iPhone X and iPhone 8 were announced yesterday. The phone display looks amazing while it remains to be seen whether…
- 5G ·
Is This a Small Cell or Just a Small Macrocell?
So in this article about Verizon attachments to Arizona Power (APS) utility poles in the Phoenix market, it is interesting to see how Verizon is installing…
- 5G ·
AT&T’s Brilliant Strategy to Double Dip from Public Funding to Build a Better Wireless Network (Investor Research Note from Steel in the Air)
We have been getting a lot of questions from investors related to FirstNet equipment and the potential impact on TowerCos, with most questions pertaining…