The LightSquared plan to provide a nationwide LTE wireless network that could reach both city and country is dead for the foreseeable future. The NTIA letter asserting that no GPS interference fix is likely for years to come and subsequent FCC response give LightSquared almost zero wiggle room to escape its current trap. Given the billions of dollars invested, it seems likely that Harbinger will have to turn to the courts for relief. So what lead to this very expensive…
After decades of rapid growth in both the construction of new cell sites (towers and rooftop sites) and in the tower ownership industry, we are entering into mature market phase. Even the major tower companies acknowledge – by action if not by words – that the days of double digit growth in the domestic market are over. They are settling into the comfortable world of REIT corporate ownership structures while moving into international markets to find new…
From the very start of the wireless service industry, the carriers sought to build tall towers to broad cast their analog radio signals as far as possible. With few if any users, the carrier sought to cover their licensed areas with as few towers as possible. Carriers even gave their landlords free phones and service as part of their rent payments. As the 2G digital technologies like CDMA and GSM along with the first smart phones and…
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