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‘Rip and Replace’: The Tech Cold War Is Upending Wireless Carriers
Deep in a pine forest in Wilcox County, Ala., three workers dangled from the top of a 350-foot cellular tower. They were there to rip out and replace Chinese equipment from the local wireless network.
By Cecilia Kang
May 9, 2023
US cell towers and small cells: By the numbers
The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) recently published perhaps the most definitive look at the wireless infrastructure landscape in the US, showing 142,100 cell towers and 452,200 outdoor small cell nodes across the country at the end of last year.
By Mike Dano
March 21, 2023
Cellphone tower radiation: Can it cause cancer, other adverse health effects?
No strong evidence that towers pose health risks
With the importance of, and abundance of, cellphone use in our everyday lives, it only makes sense that so many wireless cell sites exist around the U.S.
March 3, 2023
5G Network and Tower Deployment Global Market Report 2023: Sector to Reach $17.78 Billion by 2028 at an 11.6% CAGR
The 5G Network and Tower Deployment Market size is expected to reach US$ 17,785.55 million by 2028; it is estimated to register a CAGR of 11.6% from 2022 to 2028.
By PR NEWSWIRE
Feb 17, 2023
Wireless providers struggle to remove Chinese technology from cell towers
Cell towers across the United States have Chinese technology built into them that the U.S. government determined is a national security threat. But a multi-billion dollar funding shortfall is slowing down and even halting some companies from removing and replacing the equipment.
By Ray Bogan
May 19, 2023
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StratCap explores strategic options for wireless infrastructure fund
StratCap is considering selling a US portfolio of over 100 tower assets held by the Strategic Wireless Infrastructure Fund (Fund I) in a bid to cash in on a growing interest in the asset class.
February 3, 2023