Post Courtesy of WirelessEstimator.com Just six months after its introduction, WirelessEstimator.com’s Jobsite Emergency Action Plan has become the preferred communications safetytool for more than 1,000 contractors throughout the nation. The lightning-quick emergency services locator easily populates the nearest acute care hospital along with a travel route with a map and contact information for local fire, police [...]
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Outdated paperwork halts tower generator thefts
August 27, 2010 – 4:32 am
Post Courtesy of WirelessEstimator.Com A two-year-old work order helped to trip up three Arkansas men in their attempt to steal a generator from a Waleska, Ga. tower site earlier this month. It also put a stop to their alleged ongoing enterprise of stealing other gensets and equipment from communications towers throughout the southeast and selling [...]
Advanced Opens Pacific Northwest Tower Division
May 9, 2010 – 3:56 am
Advanced Tower Services recently opened Pacific Northwest Division is based in Bend, OR and is led by Jeff Bodkin, PNW Area Manager. The office is an expansion project targeted at servicing a new geographic area including the Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California Markets. Jeff has over 13 years of experience in the construction industry including ten years experience in [...]
Video of 1350 Ft Tower Demolition in Alaska
April 30, 2010 – 2:56 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oAc9ki_s00 ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard has knocked down Alaska’s tallest structure. The agency and a private explosives company on Wednesday used controlled explosives to demolish a 1,350-foot Long Range Aids to Navigation tower on the Seward Peninsula. The tower was at the Coast Guard LORAN station at Port Clarence about 70 miles northwest [...]
Qwest acquisition will boost CenturyLink’s enterprise business
April 23, 2010 – 3:36 am
By Joan Engebretson But the merged company will lack nationwide wireless network. More on this Topic Industry News Fierce competition in hot low-latency market Regional cloud VoIP providers form nationwide alliance Blogs Verizon FiOS bundles up for spring Orange UK cries uncle, turns broadband network over to BT Briefing Room Advanced Media Technologies, Inc. (AMT) [...]
It’s a Beautiful Summer Day Today On Sandia Crest
April 17, 2010 – 5:48 pm
The weather is nice this Spring morning up on Sandia Crest here in Albuquerque. This photo was snapped this morning of one of our crew wading through the six inches of new snow they found at the site this morning. Luckily they only have a few hours of work left to complete the job.
NATE Announces New Hazard Recognition Module During Annual Conference
March 27, 2010 – 5:02 am
Article originally published on wirelessestimator.com The National Association of Tower Erectors announced a new tower-site hazard recognition guide to continue to improve safety on broadcast and communications tower sites. The announcement was made yesterday during NATE’s 15th annual show in Orlando, Fla. The program provides guidance to project managers, site superintendents and any other responsible personnel [...]
Valmont/Site Pro 1 Offers New WiMax Mounting Solutions
March 10, 2010 – 4:14 pm
Valmont Site Pro 1 amnnounced a new line of antenna mounts today designed specifically for WiMax sites. The move seems to be targeted at the Clearwire buildout. Here is the release from Valmont Site Pro 1: New WiMAX Mounting Solutions Antenna mounts designed specifically for WiMAX sites. Detailed drawings are available for all of these [...]
NATE Launches Hazard Recognition Tutorial on Website
March 4, 2010 – 3:52 am
NATE LAUNCHES TOWER-HAZARD-RECOGNITION TUTORIAL Original Article Credit to, By Glenn Bischoff, by way of forwarded email. The National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) has launched a tutorial on its Web site that was developed to educate project managers, site superintendents and other on-site personnel to help them better recognize hazardous situations at broadcast and communications tower [...]
City of Santa Fe Places Antenna Ordinance on Hold
February 25, 2010 – 3:51 am
After a tense meeting Wednesday, The Santa Fe City Council, decided to place on hold a telecommunications ordinance and two franchises, even in the face of predictions that the decision would expose the city to litigation that could cost taxpayers. Twenty-eight people voiced opinions against the ordinance which would allow low-power antennas to be installed with, they said, [...]
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