Murphy Tower Service LLC, a leading provider of wireless and wireline construction and maintenance services, recently placed a strategic investment in FieldSync LLC, a next-generation tower analytics provider. By combining Murphy Tower’s industry-leading capabilities with FieldSync’s revolutionary approach to data acquisition, the partnership will accelerate the assessment, analysis, maintenance, and deployment of critical infrastructure. “The investment in FieldSync further builds …
Fathered by Marty Cooper, his cell phone turns 50 today at an adjusted for inflation cost of $12,066
Fifty years ago today, Martin (Marty) Cooper, an engineer for Motorola, stood nervously along 6th Avenue in New York City, about to trigger America’s love affair with mobility. He reached into his pocket for a little telephone book and dialed a landline number on the cell phone he had invented. It was part of his plan to razz his archcompetitor, …
National Wireless Safety Alliance announces new Board appointments and election of executive officers
The National Wireless Safety Alliance (NWSA) announced today that Gemma Frock, Ph.D., NATE Workforce Consultant, and Dave Hallowell, President of the Connectivity, Commercial, and Industrial Sector at Black & Veatch, have been appointed as new members of the organization’s Board of Directors. NWSA also announced that Don Doty, VP of Broadcast Services at Broadcast Construction Solutions, LLC, Mark Ciarfella, EVP, Domestic Operations …
Liberal, Kansas most likely wasn’t up to par if they had to defend AT&T’s golf course siting lawsuit
In a court filing today, all claims and defenses between AT&T and the City of Liberal, Kansas, are dismissed without prejudice, according to a joint application filed with the District Court for the District of Kansas in Wichita. In addition, the parties agreed that each party would bear its own attorney’s fees, costs, and expenses. In its November 23, 2023 …
Reading isn’t required for FCC enforcement agents tracking down pirate radio broadcasting
It appears that an FCC’s Portland, OR-based Enforcement Bureau agent might benefit from a quick course on using internet search tools and a little leg work to locate a pirate radio broadcaster instead of threatening a Baptist church property owner with a $2.3 million fine. The FCC said last week that their Enforcement Bureau is investigating a complaint about an …
OSHA is warned that their 2024 deadline requiring tower climbers to use powered ascenders is in jeopardy
Eleven powered ascender manufacturers, the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA), and NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association have petitioned Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Douglas Parker to extend the December 31, 2024 deadline set by OSHA requiring all tower climbers to be equipped with a powered ascender. The enforcement agency cautioned contractors during a panel discussion at the South …
Interagency squabble ends with OSHA requiring the nation’s revered raptors to harness up
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) severed all relationships with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) today, announcing that both agencies were at an impasse regarding the best option to use that will ensure the continued safety of bald eagles while they are working or resting at heights. The clash between both organizations surfaced in August 2007 when …
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