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State by state industry deaths analysis provides a linch pin for
continuing dialogue
For 13 years, Wireless Estimator has been compiling data on
industry-related fatalities, and presented that information last month to a
dozen public and private safety professionals for analysis to see if there are
any common threads that could be explored to reduce tower climber deaths. The
only commonality, however, was that although there were 116 fatality incidents
since 2003, assigning any significance based upon … Read more
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Tower workers compensated for heights and dangers while building
the CN Tower
Canada celebrated Toronto’s iconic 1,815-foot CN Tower’s 40th
birthday as many of the iron workers who built it, lots of them now in their
seventies and eighties, possibly celebrated that they weren’t killed during
construction due to what appeared to be limited use of personal fall
protection. But many of them photographed without any harness on didn’t appear
to … Read more
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Hillary Clinton’s goal is to close the digital divide by 2020
In a major tech policy speech, Hillary Clinton on Tuesday promised
to work toward providing broadband access to all US homes by 2020, backed
investments in next-generation wireless systems and supported the new Title II
rules for net neutrality. “I intend to make sure we do what we did with
electricity in my grandparents’ generation — we connect every home … Read more
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Tower crews tackle restoring communications in West Virginia
Tower crews have been working under challenging conditions to
restore cell and wireline services to three carriers in West Virginia after
massive floods left tens of thousands of customers without communications
services. Frontier Communications, alone, said more than 10,000 of its
customers have lost services. The company said in a news release that the
number of outages may fluctuate and … Read more
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Thousands of dropped calls couldn’t compete with 1976’s GOP fiasco
All of the major carriers are boosting their networks ahead of the
Republican national convention to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, July 18-21, and
the Democratic convention in Philadelphia, Pa. July 25-28 with increased DAS
systems, better backhaul, additional Cells on Wheels and other measures to
ensure coverage for the events. But no matter how spotty the coverage is in …
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After foundations rush in, Georgia tower tech is finally laid to
rest
Services were held Friday, June 24, 2016, for Kenton Seales at
12:20 p.m. at the Life Church Christian Center at 1300 Old Covington Rd.,
Conyers, Ga. Seales, 36, passed away on June 11 when the company vehicle he was
a passenger in crashed into another vehicle that was towing a semi-trailer on
I-10 in Hudspeth County, Tex. After … Read more
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By cutting crew climbs, Anritsu lowers the cost of testing remote
radio heads on towers
Anritsu Company has introduced CPRI RF measurement capability in
its market-leading E series of Site Master™, Spectrum Master™, and Cell Master™
handheld field analyzers that dramatically simplifies and lowers the cost of
testing Remote Radio Heads (RRHs) installed atop 4G towers. Solidifying
Anritsu’s position as the industry leader in field test solutions, the new
option reduces network OpEx by allowing wireless … Read more
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Some question whether wireless infrastructure will benefit from
joint GSMA and CTIA show
Trade groups GSMA and CTIA are teaming up to bring a global event
to San Francisco next year that will not rival the highest attended wireless
ecosystem trade show in the world, Mobile World Congress, but will surely be a
key event for North America. The new conference announcement is triggering
conversation as to whether wireless infrastructure exhibitors and attendees …
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NATE video emphasizes the gravity of not respecting gravity
The National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) today released a
Gravity Video as part of the Association’s 2016 Climber Connection campaign.
The video features testimonial footage of a tower technician articulating the
importance of respecting gravity at all times when working in the communication
tower industry. The video also includes practical safety tips for industry
workers to follow in order … Read more
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TIRAP releases new job safety video exploring standards for tower
work
Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program
(TIRAP) Board Chairman Scott Kisting today encouraged members of the wireless
infrastructure industry to watch a new online video that focusses on the
ANSI/TIA 1019-A standard for telecommunications towers. The ANSI/TIA 1019-A
standard provides construction considerations and loading requirements for
telecommunications structures under construction related to antenna supporting
structures and antennas. The standard addresses the … Read more
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New drone regulations need clarification as the industry scratches
its head
The Federal Aviation Administration made it a lot easier today for
a lot of wireless infrastructure companies to operate drones for mapping,
safety and other purposes by easing restrictions on commercial drone use with
its long-awaited Part 107 ruling. However, because the tower infrastructure
industry is unique with its structures going as high as 2,000 feet, the
regulations need clarification … Read more
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New fall protection book addresses a $5.4 billion per year problem
As the battle against falls from height rages on in the workplace,
falls remain a leading cause of work-related deaths across the globe. “Surely
no one sets off to work saying ‘this is the day I want to die’,” says Loui
McCurley, one of the industry’s most knowledgeable climbing and rope access
rigging experts as well as an author whose … Read more
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Flash Technology enhances service and security for monitoring
operations, adds staff
Flash Technology, a global leader in obstruction lighting, has
announced the enhancement of the organization’s remote monitoring solutions for
Vanguard® SMART series and FTM 190 monitoring devices. The leading monitoring
products are now equipped with the encrypted Simple Network Management Protocol
version 3, or SNMPv3. The encrypted SNMPv3 provides Flash Technology customers
with increased security for the monitoring capabilities of … Read more
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US Cellular gets a wrist slap for violating FCC environmental rules
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) notified United States
Cellular Corporation (USCC) last Thursday that it had failed to comply with the
Commission’s regulations regarding the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA) and other federal statutes when it constructed a tower in Harvey,
Ill., and New Buffalo, Mich, in 2007 and 2008. The agency said the carrier did
not file … Read more
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