The employment numbers from Sprint will be taking a hit as over 1,400 employees will soon be out of a job. The carrier has announced the closing of customer care call centers and making more cuts in operations at three other locations. As Sprint is downsizing, Launch 3 is growing as we have doubled employment over the past year. Employees are enthusiastic about the industry and helping customers find their parts.

Opponents in the battle to stop a new tower project in Hudson, New York, are left feeling defeated after a state judge dismissed a legal action trying to stop the project. Launch 3 Telecom optimizes and maintains the functionality of cellular sites throughout the northeast United States.

Passpoint Security and Hotspot 2.0 equipment allow people the access to Wi-Fi connections in major hotspots, without having to type in a password, lending convenience. Boingo Wireless will now be working with Time Warner Cable to improve the services of Passpoint and therefore expand their business even further. Launch 3 Telecom provides and installs the equipment needed for these types of Wi-Fi.

Even with spectrum being a popular topic of late due to the impending auctions, infrastructure is just as, if not more, important to the wireless industry. Launch 3 Telecom can provide infrastructure equipment from various manufacturers such as Commscope, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, and many more.

Super Mobility Week, powered by CTIA, began with FCC Chairman Wheeler speaking to an excited crowd looking to introduce new technology, products, and expand their knowledge on all things wireless. Launch 3 Telecom is exhibiting at CTIA this year for this exciting event.

Colombian telecoms operator Avantel has launched its 4G service in Barranquilla. The telco expects to provide 4G LTE services in 60 cities across Colombia by mid-2015. Launch 3 Telecom provides infrastructure equipment to improve GSM and 4G LTE service.

The goals for LTE include improving spectral efficiency, lowering costs, improving services, making use of new spectrum and reformed spectrum opportunities, and better integration with other open standards. Launch 3 Telecom is pleased to assist in these goals through our quality products and proficient services.

American Tower is the likely buyer for Verizon’s 12,000 cell towers; although, it’s possible that Crown Castle may make a bid for the carrier’s assets. Launch 3 Telecom performs many of the services associated with cell towers such as installation, optimization, and decommissioning.

Mayor Todd Strange of Montgomery, Alabama, is hoping to facilitate a compromise between AT&T and the Deer Creek residents. AT&T filed a lawsuit in federal court after the city’s board of adjustments denied their application to construct a tower at the entrance to the Deer Creek subdivision. Launch 3 Telecom has had a good relationship with carriers like AT&T over the 11 year existence of our company.

PCIA attendance for the 2014 Wireless Infrastructure Trade Show was around 20 percent higher than in 2013. We are part of the exhibitors that were in Orlando to network with those in our wireless industry.