October 05, 2020

We are excited to announce our participation in the exclusive program, the NATE Star Initiative.  Members of this program demonstrate a commitment to the highest levels of tower-site and worker safety.  

January 29, 2020

The success of the next wireless evolution depends on finding qualified workers.

January 22, 2020

A Pennsylvania man, reportedly intoxicated, was arrested by police after he returned to the scene of his alleged crime of firing gun shots at tower techs while they were working on a 400-foot guyed tower in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania.

October 16, 2019

NATE UNITE 2020 in Raleigh, NC - Pre-Show Planner

February 17-20, 2020

September 26, 2019

The GME Supply "Climb Higher" Tower Family Foundation Donation T-Shirt is a great way to show your support for the tower climbing community.  The Tower Industry Family Support Charitable Foundation was established to help provide financial assistance to family members of a severely injured, permanently disabled, or deceased tower worker injured or killed in an accident stemming from working at heights on communication structures or other on the job-related activities that tower workers are involved in on a daily basis. GME Supply is proud to partner with the Tower Family Foundation in 2019.

September 03, 2019

Three tower techs in Germany were killed when their man basket fell from the 164-foot level where they were installing a new antenna on the guyed tower at left.

June 11, 2019

NATE today released a video entitled “Small Cells: Here, There and Everywhere” designed to showcase the prominent role next generation technologies and the Association’s member companies are playing to densify networks on the road to 5G. The fast-paced video was unveiled at the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Safety 2019 Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.

April 24, 2019

Brendon Carr, a commissioner on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, sees community colleges as key to developing the workforce needed to efficiently deploy 5G in the U.S. And, according to remarks he made last week, he’s working with the National Wireless Safety Alliance to establish training programs for future telecom tower technicians (TTT-1), a designation and certification developed by the safety group.

April 18, 2019

The video reinforces the key findings of the testing that 5/8” step bolts, while suitable for climbing, DO NOT have the capacity to be used as an anchorage for any type of personal fall arrest systems.

April 03, 2019

We have moved!  Our new address is:

1490 Torrey Road Unit B

Fenton, MI 48430

810-354-8553

March 06, 2019

The video, entitled “Band of Brothers” includes testimonial footage from tower technicians talking about the special family type bonds that occur when working at tower sites and traveling around the country with their fellow crew members. 

February 07, 2019

The Tower Family Foundation is an organization dedicated to helping the family members of tower workers who are severely injured, permanently disabled, or killed in an accident stemming from work on communication structures.

December 07, 2018

The National Association of Tower Erectors is an amazing and one of a kind organization that represents all tower companies in America.  We are proud to be a member!

September 20, 2018

Cell tower outages in the Carolinas are all dropping now, according to Tuesday figures from the FCC’s Disaster Information Reporting System. In North Carolina, out of the 5,808 total cell sites, eight percent, or 466, were not operational yesterday. That compares to 11.8 percent Monday and 13.6 percent on Sunday.

June 05, 2018

Verizon showed millimeter wave 5G delivering 1Gbps at 3,000 feet from a cell site, a longer distance than was previously thought possible.

March 14, 2018

(Orlando, Florida) - NATE today unveiled a video highlighting the National Wireless Safety Alliance (NWSA) worker certification programs as the second to debut in Volume 3 of the Association’s critically acclaimed Climber Connection series. The video release announcement took place live from the 2018 International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) in Orlando, Florida.

February 11, 2018

Virtual realities, smart cars, and even smart cities are in the future of our wireless world.  With or without the government's financial help - it will thrive.  

February 08, 2018

Workers all over the world are putting 5g to its biggest test yet.  Watch it happen in action. 

February 01, 2018

NATE today released a #ClimberConversation video showcasing the vital role that communications tower technicians are playing to make wireless connectivity possible at Super Bowl LII venue U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

January 25, 2018

Analysts of the tower industry predict a pretty solid year for 2018 that doesn't include a trough period occurring between the 4G and 6G transition.

January 24, 2018

As 1 million people start to descend to the Twin Cities area for the next Super Bowl -- the tower industry must work overtime and strategically in order to ensure the wireless infrastructure will be working as its best. 

January 21, 2018

FCC investigators are on the ground in Hawaii gathering information on last weekend’s false missile alert.

January 16, 2018

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January 12, 2018

When tractors and ATVs fail, draft horses are the solution for building cell phone towers in the rural areas of Wisconsin. 

January 11, 2018

An astronaut wandering the moon next year could use a smartphone to call home. A German startup is preparing to set up the first telecommunication infrastructure on the lunar surface.

January 10, 2018

Crown Castle’s priorities for 2018 include being able to meet increasing demand for both macro and small cells; the company has to build approximately 25,000 small cells, according to company CFO Dan Schlanger.

January 09, 2018

5G takes a big role at the Consumer Electronics Show this year. The show floor for this week’s event in Las Vegas, hosted by the Consumer Electronics Association, officially opens today. Some 20,000 new products will be introduced.  

January 06, 2018

A quick glimpse into the mysterious world of tower climbers.

January 04, 2018

A group of local organizations, rural advocates, and national companies like Microsoft, the App Association and the National Rural Education Association formed a coalition January 2, dedicated to broadband deployment in rural America. They favor using Microsoft’s TV white spaces technology, coupled with wireless, LTE fixed wireless and satellite coverage. Calling themselves Connect Americans Now (CAN), the members’ goal is to bring affordable broadband to rural areas by 2022.  

December 29, 2017

"Omer Sayag was 8 years old when he died in 2014. His former teachers, knowing his passion for building blocks, started the initiative to build the structure as a way to remember him. They called it Omer Tower."

December 28, 2017

The FAA announced it has approved a drone that can function as a flying cell phone tower to help restore cellular service in Puerto Rico.

December 26, 2017

"Once the new technology is in place, GPS mapping will be able to locate the caller’s cell phone, rather than relying on verbal instructions or vague cell tower proximity estimations."

December 22, 2017

Check out this video that shows a typical view from our climbers!

December 20, 2017

 “We are locked in a race with countries such as China and Russia to be the first to deploy 5G,” said CTIA President/CEO Meredith Attwell Baker. “To win this race we need government to make more spectrum available to industry and modernize the rules governing the deployment of wireless infrastructure.”

December 20, 2017

Earlier fires in Sonoma County in October are causing officials concern. The emergency alert system, SoCo Alert, failed to connect with 54 percent of telephone numbers in the government database, reported The Press Democrat. That means over half of the alert messaging didn’t get through to the public, with many people’s first warning coming from neighbors.

December 19, 2017

A Tower Climber's World.  

Check out this video that gives a glimpse of what our typical day consists of.