Colocate on
State of Michigan Towers
Our services
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Colocation
270+ towers available for colocation.
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Modifications
Equipment upgrades for our active tenants.
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Build-to-Suits
4.6 million acres of state land for new site builds.
What is colocation?
Telecommunication tower colocation is when a cell phone carrier, government entity or wireless internet service provider (WISP) rents space on a cell tower. They mount their equipment on the tower and pay the landlord, in this case, State of Michigan, a monthly or annual rent.
Examples of colocator carriers include: T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T and Dish. Our program also supports local and state governments with public safety initiatives, such as E-911 and first responder infrastructure.
In simple terms, colocation is a real estate transaction for the telecommunications industry.
What are modifications?
Colocation modifications, or, ‘Mods’, occur when an active colocation tenant changes their equipment on a cell tower.
This can show up in the form of upgrading, adding or removing their equipment.
Examples of cell tower modifications include upgrading infrastructure from 4G to 5G equipment.
In simple terms, modifications occur when new technology hits the market to decrease cell latency and increase cell coverage.
What are build-to-suits?
Build-to-Suit towers occur when a tenant cannot meet their goals with active towers and need to build their own new tower.
Our program offers 4.6 million acres of state-owned land for new site builds.
In simple terms, if our portfolio of 270 towers can’t meet your needs, our land can.
Our Portfolio
Our tower locator showcases our 270+ built cell towers. Our goal is to provide an efficient process for our clients. We offer site address, county and cell tower height to streamline your site identification. Our portfolio expands across rural and urban communities in Michigan.
Sky blue: Owned and operated by Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
Teal blue: Owned and operated by Michigan Department of Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)
Build-to-Suits
4.6 million acres (7,225 square miles) of land to build cell towers across the State of Michigan
Green: Department of Forestry Land
Blue: Department of Wildlife Land
Red: Michigan State Parks
Our Process:
Identify a site
Identify a tower of interest, or land area of interest (for new site builds), and submit an application.
Pre-Approval
Upon pre-approval, Pyramid Network Services will order a Structural Analysis (SA) and iMODS. A lease agreement will be drafted for any new colocations or agreements.
Note: an amendment to SLA will be drafted for existing colocations.
Agreement
Agreement will be routed for execution. After an agreement is fully executed, an NTP will be issued.
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