What TowerSource does

TowerSource is a cloud-based SaaS platform that operates what it describes as the largest curated vertical asset database in the U.S. telecom infrastructure market. The platform provides a centralized listing service for vertical asset tenants and owners, covering towers, buildings, smokestacks, water towers, and other co-locatable structures — including assets below the FCC 190-foot reporting threshold that are absent from public ASR data. A dedicated market research team curates the dataset daily through duplicate removal, tower-company outreach, asset-type validation, and location correction. Core product capabilities include advanced search and filtering, radius and ring search, multiple map styles, elevation analysis, custom POI layers, photo management, and CSV export. Optional add-on modules extend the platform: a Mobile Coverage Add-On overlays wireless coverage by technology (LTE, GSM, CDMA), and a Fiber Add-On, powered by partner FiberLocator, layers fiber routes and lit-building data onto the map.

The company was founded in 1990 by Jim Fryer as printed catalogs known as Fryer's Site Guides, transitioned to a digital platform, and in 2005 was acquired by private investors in the infrastructure industry before becoming part of Ookla's enterprise solutions portfolio. TowerSource now operates as a service by Ookla, LLC. The business model is enterprise subscription SaaS with custom, non-publicly-disclosed pricing on annual or multi-year contracts, sold through a sales-led motion with dedicated client services for billing, contract modifications, demonstrations, and training. Customers are concentrated in site acquisition professionals, tower owners, mobile carriers, public sector and public safety organizations (including Land Mobile Radio), transportation, utilities, and broadcasters, with the source material stating that "many Fortune companies" consult the platform regularly for site evaluation, competitor benchmarking, and portfolio revenue analysis.

Name

TowerSource

Legal name

Ookla, LLC

Website

https://towersource.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TowerSource is a cloud-based SaaS platform that operates a curated vertical asset database for the U.S. telecom infrastructure industry, serving site acquisition professionals, tower owners, carriers, and public sector buyers with tower, building, and fiber infrastructure data. It operates as a service by Ookla, LLC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecom Infrastructure Data Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Tower Portfolio Acquisition & Management Platforms (Asset/Lease Management Software) (HDAIAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Real Estate, Leasing & Colocation Management (Landlords/REITs) (HDAIAKAJ)

Keywords

• Vertical asset database
• Tower site acquisition
• Telecom infrastructure data
• Wireless coverage analysis
• Fiber network mapping

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription SaaS Access: Cloud-based SaaS platform providing access to vertical asset database. Pricing is custom/tailored for enterprise clients with packages available upon inquiry. Annual and multi-year contracts implied by client services team for billing and contract modifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

TowerSource is a cloud-based SaaS platform that operates the industry's largest curated vertical asset database for tower professionals, functioning as a centralized listing service for vertical asset tenants and owners. Customers use the platform to research and locate vertical assets (towers, buildings, smokestacks, water towers, and other co-locatable structures), perform search ring and site acquisition studies, validate tower details (location, ownership, type, height), and quickly identify sites for new wireless deployments. Optional paid add-ons extend the platform with Mobile Coverage overlays (LTE, GSM, CDMA by carrier) and Fiber data powered by FiberLocator.

Product overview

TowerSource is a single cloud-based SaaS platform offering the nation's largest curated vertical asset database for tower professionals. The core TowerSource platform provides search, filtering, mapping, and asset analysis capabilities. Optional add-on modules extend the platform: the Mobile Coverage Add-On overlays wireless coverage data by technology type, and the Fiber Add-On (powered by partner FiberLocator) provides fiber deployment and lit building data layers. All components operate within the unified TowerSource web interface.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TowerSource Core Platform A cloud-based SaaS platform that operates the industry's largest curated vertical asset database for tower professionals, providing centralized search, mapping, and analysis of vertical assets (towers, buildings, smokestacks, water towers, and other co-locatable structures) for site acquisition, co-location, and infrastructure planning.
• Mobile Coverage Add-On Paid add-on that overlays wireless carrier coverage (LTE, GSM, CDMA) on the TowerSource vertical asset map, enabling customers to evaluate wireless coverage alongside vertical asset data.
• Fiber Add-On (Powered by FiberLocator) Paid add-on that integrates FiberLocator's lit building and fiber route data for the U.S. and Canada into the TowerSource map, enabling combined wireless, fiber, and vertical asset analysis in one view.

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FiberLocatorsupportingTechnology or IntegrationFiberLocator powers the fiber deployment and fiber-lit building data available within TowerSource. This integration allows users to view fiber routes and lit buildings alongside tower assets for comprehensive infrastructure analysis.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Crown Castle: Crown Castle operates macro towers, small cells, and fiber — and is one of the largest data contributors and consumers in the tower ecosystem TowerSource serves. Adjacent operator/buyer rather than direct software competitor.
• American Tower: American Tower is the largest U.S. tower REIT/operator and a key TowerSource customer for site-acquisition benchmarking and competitive analysis. It is not a software peer but it anchors demand for TowerSource's data products.
• FiberLocator: FiberLocator is TowerSource's technology integration partner and provides the fiber deployment and lit-building layers inside the TowerSource platform. It is a comparable infrastructure-data vendor for the same buyer but a partner rather than direct competitor.
• SBA Communications: SBA Communications is a major U.S. tower operator and an enterprise buyer of vertical-asset intelligence for portfolio management and lease administration. Adjacent ecosystem player rather than a SaaS competitor.

Emerging players

• Mapcom Systems: Mapcom builds GIS-based operations support tools for telecom and broadband providers, including physical-network inventory and workforce workflows. The overlap is narrower (operations vs. site acquisition) but the buyer profile — telecom network teams — is shared.
• CostQuest Associates: CostQuest produces infrastructure data — including broadband, fiber, and wireline/tower-related datasets — used by carriers, regulators, and consultants. It is an emerging infrastructure-intelligence vendor with partial overlap to TowerSource's telecom data play.

Direct peers

• GeoTel Communications: GeoTel maintains a GIS-validated database of telecom infrastructure (towers, fiber, carriers) used by site acquisition professionals and government agencies. Its business model and target users — site acquisition and network planning teams — closely mirror TowerSource's.
• Comsearch: Comsearch (a CommScope company) provides microwave coordination, tower-siting data, and PC-search services to telecom operators. It is one of the closest direct competitors to TowerSource in vertical-asset and frequency-coordination intelligence for carrier and tower-company buyers.

Broad incumbents

• Esri (ArcGIS): Esri's ArcGIS platform is the dominant GIS layer used by telecom, utility, and government organizations — the same audiences TowerSource targets. ArcGIS includes its own tower and infrastructure datasets and competes broadly for the same analytics budgets.
• Hexagon Geospatial: Hexagon Geospatial provides enterprise geospatial software (Power Portfolio, Luciad) used by telecom, defense, and infrastructure customers. It addresses adjacent analytics and visualization needs for the same enterprise buyer base that TowerSource sells into.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/towersource

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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