Light Reading’s Mike Dano reported that a wide range of industry experts are cautioning that North American wireless network operators don't appear poised to invest in 5G networks like they did with 3G and 4G. Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown was quoted from the Connect X trade show, stating "We're so early. We're not seeing, in any meaningful way, a deployment of 5G."
Trump’s 5G plan is more than a gift to his base
Kevin Werbach, a professor at the Wharton School and a former telecommunications policy advisor to the Clinton and Obama administrations, published an op-ed in The New York Times discussing the potential value of a 5G plan operating on a wholesale basis, in which carriers and othe...
What 5G can do for DC
Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, published an op-ed in The Washington Examiner detailing the economic growth, faster speeds and enhanced user experience that 5G will bring residents in Washington, D.C. He highlighted that in order for 5G to b...
State small cell bill meets opposition
Maryland’s HB 654 has been critiqued by opponents that say it "would supersede local ordinances and regulations, limiting local government authority over the installation of small cell equipment and poles in the public ROWs." From an industry standpoint, Crown Castle, along ...
Five Myths About 5G, Debunked
A Wall Street Journal employee debunked several myths surrounding what 5G can and can’t do. He noted that 5G will enhance the user experience of other technologies by connecting devices, automating manufacturing, and its low latency connections. 5G’s low latencies will...
5G means you’ll have to say goodbye to your location privacy
Fast Company reported on concerns with 5G privacy, stating "There is one major–and unavoidable–drawback to 5G: It’s going to cost you your location privacy. Anyone with access to your ISP’s cell tower data will be able to hone in on your exact location far ...
Trump campaign pushes government intervention on 5G
President Donald Trump's reelection team is backing a controversial plan to give the government a role in managing America's next-generation 5G wireless networks—bucking the free market consensus view of his own administration and sparking wireless industry fears of nationalizatio...