AT&T launched its 5G network in late December in 12 cities across the country, but despite Austin's growing foundation in technology, tech experts say the city is lacking in infrastructure to handle the new network. Scott Dunaway, a spokesperson with Texas 5G Alliance, said "Austin has been slow in this front, but we are seeing a limited amount of progress in the last couple of weeks." Hed added that the "[Austin] City Council has approved an emergency order to help streamline that permitting process."
Crown Castle enables Everynet’s national IoT network
Crown Castle and Everynet have entered a 15-year partnership to launch LoRaWAN IoT networks in 36 metropolitan areas in the US. "It was an easy decision to work with Everynet to build out their LoRaWAN IoT connectivity," said Paul Reddick, vice president of strategy, business and product devel...
Everynet hooks up with Crown Castle for national IoT network
Everynet and Crown Castle have announced the launch of the national LoRaWAN Internet of Things (IoT) network in the US. The project will begin later this year and aims to cover 26 metropolitan areas in the US by the end of the 15-year agreement between the two companies.
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AlefEdge Introduces Advisory Board of Industry Leaders to Scale Commercialization of The 5G Edge API
AlefEdge announced the formation of a strategic committee of trusted advisors. The Advisory Board— which includes "distinguished" mobile and technology industry leaders, will work closely with the Alef leadership team to guide the company’s developer ecosystem to become the largest 5G Ed...
The infrastructure supporting the deployment of 5G is critical for digital equity
In a guest post for Technical.ly, Crown Castle government affairs manager, St. Martin K. Torrence, discussed why 5G connectivity is an access issue and elaborated on what’s being done to expand it in Philadelphia (PA). Torrence stated, "Fiber and small cells — antennas located on structu...
Dish's 5G starts getting tangible
DISH network is starting to see a turning point from its 5G planning stage to the deployment stage, covering up to 20,000 cell towers with its 5G radios in March. The article reported tower companies SBA Communications, American Tower and Crown Castle all forecast seeing revenue from DISH with...