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 CFO: Fiber business a differentiator for Dish tower deal
Crown Castle CFO Dan Schlanger presented at the New Street 2020: 5G, Infrastructure, Applications, Innovation, Disruption Conference, where he spoke on topics including small cell deployment and the recently signed long-term tower agreement with DISH. "We can’t get too much into the deta...
Small Cell Forum Publishes a Guide to Provide Better Indoor Cellular Coverage
Small Cell Forum announced its board for 2021, which includes Crown Castle’s Mark Reudink. The SCF’s work plan for the next year includes two key areas of diversification in the small cell ecosystem – alternative deployment models such as neutral hosting and private networks,...
Small Cell Forum Publishes a Guide to Provide Better Indoor Cellular Coverage
The Small Cell Forum, whose members include Crown Castle employees, published "Options for Indoor Cellular" to help building owners and users understand how to resolve poor and sub-standard cellular connectivity on their premises. "Consumers expect reliable mobile service - whether outdoors, i...
UD to build antenna on Laird Campus to replace communications equipment atop Christiana Towers
The University of Delaware is planning to build a radio tower on Laird Campus to replace the communications infrastructure currently mounted atop the University’s Christiana Towers. Crown Castle will build the new tower, which will accommodate equipment for emergency services communicati...
Private 5G Networks Enable Enterprise Digital Transformation
5G Americas, the wireless industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas, announced the publication of a whitepaper titled 5G Technologies in Private Networks. The paper highlights the role of private networks in the 5G era in creating new enterprise opportunities. Crown C...
Crown CEO: Future points to blend of small cells, fiber
Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown spoke at the company’s third-quarter conference call, where he stressed the importance of mmWave and its reliance on small cell technology. "Because of its RF characteristics, millimeter wave spectrum provides significantly more capacity, but over a fraction of...