The town of Bel Air is developing four pieces of legislation, including Ordinance 789-19 and three resolutions that apply to regulating the placement of small cell technology. Town Planning Director Kevin Small said “it’s the intention of the town to allow our citizens to receive this beneficial service quickly while protecting the character and appearance of the community.” This legislation was introduced Monday night during the Board of Town Commissioners’ meeting.
How one Michigan school is addressing 5G anxieties
One high school in Michigan is running RF power level tests to address parental concerns about the potential health effects of 5G signals, despite initial findings indicating no problems. Crown Castle and other industry groups are mentioned, as they promote 5G as safe and useful despite f...
5G small cell deployments will likely get a boost
US mobile operators are expected to boost small cell deployments to enhance 5G network coverage and capacity, including Crown Castle. During the company’s Q2 earnings call with investors, Jay Brown said that the company expects to "drive double-digit small cell revenue growt...
Verizon deploys private 5G in hospital
Verizon deployed a private 5G network in the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, offering advanced clinical capabilities such as AR-assisted presurgical guidance, virtual 3D X-rays and VR-assisted medical learning. The network enables real-time patient care decisions, and is part of...
US cell towers and small cells: By the numbers
The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) recently published an almost definitive look at the wireless infrastructure landscape in the US, showing 142,100 cell towers and 452,200 outdoor small cell nodes across the country at the end of last year. WIA primarily represents the nation's big ...
T-Mobile Network’s New Normal
T-Mobile won the 2.5 GHz Education Broadband Service/Broadband Radio Service licenses in Auction 108, and the company will systematically activate those licenses to augment its existing 2.5 GHz spectrum where it needs additional coverage. Additionally, T-Mobile recently partnered with Crown Ca...
Midband 5G reaches the halfway point in US, Crown Castle CEO says
Midband 5G radios have been installed on half of the roughly 40,000 cell towers that Crown Castle owns, company officials said during a quarterly conference call. "To date, only about half of our sites across our top three customers [Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile] have been upgraded with midband ...