Governor-Elect Ron DeSantis’ economic transition team held a conference call this week to pitch suggestions that will drive Florida’s economy going forward, including WiFi signals on highways, statewide 5G cell phone service and ‘smart cities’ friednly to automated vehicles." In a statement, Ananth Prasad, former secretary of Florida’s Department of Transportation and President-Designate of the Florida Transportation Builders’ Association, said, "I think we need to get to a point where we’re looking at smart infrastructure in that State of Florida."
Newsom Signs Legislation Aimed at Closing California’s Digital Divide, Expanding Internet Access for All
The bill, AB 537 (Quirk), will help fast-track the deployment of broadband in California by streamlining local approval processes and establishing best practices surrounding internet infrastructure projects.
Employers, employees differ on return to work. Here's what that means for D.C.'s office landscape
Paul Reddick, senior vice president of strategy, product and business development at Crown Castle, spoke on a panel hosted by the Greater Washington Board of Trade regarding return to work and the Washington, DC office landscape. "People still want to congregate. They want to congregate becaus...
The Look Ahead: Ashley Greenspan, public affairs manager of Crown Castle
Technical.ly writer Donte Kirby interviewed Ashley Greenspan, public affairs manager for Crown Castle, about the differences between an ISP and infrastructure creators, misinformation about 5G and the responsibilities of companies operating in local communities. "We're talking about a technolo...
VMware, Google Warn 5G Infrastructure Limping Into 6G Era
Mark Reudink, VP of technology strategy at Crown Castle, spoke about the potential of 5G at last week's 6G Symposium. "As we talk about where we are in the state of the rollout of 5G, most 5G networks today, especially the commercial networks are still tied into a 4G core," he said. "We haven'...
Labor, supply chain pinch not impacting Crown Castle’s outlook
Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown spoke at a Goldman Sachs virtual investor conference regarding the labor shortage and supply chain constraints in the industry. Crown Castle has had more applications for leases on its tower sites in the first half of 2021 than they've seen in any other year in its h...
Mike Salaz: Let’s encourage buildout of cellular networks in rural Colorado
Small cell systems are being installed along US Highways 6 and 36 to help bring internet access to areas in Colorado where there currently is none. This will also help build out FirstNet, a system meant to provide uninterrupted wireless coverage for emergency services. While this system is yea...