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."
Crown Castle CEO: 5G deployments have driven historic level of tower activity
During a conference call with investors, Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown said the company is experiencing the highest level of tower activity in the company’s history due to 5G deployments in the US. "We continue to generate significant growth in cash flows and dividends from the deployment o...
MoCo Councilmembers: Digital Divide Can Be Bridged With Improved Wireless Technology
Public/Private Collab Brings 5G Without a Tangle of Red Tape or Cell Towers
The city of Dallas (TX) collaborated with Crown Castle and other cell tower providers to design the 800 "smart poles" found on Mockingbird Lane and across the rest of the city. The poles will boost cellular speeds, improve cellphone reception, shorten download times and allow the City of Dalla...
Crown Seeing “Highest Level of Tower Activity in History” in Q2
Crown Castle reported a positive year of growth and profit during its Q2 earnings call on Wednesday. "Capitalizing on the momentum created by a robust 5G leasing environment, we were able to deliver another solid quarter in the second quarter and increase our full year 2021 Outlook for AFFO pe...
A backbone for 5G networks
Lew Villotti, President of the Beaver County (PA) Corporation for Economic Development, wrote an LTE on the importance of connectivity and how the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act (HB 1621), passed earlier this month, will positively impact the Beaver County community. "I’m grate...
City lagging in race for speedy 5G service, biz leaders say
In a "5G blueprint" for the next mayor of New York City (NY), published Wednesday, a coalition of business groups—including the Partnership for New York City, Association for a Better New York and the Real Estate Board of New York—say the city must speed up the "lengthy review and approval per...