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."
Verizon signs deals with Crown Castle and SBA Communications
Verizon recently signed deals with Crown Castle and SBA Communications to accelerate the deployment of C-band equipment for the launch of 5G Ultra-Wideband and fixed wireless broadband service on the newly acquired spectrum. Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown stated, "We are excited about the opportun...
Verizon Forged Deals With Crown Castle, SBA Communications To Fast-Track C-Band Equipment Deployment
Verizon signed deals with Crown Castle and SBA, two tower companies already hosting Verizon infrastructure equipment, to speed deployment of C-band equipment. "The addition of the C-band spectrum will enable Verizon to offer the differentiated 5G Ultra-Wideband mobility service to an additiona...
Verizon readies for C-band deployments with Crown Castle, SBA deals
Verizon reached agreements with tower companies Crown Castle and SBA to add new gear to existing sites and deploy C-band at a faster rate. The article stated, "Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown indicated its deal for Verizon’s C-band covers the next decade, saying, ‘we look forward to con...
DRC Member Spotlight: Crown Castle
In a recent Dallas Regional Chamber member spotlight, Malcolm Eve, Public Affairs Manager for Crown Castle, shared information on the company’s portfolio of shared communication infrastructure. "This connectivity, data access, and subsequent growth potential requires an intricately conne...
The (Gradual) 5G Revolution: Next-level internet coming to Texas
Patrick Graves of Corridor News reported next-level internet is coming to Texas. Graves stated, "According to the Texas 5G Alliance, the U.S. today has more mobile devices than people. But the next stage of mobile connectivity, a series of innovations collectively dubbed "5G," promises to be a...
The Digital Divide – the 21st Century Challenge to Narrow Gap Between Information Haves and Have Nots
Chief Equity and Social Justice Officer of Atlanta Public Schools (GA), Tauheedah Baker-Jones, wrote an op-ed on the uneven distribution of technology and access to information, further escalated by the coronavirus. Atlanta Public Schools plans to assess the extent to which COVID-19 exacerbate...