The Trump administration has told the German government it would limit intelligence sharing with Berlin if Huawei Technologies Co. is allowed to build Germany’s next-generation mobile-internet infrastructure. In a letter to the country’s economics minister, U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard A. Grenell wrote allowing the participation of Huawei or other Chinese equipment vendors in the 5G project would mean the U.S. won’t be able to maintain the same level of cooperation with German security agencies.
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...
AT&T, Samsung, Qualcomm help launch 6G research center at University of Texas
AT&T, Samsung, Crown Castle and other affiliates have banded together to launch and support the future 5G research center for The University of Texas at Austin. "The advances in both wireless communications and machine learning over the past decade have been incredible, but separate," said 6G@...
Letter to the Editor: Better broadband access needed
President and CEO of Pocono Mountain Visitors Bureau, Chris Barrett, wrote an LTE for the Tri-County Independent on the need for better broadband access throughout Pennsylvania. He applauded the state's recent legislation to adopt statewide small cell policy, stating, "The Pocono Mountains Vis...
New law could expand 5G’s reach in PA
Last week, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed two new laws regulating communications infrastructure, making the upcoming deployment of 5G a more streamlined process for the state. The law now gives governments 60 days to approve or deny a permit to add a 5G cell to an existing pole, 90 days...