Only seven business days after it began, the FCC’s 24 GHz spectrum auction “blow past the $1 billion mark Friday (March 22).” The FCC is auctioning the spectrum “to free up more bandwidth for 5G wireless broadband, to help close the rural digital divide, and to make wireless a stronger competitor to wired broadband. New York and L.A. continue to lead, with bids on licenses there of $28,080,000 and $21,606,000, respectively, with Chicago in distant third with $10,436,000.”
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...
Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce to host B2B Expo next week
The Saratoga (NY) County Chamber of Commerce recently announced the return of the B2B Expo, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 5 at the Saratoga Springs City Center. C.J. Day, enterprise sales manager of event sponsor Crown Castle Fiber, said he and his team are excited to network with business leade...
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...
Here’s how 5G connectivity helps building owners achieve energy efficiency goals
James Whelan, President of the Real Estate Board of New York, and Ana Rua, Head of Government Affairs for New York City and New York State at Crown Castle, discussed how 5G connectivity helps building owners achieve energy efficiency goals. Whelan and Rua compare 5G to the human body's nervous...
JMA Wireless, AWS complete private CBRS network for Carnegie Mellon lab
JMA Wireless, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Crown Castle have deployed a private LTE network for Carnegie Mellon University using CBRS spectrum. Plans for the project started in mid-2020 to upgrade its Living Edge Lab on campus.