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.”
How one Michigan school is addressing 5G anxieties
One high school in Michigan is running RF power level tests to address parental concerns about the potential health effects of 5G signals, despite initial findings indicating no problems. Crown Castle and other industry groups are mentioned, as they promote 5G as safe and useful despite f...
5G small cell deployments will likely get a boost
US mobile operators are expected to boost small cell deployments to enhance 5G network coverage and capacity, including Crown Castle. During the company’s Q2 earnings call with investors, Jay Brown said that the company expects to "drive double-digit small cell revenue growt...
Verizon deploys private 5G in hospital
Verizon deployed a private 5G network in the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, offering advanced clinical capabilities such as AR-assisted presurgical guidance, virtual 3D X-rays and VR-assisted medical learning. The network enables real-time patient care decisions, and is part of...
Broadband Breakfast to Release Middle Mile Report Ahead of Special Connect (X) Session
Broadband Breakfast will be hosting Connect (X) on May 10th for a discussion focused on the Middle Mile Program and its impact on last-mile deployment efforts and the role of state broadband offices. Crown Castle will be represented by Drew Colbow at the discussion alongside representatives fr...
T-Mobile Network’s New Normal
T-Mobile won the 2.5 GHz Education Broadband Service/Broadband Radio Service licenses in Auction 108, and the company will systematically activate those licenses to augment its existing 2.5 GHz spectrum where it needs additional coverage. Additionally, T-Mobile recently partnered with Crown Ca...
Midband 5G reaches the halfway point in US, Crown Castle CEO says
Midband 5G radios have been installed on half of the roughly 40,000 cell towers that Crown Castle owns, company officials said during a quarterly conference call. "To date, only about half of our sites across our top three customers [Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile] have been upgraded with midband ...