In his inaugural State of the State address, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said he wants Connecticut's cities to be the first in New England with access to fifth-generation, mobile networks. In his remarks, Gov. Lamont said, "The telecommunication companies are ready to start building — let's harness that excitement." He also expressed his aspirations to help bring faster internet to rural towns, "which tend to have more limited options than denser communities."
Small cells cool off while midband 5G buildouts begin
While Verizon and other cell service providers are gearing up to use their new midband spectrum licenses, they will have to use thousands of small cells across the country in order to upgrade existing 5G connections, including Crown Castle’s. Crown Castle predicts it will need to activat...
Will network operators eventually rent their 5G equipment, too?
A recent report from Cowen analysts suggests wireless network operators, such as Verizon, may someday begin to rent 5G radios and antennas from the towers they currently use for tower space. Some executives in the cell tower industry agree that it's a topic of discussion. "‘Overall, I wo...
Opinion: Sycuan’s Internet-Driven Success Highlights the Challenges Facing Many Indian Tribes
The Times of San Diego published an op-ed by journalist Raoul Lowery Contreras, on closing the digital divide and the importance of investing in wireless infrastructure to rural and Native American communities. "Not only will investing in this infrastructure help provide internet access for mo...
Crown Castle: It was worth the wait
Light Reading reporter Mike Dano covered Crown Castle’s quarterly earnings conference call and the future of Crown Castle’s business. With an expected revenue growth of 0.7% in 2022 and 1.4% in 2023 through C-band deployments, Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown argued the results validate ...
Crown Castle sees 5G frenzy, raises outlook for 2021
Crown Castle’s growth is expected to be 4- 5% above the projected adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) per share for 2021 due to the significant increase in 5G deployment. This demand for highspeed internet access comes from increased demand for mobile data in the US.
5G boosts results in US… for towercos, not telcos
Telecoms reporter Mary Lennigham reported the largest takeaway from Q1 reporting encompassing 5G rollouts is that tower providers are seeing better results than mobile operators. The article states, "‘We are excited about the increasing level of activity we see in our business as our cus...