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."
Dish signs fiber deals with Zayo, Uniti and others
Dish Network signed deals with four fiber companies to support its planned nationwide 5G network. This builds upon its major tower infrastructure deal with Crown Castle for up to 20,000 tower sites, and includes fiber backhaul services which Crown Castle signaled as an important factor in bein...
Crown Castle CFO: Fiber business a differentiator for Dish tower deal
Crown Castle CFO Dan Schlanger presented at the New Street 2020: 5G, Infrastructure, Applications, Innovation, Disruption Conference, where he spoke on topics including small cell deployment and the recently signed long-term tower agreement with DISH. "We can’t get too much into the deta...
How Telecom Towers, Fiber Fit into a Digital Real Estate World
Marc Ganzi, CEO of Digital Colony Management, spoke at a Fifth Gen Media Event, where he was asked a question by Rich Berliner of Fifth Gen Media related to why industry analysts give higher praise for Digital Colony’s fiber-optic cable assets over those owned by Crown Castle. In respons...
Small Cell Forum Publishes a Guide to Provide Better Indoor Cellular Coverage
Small Cell Forum announced its board for 2021, which includes Crown Castle’s Mark Reudink. The SCF’s work plan for the next year includes two key areas of diversification in the small cell ecosystem – alternative deployment models such as neutral hosting and private networks,...
Small Cell Forum Publishes a Guide to Provide Better Indoor Cellular Coverage
The Small Cell Forum, whose members include Crown Castle employees, published "Options for Indoor Cellular" to help building owners and users understand how to resolve poor and sub-standard cellular connectivity on their premises. "Consumers expect reliable mobile service - whether outdoors, i...
UD to build antenna on Laird Campus to replace communications equipment atop Christiana Towers
The University of Delaware is planning to build a radio tower on Laird Campus to replace the communications infrastructure currently mounted atop the University’s Christiana Towers. Crown Castle will build the new tower, which will accommodate equipment for emergency services communicati...