Major European wireless providers—big customers of all three—"say Nokia and Ericsson have been slow to release equipment that is as advanced as Huawei’s." In recent years, Huawei has surpassed the Nordic companies to become "the world’s biggest maker of cellular-tower hardware, internet routers and related telecom equipment." Another reason for their struggles is the fear that if they are seen trying to take advantage, Beijing "could retaliate by cutting off Nokia and Ericsson’s access to the massive Chinese market."
Dish strikes tower deal with Vertical Bridge
Dish Network struck its second tower deal with Vertical Bridge after signing a similar deal with Crown Castle in November. Dish’s deal with Vertical Bridge will give them immediate access to the company’s portfolio of over 300,000 sites across the US and Puerto Rico. Fierce Wireles...
Verizon Crown Castle Small Cell Deal Illustrates the Importance of Network Densification
Verizon and Crown Castle's small cell deal is particularly important for Verizon because although Verizon's millimeter wave band supports the highest speeds, its range is limited, requiring denser cellsite infrastructure in comparison with what service providers traditionally used.
Crown Castle and Verizon Expand Small Cell Commitment
Crown Castle signed a new long-term agreement with Verizon to support Verizon’s 5G nationwide deployment by leasing 15,000 new small cells over the next four years with an initial term of 10 years. Verizon’s Executive Director of Network Engineering and Operation Gina Cacciatore st...
Crown Castle to Present at the Citi 2021 Global Technology, Media and Telecom West Conference
Crown Castle’s Chief Financial Officer, Dan Schlanger, is scheduled to present on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time at the Citi 2021 Global Technology, Media and Telecom West Conference.
Implementing real-time service assurance, a customer case study from Crown Castle
Crown Castle’s Director of Network Services and Security, Mark Smith, spoke with Blue Planet about how Crown Castle is using AI and machine learning for real-time assurance to respond to events that may adversely impact services. Smith describes how these capabilities help reduce service...
The Top 20 Tower Industry Executives: 2020
TowerXchange released a special edition report, profiling the top 20 tower industry executives of the year. Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown was recognized in the report.