Following the Trump administration’s request to ban Chinese telecommunications company Huawei from building next-generation networks due to security concerns, U.S. allies, including Britain and Poland, are also facing pressure to bar the company from building 5G networks in their countries. The article noted that, "Over the past year, the United States has embarked on a stealthy, occasionally threatening, global campaign to prevent Huawei and other Chinese firms from participating" in construction of 5G.
Building & Scaling Shared Broadband Infrastructure
Broadband Bunch hosted a conversation between Craig Corbin and Crown Castle Vertical Markets Manager Jessica Collins. The two discussed the importance of broadband infrastructure and funding, Crown Castle’s work to close the digital divide by providing broadband services to unserved and ...
5G4PGH Ep. 2: Crown Castle and UPMC
Renee Morales, Public Affairs Manager at Crown Castle, joined TechVibe Radio host Jonathan Kersting to discuss the rise of telemedicine and 5G’s importance in meeting the current demands. "Crown Castle founded the PA partnership for 5G. And the partnership was formed and has grown to nea...
This Infrastructure REIT Sees at Least Another Decade of Growth Ahead
The Motley Fool reported the main driver of Crown Castle’s growth in recent years has been acquiring and building macro towers to support the U.S. wireless industry’s infrastructure needs. The article notes Crown Castle recently started making investments to support the rollout of ...
New York City makes new groundwork agreements for 5G services across all boroughs
The New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) said it has laid the groundwork for the equitable expansion of 5G mobile services across all five boroughs, with the approval of ten franchise agreements between Crown Castle Fiber, Crown Castle ...
5G to Transform Content Production and Create New Business Models and Revenue Streams for Network Operators
ABI Research, a global technology market advisory firm, forecast that 5G network coverage will support more than 35 percent of the worldwide mobile user base in 2024. Video is expected to be a key application in driving mobile data consumption, and media and entertainment industries are lookin...
Industry cheers FCC's legal victory in small cell battle
A federal appeals court upheld the FCC’s 2018 ruling limiting municipalities’ ability to negotiate with telecom companies looking to deploy 5G infrastructure. Light Reading’s Mike Dano reported the FCC’s new victory could "help smooth out the deployment of small cells a...