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.
Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown Discusses Their Role In 5G Rollout
Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown spoke with Nicole Petallides on TD Ameritrade Network. In the interview, Jay Brown discussed Crown Castle’s steady performance and role in the implementation of 5G technology, reiterating that Crown Castle’s business is a "critical component of the entire...
Where is the ‘edge’ in edge computing? And who gets to decide?
Public trials of Vapor IO’s Vapor Chamber, a 9-foot diameter enclosure designed to provide all the electrical facilities, cooling, ventilation and stability to enable same-day deployment of compute capability, have begun in real-world 5G scenarios. Through agreements with va...
Mobile operators are moving rapidly towards 5G deployment
A recent report, known as the "Toward a More Secure 5G World," showed that mobile service providers reported substantial progress in the deployment of commercial 5G networks, with 71% claiming that they have either already begun rollouts or will do so within the next 18 months. Th...
Crown Castle is wired to keeping everyone connected
Internet acivity in the US has increased between 20 and 25 percent during the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, Crown Castle Government Affairs Director Jonathan Hart stated that Crown Castle is working with schools and businesses to set up mobile hot spots to increase connectivi...
FCC’s ‘big news’ around tower co-location provides network predictability, cost savings
At the ConnectX virtual conference, Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown commented on the FCC’s plan that seeks to remove some of the regulatory hurdles around tower co-location. Brown stated that not being able to co-locate would reduce the time and costs involved in modifying or add...
Top ten takeaways from the tower industry's terrific teleconference
Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown said he expects US operators to increase spending on 5G network buildouts starting in the second half of 2020. Expanding beyond the expected 5G boom, Brown elaborated that this rollout will create "great paying jobs" that will endure for the next 15 year...