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.
City Council votes to approve 5G in city limits
Sioux Falls "will be one of the first in cities South Dakota – and possibly among the first in the nation – to roll out 5G technology." Verizon Wireless has been given the go-ahead from city council to install "small cell technology" on poles and parks around the city....
Big Cable’s ‘10G’ campaign betrays a fear of wireless 5G
At CES 2019, the NCTA and other cable groups announced a new 10G initiative. Unlike 5G, the 10G branding "isn’t referring to a generational count, but rather the kind of network that the various global cable groups are hoping to achieve: 10 gigabits." Michael Powell, the pre...
Manteca city leaders ponder agreement for small cell towers
The city council in Manteca, CA, is considering approving a "master pole agreement for wireless providers to install cells sites on city property." The agreement "establishes a streamlined encroachment permit process. It also establishes policies for controlling location, aestheti...
AT&T is creating a 5G hospital
AT&T is partnering with Rush University Medical Center to "create the first 5G-enabled hospital in the US. The technology is expected to speed up network communications and reduce latency to help improve care at the Chicago hospital." AT&T also announced that "it’s installin...
Crown Castle: The best way for high-yield investors to cash in on the coming 5G gold rush
Crown Castle’s history and business model was discussed, positively noting that, "Ultimately, the biggest reason to own Crown Castle is that its assets are all mission critical to the telecom industry. An industry that continues to see explosive growth just in US mobile data...
McCardle elected MLT mayor pro tem; public hearing Monday on small cell wireless facilities
The Mountlake Terrace City Council will review two issues that will come before it during its business meeting on Monday, one including a public hearing and adoption of revisions to city code amendments involving small cell wireless regulations. For several months, the council has...