Microsoft accused the FCC of over-stating actual broadband availability and urged the agency to do better. In the filing, Microsoft said, “For example, in some areas the Commission’s broadband availability data suggests that ISPs have reported significant broadband availability (25 Mbps down/3 Mbps up) while Microsoft’s usage data indicates that only a small percentage of consumers actually access the Internet at broadband speeds in those areas.”
The time I visited a Dish 5G cell site
Crown Castle serves as a transport vendor for telecommunications company Dish, combining Dish’s central unit with third-party data centers. This allows Dish to transport its customers' data between the wider, global Internet. Given the success of Dish’s recent cell sites, the compa...
Jessica Rosenworcel Tackles Multiple Dwelling Broadband at INCOMPAS Summit
Crown Castle is one of five companies representing infrastructure builders who can use the funds given to them by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act at the INCOMPAS 2022 Policy Summit. The summit featured leaders from telecom companies to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.
'Digital divide' keeps millions of Texans offline. Could 5G boost access?
More than 7 million Texans in 3 million households do not have high-speed internet access, leaving those in underserved areas in the dust as 5G begins to deploy across the state. "Expanding access and broadly deploying the next generation of mobile connectivity, known as 5G, will be critical t...
Crown Castle CEO: T-Mobile, Verizon deals mark the start for small cell growth
Crown Castle's recent small cell deals with Verizon and T-Mobile show an increase in demand in the small cell business as carriers prepare for the next phase of 5G network deployments, according to CEO Jay Brown on a recent earnings call. "As these small cells are deployed, they will contribut...
Harbor Link is building out the internet connectivity of the DMV along I-95
Harbor Link will be building a 60-mile diverse conduit route between Baltimore (MD), DC and Northern Virginia down the I-95 corridor. Founding partner and Chief Strategy Officer Felix Dialoiso had compared the project to "creating a toll road that internet service providers like Comcast and ot...
Crown Castle aims to put on air 5,000 small cells this year: CFO
Crown Castle expects to put 5,000 small cells on air in 2022. "We believe that what will happen is, with this agreement [with T-Mobile US] and with the Verizon agreement that we have, there is not going to be a significant change to 2022, but going into 2023 and beyond, we believe we will have...