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.”
Reaching New Heights: Drone Applications for Communications Infrastructure Monitoring and Maintenance
City Tech and Crown Castle partnered to deploy a drone mission that demonstrated strategies for conducting remote infrastructure monitoring and maintenance. The drone was deployed from a drone nest, enabled by Crown Castle space, power and connectivity, which captured and processed imagery to ...
Telecom company says new antennas on Woodstock tower will be 5G-capable
Crown Castle has plans to put 5G-ready antennas on the California Quarry cell tower in Woodstock (NY), replacing four antennas and adding two that would be used for the wider-bandwidth service. The article states, "‘The antennas that are going up are 5G-capable antennas,’ Crown Cas...
Telehealth is here to stay in New York; 5G is the key to its success
AlefEdge Introduces Advisory Board of Industry Leaders to Scale Commercialization of The 5G Edge API
AlefEdge announced the formation of a strategic committee of trusted advisors. The Advisory Board— which includes "distinguished" mobile and technology industry leaders, will work closely with the Alef leadership team to guide the company’s developer ecosystem to become the largest 5G Ed...
The infrastructure supporting the deployment of 5G is critical for digital equity
In a guest post for Technical.ly, Crown Castle government affairs manager, St. Martin K. Torrence, discussed why 5G connectivity is an access issue and elaborated on what’s being done to expand it in Philadelphia (PA). Torrence stated, "Fiber and small cells — antennas located on structu...
Dish's 5G starts getting tangible
DISH network is starting to see a turning point from its 5G planning stage to the deployment stage, covering up to 20,000 cell towers with its 5G radios in March. The article reported tower companies SBA Communications, American Tower and Crown Castle all forecast seeing revenue from DISH with...