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.”
Planning Commission recommends zoning standards for small wireless cell facilities
Crown Castle government affairs manager Adrian Salas was quoted in an article about recommendations on zoning standards for small cells in East County, CA. Last week, the county’s Planning Commission made a final recommendation of 100 feet of separation from buildings rather...
Cell service in American Fork Canyon will be a reality by 2020
Crown Castle is partnering with the Utah Department of Transportation, the U.S. Forest Service and the National Parks Service to extend fiber optics from the base of American Fork Canyon in Utah to Tibble Fork. The fiber optic network would provide capabilities for technology like...
San Diego approves strong rules for 5G cell antennas
The San Diego Union-Tribune reported on the approval of the San Diego, CA’s "aggressive new cell antenna regulations…in preparation for the wireless industry rolling out advanced 5G technology…" The article included commentary from Crown Castle government affai...
County Planning Commission proposes buffer between new 5G sites, schools, hospitals
Rancho Santa Fe Review published an article on the San Diego’s new small cell ordinance, which seeks to minimize clutter and reduce the number of new poles by encouraging co-location on existing infrastructure, establishing separation requirements and setting the most prefer...
Crown Castle surges in Q2 as carriers upgrade from LTE to 5G
RCR Wireless News published an article about Crown Castle’s Q2 earnings, which included quotes from Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown, who called the quarter "terrific" and credited the strong growth to the demand for towers, small cells and fiber assets related to 4G and 5G activi...
5G May Drive Carriers to Share Networks – Like It or Not
Light Reading report that, as the global wireless industry enters the first stages of commercial 5G, US operators will increasingly move toward a shared deployment model. "Such sharing will likely extend into the small cell arena, given that companies like Crown Castle are betting...