With a broad boost from U.S. Reps. Anna G. Eshoo and Jackie Speier (D-Palo Alto, Hillsborough), a large coalition of Western cities and counties are waging a legal showdown with a shuttered federal government in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals over control of 5G wireless installations. Eshoo's bill, H.R. 530 -- called the Accelerating Wireless Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019, "essentially resets the clock on the FCC's new rules by erasing what the federal government has implemented in the under-the-wire maneuver." Eshoo noted "5G is essential for our country's communications network and economy, but it must be deployed responsibly and equitably."
How 'digital twins' of cell towers could speed 5G
Dish Network's Dave Mayo inquired about the condition of cell towers throughout the US during a keynote appearance at the Wireless Infrastructure Association's Connect (X) trade show. Sitetracker's Brant Carter said there's a push within the industry to create "digital twins" cell towers &ndas...
NAB 2022 Perspectives: Crown Castle's Anush Sarabakhsh on Powering Connectivity Within SoFi Stadium, Other Sports Venues
Crown Castle Senior Account Executive Anush Sarabakhsh spoke at NAB 2022, a conference for the National Association of Broadcasters, about the company’s partnerships in sports markets. Sarabakhsh discussed Crown Castle’s work in the SoFi Stadium using small cells to increase connec...
Business students win competition by analyzing connectivity company
Crown Castle was chosen as the subject of the 30th University of Houston-Victoria Bachelor of Business Administration Case Conference in which capstone students must analyze and produce a company case analysis for their "Strategic Management" program. The winning team from this year’s co...
Athena Award winner
Katie Unger-Chipps, executive director of Leadership Washington County, was awarded the 2022 Washington County ATHENA Leadership Award in Pittsburgh (PA) Thursday, May 5. She was joined onstage by Renee Morales, public affairs manager at Crown Castle and emcee of the awards ceremony.
America’s Best Midsize Employers List 2022: The Top 100
Crown Castle was ranked #31 on Forbes America's Best Midsize Employers List 2022. Forbes surveyed 60,000 Americans working for companies with at least 1,000 employees and asked them to rate their "willingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family, and to nominate organizations...
Noah Tulsky: Shared Infrastructure Can Make 5G Work For Cities
According to Noah Tulsky, partner at Sidewalks Infrastructure Partners and the latest author of Broadband Breakfast's Expert Opinion series, annual small cell deployments in cities are expected to grow at a roughly 25% compound annual rate through 2026. Because of this exponential growth, 5G d...