In a quarterly call with investors last week, Sprint CEO Michel Combes said that the carrier "has added expanded its 800 MHz, 1.9 GHz and 2.5 GHz coverage." Combes added that "Sprint now has 27,000 small cells on-air, compared to only 3,000 at this time last year." This comes as Sprint reported a net loss of $141 million for the quarter. Combes noted the "massive MIMO deployment will improve both its LTE network and provide the building block for our mobile 5G launch in the coming months."
Springs adopts small-cell wireless rules
Acting ahead of pending state legislation that could preempt certain local regulation, the Sandy Springs City Council has adopted an ordinance applicable to small wireless providers. The measure anticipates small cell towers with the rollout of 5G cellular service. Under the ordin...
Drop Huawei or see intelligence sharing pared back, U.S. tells Germany
The Trump administration has told the German government it would limit intelligence sharing with Berlin if Huawei Technologies Co. is allowed to build Germany’s next-generation mobile-internet infrastructure. In a letter to the country’s economics minister, U.S. Ambass...
Germany to allocate 5G frequencies in the second half of 2019, won’t ban Huawei
Germany’s telecom regulatory body, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), announced that it is preparing to allocate frequencies for local 5G networks in the second half of this year. BNetzA said companies will be able to apply for spectrum in the 3.7-3.8 GHz band for use in i...
How New York City will make 5G accessible and affordable
After asking three companies – Neutral Connect Networks, Fiberless Networks, and Edge Fibernet – to experiment with 5G on Governors Island Park, New York City officials have "learned that deploying 5G will be challenging, but the benefits are significant." The tests we...
Taneytown officials consider limits on installation of small cell wireless technology
The Taneytown, MD Mayor and City Council discussed an ordinance "that would place limits on the implementation of small cell wireless apparatuses erected on public grounds in the city." The ordinance "would establish a framework for aesthetic criteria that a small-cell provider wo...
5G’s deployment’s downside? Dip in small cell spend
AGL Media Group reported that there may be other factors affecting small cell rollout, such as regulatory uncertainty surrounding the FCC small cell order. Crown Castle’s Scott Longhurst was quoted stating "we are in a strange 90-day window. Even though the small cell order ...