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."
Warren City Council hears from 5G experts
Bob Ritter and Thomas Musgrove with Crown Castle spoke to the Warren (PA) City Council to educate them on small cell development and how it is necessary to serve residents. They discussed pricing, placement, and laws regarding antenna size.
To close its digital divide, New York must change the status quo
New York has the opportunity to close its digital divide and expand broadband access with funding from the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Roughly 2.6% of New Yorkers have been identified as underserved or unserved, many of whom live in remote regions where there are significant g...
Crown Castle Sees Big Upside in Small Cells
During Crown Castle's Q2 earnings calls, plans to deploy 5,000 small cells by the end of the year were discussed while also providing information about current revenues. Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown is quoted saying "As you saw from our second quarter results and updated full year outlook, the s...
Crown Castle aims to double small cell deployments in 2023: CEO
Crown Castle expects to double the rate of small cell deployments next year compared to the 5,000 nodes the firm originally expected to meet the growing demand from its customers. Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown stated, "This year, we’ll do about 5,000 nodes on air. And next year, we expect t...
Battle Lines Clear Over Pole Attachment Disputes
The FCC held a public comment forum to help establish clearer standards on pole placement and wireless infrastructure deployment. Crown Castle advocated in favor of pole owners paying for replacements, stating, "[P]ole owners should be required to pay for at least a portion of pole replacement...
Neutral Host Model Creates Shared Infrastructure Opportunities
Paul Reddick, SVP-Corporate, Business and Product Development with Crown Castle was recently interviewed by Inside Towers Business Editor John Celentano during a panel titled ‘The Neutral Host Opportunity’ at Connect(X). "We’re already deploying some networks that are neutral...