During T-Mobile’s fourth-quarter 2018 results call, executives maintained that they’re "ready and excited for the launch of the company’s nationwide 5G network." T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray said the company is adding "thousands upon thousands of new sites with 600Mhz capability," already leading to the highest network capacity and lowest tower congestion in the company’s history. When asked about 5G handset availability, Ray noted "some T-Mobile 5G phones will be available in the first half of 2019, but phones with both 600Mhz and millimeter wave support are ‘strong possibilities’ for the second half of 2019."
Hollister signs cell tower lease
The Hollister City Council approved a lease agreement with Crown Castle, which Development Services Director Bryan Swanson called an "exciting item and a long time coming." Swanson highlighted that the lease is for 50 years, meaning, "Crown Castle is paying us $1.4 million upfront...
Crown Castle seeks FCC intervention in pole attachment beef
Insider Towers reported on Crown Castle’s complaint with the FCC against Illinois’ ComEd, saying "the utility denied it access to poles." The article specified that at issue are "red tagged" poles that ComEd asserts Crown Castle replace or reinforce. Crown Castle is ar...
City approves high-speed internet agreement
Several local outlets around the Santa Clairta, CA area reported on the City Council’s decision to award a contact to Crown Castle Fiber for more than $217K for the city to lease two dark fiber strands from its network. Nancy Starczyk, Chair of the Board of the SCV Chamber o...
Crown Castle says Illinois telecom flouting FCC’s pole regs
Crown Castle has accused Commonwealth Edison of breaking FCC rules by charging excessive pole attachment fees and denying the company access to hundreds of poles. The article is behind a paywall, but it does not that in one of two compalints posted last Thursday, Crown Castle Fibe...
Crown Castle: Cornering synergy combos
Mark Lutkowitz published an article in FibeReality about Crown Castle’s corporate strategy to become a full-service provider. The article highlighted that Crown Castle has distinguished itself from other tower companies, particularly through the "sheer breadth of its fiber a...
Selling transport to small cell sites
CCG Consulting’s blog POTs and PANs published an article analyzing companies’ pursuit of small cell sites. The article noted that companies "keep reading about the real-estate grab in major cities where a number of companies are competing to build small cell enclosures...