Light Reading published an article about Verizon’s fiber network, FiOS. The article noted that Verizon "historically has rented access to fiber from the likes of…Crown Castle…" However, Verizon’s One Fiber program "threatens to upend some of those relationships…prompting analysts to question whether that would impact Crown Castle…" The article included a quote from Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown from the company’s recent quarterly earnings call stating, "We certainly don’t expect that we’re going to be the sole provider," and that the company is still seeing a major opportunity in the space.
Midband 5G reaches the halfway point in US, Crown Castle CEO says
Midband 5G radios have been installed on half of the roughly 40,000 cell towers that Crown Castle owns, company officials said during a quarterly conference call. "To date, only about half of our sites across our top three customers [Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile] have been upgraded with midband ...
Lumen SVP says 400G upgrades set the stage for edge, security push
Lumen hit a milestone with its ongoing 400G network upgrade, completing enough routes to launch inter-city wavelength services covering 70 markets. However, Lumen is squaring off in the market against the likes of Zayo, AT&T, Verizon, Windstream, Crown Castle and Aurelion.
Moore’s Bay cleanup plan graded as ‘incomplete’; policymakers can close digital divide
The Baltimore Banner published an op-ed by Carly Didden, who is responsible for Maryland and D.C. government affairs at Crown Castle, in which she discussed closing the digital divide in Maryland through microtrenching. Didden stated, "Microtrenching is a proven method that is already being ut...
TechVibe Radio: Terry Cummings of Crown Castle
Terry Cummings, Managing Director of Enterprise Fiber at Crown Castle, appeared on Pittsburgh Technology Council's TechVibe Radio to detail the finalized contract with the City of Pittsburgh (PA) that will provide the first unified fiber connectivity network for city facilities as part of the ...
Maryland STEM Festival takes on digital equity during Baltimore panel
Maryland is working to close its digital divide, but Crown Castle Public Affairs Manager Ashley Greenspan noted that acceptance of federal or state funding isn't a given. "Trust in government is at an all-time low. We have to think about how to design and roll out programs in partnership with ...
TV Tech Summit Panel Examines ATSC 3.0 Opportunities, Challenges
A wide-ranging discussion of NextGen TV possibilities available to broadcasters both in the US and Jamaica was front and center during the "New Opportunities in NextGen Broadcast" virtual panel as part of the 2022 TV Tech Summit on Nov. 17. Raymond Robinson, strategic account director at Crown...