During last week’s Future of Wireless Connectivity, Innovation and Investment breakfast briefing hosted by the Greater Baltimore Committee, Crown Castle government relations manager Richard Rothrock participated, noting Crown Castle “has already deployed between 600 and 650 small cells in Baltimore.” He added that “small cell tech can be attached to existing light or utility poles already erected in an area, providing greater connectivity in densely populated areas.”
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Public/Private Collab Brings 5G Without a Tangle of Red Tape or Cell Towers
The city of Dallas (TX) collaborated with Crown Castle and other cell tower providers to design the 800 "smart poles" found on Mockingbird Lane and across the rest of the city. The poles will boost cellular speeds, improve cellphone reception, shorten download times and allow the City of Dalla...
Crown Seeing “Highest Level of Tower Activity in History” in Q2
Crown Castle reported a positive year of growth and profit during its Q2 earnings call on Wednesday. "Capitalizing on the momentum created by a robust 5G leasing environment, we were able to deliver another solid quarter in the second quarter and increase our full year 2021 Outlook for AFFO pe...
A backbone for 5G networks
Lew Villotti, President of the Beaver County (PA) Corporation for Economic Development, wrote an LTE on the importance of connectivity and how the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act (HB 1621), passed earlier this month, will positively impact the Beaver County community. "I’m grate...
City lagging in race for speedy 5G service, biz leaders say
In a "5G blueprint" for the next mayor of New York City (NY), published Wednesday, a coalition of business groups—including the Partnership for New York City, Association for a Better New York and the Real Estate Board of New York—say the city must speed up the "lengthy review and approval per...
AT&T, Samsung, Qualcomm help launch 6G research center at University of Texas
AT&T, Samsung, Crown Castle and other affiliates have banded together to launch and support the future 5G research center for The University of Texas at Austin. "The advances in both wireless communications and machine learning over the past decade have been incredible, but separate," said 6G@...