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.”
With ‘hands tied’ County Supervisors approve small cell ordinance
The San Diego County Board unanimously adopted its new regulations regarding 5G small cell sites. Chair Dianne Jacob said the new ordinance is "The best that we can do"—aiming to protect constituents and communities while complying with narrow federal regulations to keep up with d...
Vapor IO, Crown Castle Bring Amazon Web Services to the Kinetic Edge
Last week, Crown Castle and Vapor IO announced they teamed up to create a service that interconnects Vapor IO’s Kinetic Edge with Amazon Web Services (AWS) through Crown Castle’s high-speed Cloud Connect. Crown Castle’s offering of Cloud Connect capabilities to t...
Things are getting desperate in the 5G small cell sector
Light Reading’s Mike Dano reported on the 5G small cell sector, noting that Crown Castle blamed "red tape" for its deployment of fewer small cells than expected this year. The article quoted Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown, who stated, "The significant increase in the volume of s...
How will Dish’s new 5G network build impact towers?
In light of Dish’s commitment to enter the wireless market as a new facilities-based fourth national carrier, its planned 5G network "is a positive for tower companies…" MoffettNathanson Senior Analyst Craig Moffett said that Crown Castle "could see an incremental ben...
Planning Commission recommends zoning standards for small wireless cell facilities
Crown Castle government affairs manager Adrian Salas was quoted in an article about recommendations on zoning standards for small cells in East County, CA. Last week, the county’s Planning Commission made a final recommendation of 100 feet of separation from buildings rather...
Cell service in American Fork Canyon will be a reality by 2020
Crown Castle is partnering with the Utah Department of Transportation, the U.S. Forest Service and the National Parks Service to extend fiber optics from the base of American Fork Canyon in Utah to Tibble Fork. The fiber optic network would provide capabilities for technology like...