Why Atlanta needs more wireless infrastructure.
A truly international city where modern flair meets down-home appeal, Atlanta is the “Gateway to the South.” With a population of over 5.7 million, it’s the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the US, and its job growth has risen sharply in recent years, particularly in transportation, finance, telecommunications and IT. It's also where tens of millions of tourists flock each year to conventions, major sporting events, and cultural attractions in eclectic neighborhoods such as Little Five Points, Virginia-Highland, Sweet Auburn, Midtown and the Old Fourth Ward—a statistic sure to grow once Atlanta becomes a “smart city.”
With so much to experience and the Super Bowl LIII in 2019, it’s easy to see why demand for mobile data is growing exponentially in Atlanta. Fast, reliable wireless connectivity is especially important for public safety reasons, with 80 percent of emergency calls to police officers, firefighters, and other first responders now being initiated on mobile devices. Atlanta’s wireless infrastructure is in urgent need of an upgrade—and in such a highly-populated area, small cell solutions, or “small cells,” are an ideal complement to cell towers and other existing infrastructure.
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Where we're installing small cells.
Since small cells often are inconspicuously installed on right of way infrastructure like street signs, utility poles and streetlights, they blend into their surroundings and preserve the aesthetics of their environment. Working in partnership with city staff, we plan to enable improved wireless carrier service while keeping Atlanta’s character intact.
The map above shows proposed areas of activity in Atlanta.
Small cells in Atlanta.
About Crown Castle
Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and approximately 90,000 route miles of fiber supporting small cells and fiber solutions across every major US market. This nationwide portfolio of communications infrastructure connects cities and communities to essential data, technology and wireless service—bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people and businesses that need them.