Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown spoke at the company’s third-quarter conference call, where he stressed the importance of mmWave and its reliance on small cell technology. “Because of its RF characteristics, millimeter wave spectrum provides significantly more capacity, but over a fraction of the geographic coverage area. As a result, we believe the majority of millimeter wave spectrum will ultimately be deployed using small cells rather than towers,” Brown stated.
5G infrastructure: an investment in public safety
Scott Dunaway, the spokesman for the Texas 5G Alliance, published an op-ed in Tech Titans advocating for the use of 5G infrastructure to find better ways to “use mobile technology to improve the safety of residents during an emergency,” which he argued should be a top ...
Meeting customer demand for in-building mobile connectivity
Smart Cities Dive reported on meeting customer demand for in-building mobile connectivity, where it named Crown Castle a “neutral host.” A neutral host is a company that sells IBW as a managed service to the building owner or enterprise. “Companies like ATC, Boin...
5G is going to let even more devices go wireless, but cities are grappling with the roll out
5G is coming to Southern California, where Crown Castle is installing small cells on Long Beach’s street poles and other city-owned space. According to the California Street Light Association, Long Beach is getting upwards of $1,500 a pole in return, as well as use of the co...
Q&A: Samsung’s Behbehani talks video use cases for 5G
Crown Castle’s Christopher Levendos joined a panel to discuss the future of 5G technology and how it will disrupt media and broadcasting. Also in attendance was Taher Behbehani, senior vice president and general manager of mobile B2B at Samsung, who said “user experien...
Super-fast 5G may be live in Miami by Super Bowl
Commissioners in Audrey Edmonson’s Chairwoman’s Policy Council voted 4-0 last Tuesday to permit Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Crown Castle to attach 5G small cell antennas to county poles on public rights-of-way. If approved May 7, the companies will pay $150 yearly p...
Enhancing wireless technology
Crown Castle’s Michael Petricone, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Consumer Technology Association (CTA), published an op-ed in The Georgetowner noting, “Everyone is committed to installing equipment on poles that will blend into the environment to preserve...