Only seven business days after it began, the FCC’s 24 GHz spectrum auction “blow past the $1 billion mark Friday (March 22).” The FCC is auctioning the spectrum “to free up more bandwidth for 5G wireless broadband, to help close the rural digital divide, and to make wireless a stronger competitor to wired broadband. New York and L.A. continue to lead, with bids on licenses there of $28,080,000 and $21,606,000, respectively, with Chicago in distant third with $10,436,000.”
We are so well positioned for where the world is going,’ Crown Castle CEO says
Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown was featured on Jim Cramer’s Mad Money, where he discussed the importance of Crown Castle’s infrastructure in enabling the growth of 5G networks. Brown explained that the shared infrastructure model allows carriers to deploy services quicker ...
Is Pittsburgh building out 5G infrastructure fast enough? Some say no.
Brian Kennedy, Matt Smith, Santiago Garces and Ashley Shook discussed the need for accelerated deployment of 5G infrastructure in Pittsburgh (Pa.), detailing the importance of the city’s small cell regulatory program, which plans to introduce a bill to the city council to fo...
Op-Ed: We need 5G now more than ever
Crown Castle Government Affairs Manager Kathy Putt published an op-ed highlighting the importance for lawmakers to prioritize telecommunications policies that enable the deployment of 5G networks in Washington state. "Clearly, there is a real need to activate 5G networks. But in o...
MD5G Partnership launches in support of 5G deployment throughout Md.
Maryland’s technology, civic and business leadership announced the MD5G Partnership, a coalition to create more connected communities through communications infrastructure and 5G connectivity, with Crown Castle as a listed member of the coalition. "The revolution to 5G throu...
OP-ED: Making the virtual connection
Jeff Kotula, President of the Washington County Chamber, published an op-ed emphasizing the need for connectivity and stronger wireless infrastructure in Pennsylvania, stating that the emergence of 5G will help to increase data capacity, improve network speed and enable innovation...
5G Funding Could Be Included in the Next Stimulus Bill. These Stocks Could Benefit.
Barron’s reported that the next round of fiscal stimulus may include funding for 5G network and rural broadband infrastructure, which "would benefit cell tower real-estate trusts." The article highlighted Crown Castle as an "attractive [way] for investors to play the 5G tran...