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.”
Council approves further design work for possible roundabout
The Vestavia Hills (AL) City Council approved a proposed roundabout in town to lower the number of car accidents at a certain intersection. City Manager Jeff Downes said the city will "potentially serve as a pilot for Crown Castle, which is bringing a ‘unique’ way to install fiber ...
How 'digital twins' of cell towers could speed 5G
Dish Network's Dave Mayo inquired about the condition of cell towers throughout the US during a keynote appearance at the Wireless Infrastructure Association's Connect (X) trade show. Sitetracker's Brant Carter said there's a push within the industry to create "digital twins" cell towers &ndas...
NAB 2022 Perspectives: Crown Castle's Anush Sarabakhsh on Powering Connectivity Within SoFi Stadium, Other Sports Venues
Crown Castle Senior Account Executive Anush Sarabakhsh spoke at NAB 2022, a conference for the National Association of Broadcasters, about the company’s partnerships in sports markets. Sarabakhsh discussed Crown Castle’s work in the SoFi Stadium using small cells to increase connec...
Business students win competition by analyzing connectivity company
Crown Castle was chosen as the subject of the 30th University of Houston-Victoria Bachelor of Business Administration Case Conference in which capstone students must analyze and produce a company case analysis for their "Strategic Management" program. The winning team from this year’s co...
Noah Tulsky: Shared Infrastructure Can Make 5G Work For Cities
According to Noah Tulsky, partner at Sidewalks Infrastructure Partners and the latest author of Broadband Breakfast's Expert Opinion series, annual small cell deployments in cities are expected to grow at a roughly 25% compound annual rate through 2026. Because of this exponential growth, 5G d...
Montgomery County OKs $9.2M in contracts, $1.89M for dredging of Schuylkill Canal
The Montgomery County (PA) Board of Commissioners approved several contracts at their most recent meeting on April 7. Notably, a fiber connectivity contract with Crown Castle was revised to account for nearly $270,064 more than the previous contract.