In his inaugural State of the State address, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said he wants Connecticut's cities to be the first in New England with access to fifth-generation, mobile networks. In his remarks, Gov. Lamont said, "The telecommunication companies are ready to start building — let's harness that excitement." He also expressed his aspirations to help bring faster internet to rural towns, "which tend to have more limited options than denser communities."
NY real estate investor bets big on CBRS
Martha DeGrasse for Fierce Wireless reported on New York’s Rudin Family’s recent partnership with Crown Castle to support their 345 Park Avenue Manhattan (NY) skyscraper with a CBRS network. DeGrasse states, "Crown and Rudin envision 345 Park Avenue with multiple private networks s...
The 5G Tower Party Is Just Getting Started
Wall Street Journal reporter Stephen Wilmot wrote that reliable 5G signals will require a lot more cell towers, adding now is a good time for investors to collect. "AT&T and Verizon long ago started selling towers to specialist real-estate investment trusts such as American Tower and Crown Cas...
Technology is not a luxury; it’s now an education necessity
In a guest column for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta Public Schools chief equity and social justice officer, Tauheedah Baker-Jones, addressed the urgency in bridging the digital divide, emphasizing the importance of online learning given it has become and will remain more prevalent ...
If you build communications infrastructure, tech will come
Crown Castle Government affairs manager for Puerto Rico and Florida, Jessica Fernandez Ibarra, wrote an op-ed supporting Miami Mayor Suarez’s goals to position the city as a destination in which tech companies should set their roots, calling for the need to enhance connectivity and 5G in...
Behind the scenes of the Rudin-Crown Castle CBRS deal
Meeting the Connectivity Needs of Our Nation Through Wireless Infrastructure
Crown Castle Senior Attorney, Thomas Anderson reflected on Crown Castle’s role in shaping the future of 5G throughout the pandemic. Focusing on needed regulatory relief, Mr. Anderson thanks the FCC for delivering two key infrastructure orders last year, which include the 5G Upgrade Order...