Verizon will charge an additional $10 a month per smartphone for subscribers who want to add 5G speeds to their devices. Only customers of Verizon's unlimited-data plans “will be able to access the 5G service and they must have a compatible device.” There are also limits to the initial footprint of Verizon's network, even in the first cities where it will be offered. Verizon's service “will be centered in downtown areas of its launch cities, particularly around landmarks such as the Art Institute of Chicago and U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.”
View From the Top Panel Discusses Strengths, Weaknesses of Towers
Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown spoke at Connect (X) in Denver (CO) on the "View From the Top" panel that discussed the outlook for towers and wireless infrastructure and challenges the industry faces. When discussing their disappointment in the NTIA for rules that favor fiber in its Broadband Equi...
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...
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...
The time I visited a Dish 5G cell site
Crown Castle serves as a transport vendor for telecommunications company Dish, combining Dish’s central unit with third-party data centers. This allows Dish to transport its customers' data between the wider, global Internet. Given the success of Dish’s recent cell sites, the compa...
Jessica Rosenworcel Tackles Multiple Dwelling Broadband at INCOMPAS Summit
Crown Castle is one of five companies representing infrastructure builders who can use the funds given to them by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act at the INCOMPAS 2022 Policy Summit. The summit featured leaders from telecom companies to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.
'Digital divide' keeps millions of Texans offline. Could 5G boost access?
More than 7 million Texans in 3 million households do not have high-speed internet access, leaving those in underserved areas in the dust as 5G begins to deploy across the state. "Expanding access and broadly deploying the next generation of mobile connectivity, known as 5G, will be critical t...