MobiledgeX, an edge computing company founded by Deutsche Telekom, completed "what it calls the first public mobile edge network with DT in Germany." The article noted that building a similar edge network in the U.S. is more complicated because unlike European counterparts, most U.S. operators don’t own towers. Rather, companies like Crown Castle do, and Crown Castle is also a minority investor in Vapor IO, which launched the Kinetic Edge Alliance last week and is "developing an edge network of micro-data centers at the base of cell towers (and other locations) across the U.S."
Small Cell Forum Publishes a Guide to Provide Better Indoor Cellular Coverage
Small Cell Forum announced its board for 2021, which includes Crown Castle’s Mark Reudink. The SCF’s work plan for the next year includes two key areas of diversification in the small cell ecosystem – alternative deployment models such as neutral hosting and private networks,...
Small Cell Forum Publishes a Guide to Provide Better Indoor Cellular Coverage
The Small Cell Forum, whose members include Crown Castle employees, published “Options for Indoor Cellular” to help building owners and users understand how to resolve poor and sub-standard cellular connectivity on their premises. “Consumers expect reliable mobile service - w...
UD to build antenna on Laird Campus to replace communications equipment atop Christiana Towers
The University of Delaware is planning to build a radio tower on Laird Campus to replace the communications infrastructure currently mounted atop the University’s Christiana Towers. Crown Castle will build the new tower, which will accommodate equipment for emergency services communicati...
Private 5G Networks Enable Enterprise Digital Transformation
5G Americas, the wireless industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas, announced the publication of a whitepaper titled 5G Technologies in Private Networks. The paper highlights the role of private networks in the 5G era in creating new enterprise opportunities. Crown C...
Network Bytes: Hurricane Electric, Crown Castle, Telia Carrier, RETN
Reporer Rob Powell of Telecom Ramblings provided an overview of network expansions worth noting from the past week, including Crown Castle’s fiber extension into Texas. “Crown Castle is extending its metro fiber reach in the Lone Star state. Late last week, they unveiled plans to b...
Crown CEO: Future points to blend of small cells, fiber
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 fract...