Shelley McKinley, general manager of technology and corporate responsibility at Microsoft in Redmond, WA, wrote an op-ed in The Virginian-Pilot highlighting the importance of broadband access in the state in order to "start or run a modern business, access telemedicine, take an online class, digitally transform their farm or research a school project online."
Telecom, business groups reorganize to promote broadband statewide
Times Union highlights Crown Castle's involvment in ensuring all New Yorkers have access to at least some kind of broadband connectivity, contributing to the push towards digital equity.
Crown Castle sees synergies between enterprise and small cell fiber builds
Crown Castle continues to pledge commitment to bring its array of fiber services to large enterprise business customers. The article included comments from Jay Brown's at the Communacaopia and Technology Conference, related to their fiber business and overall profitability.
Verizon deploys private 5G in hospital
Verizon deployed a private 5G network in the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, offering advanced clinical capabilities such as AR-assisted presurgical guidance, virtual 3D X-rays and VR-assisted medical learning. The network enables real-time patient care decisions, and is part of...
Broadband Breakfast to Release Middle Mile Report Ahead of Special Connect (X) Session
Broadband Breakfast will be hosting Connect (X) on May 10th for a discussion focused on the Middle Mile Program and its impact on last-mile deployment efforts and the role of state broadband offices. Crown Castle will be represented by Drew Colbow at the discussion alongside representatives fr...
T-Mobile Network’s New Normal
T-Mobile won the 2.5 GHz Education Broadband Service/Broadband Radio Service licenses in Auction 108, and the company will systematically activate those licenses to augment its existing 2.5 GHz spectrum where it needs additional coverage. Additionally, T-Mobile recently partnered with Crown Ca...
Midband 5G reaches the halfway point in US, Crown Castle CEO says
Midband 5G radios have been installed on half of the roughly 40,000 cell towers that Crown Castle owns, company officials said during a quarterly conference call. "To date, only about half of our sites across our top three customers [Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile] have been upgraded with midband ...