In a quarterly call with investors last week, Sprint CEO Michel Combes said that the carrier "has added expanded its 800 MHz, 1.9 GHz and 2.5 GHz coverage." Combes added that "Sprint now has 27,000 small cells on-air, compared to only 3,000 at this time last year." This comes as Sprint reported a net loss of $141 million for the quarter. Combes noted the "massive MIMO deployment will improve both its LTE network and provide the building block for our mobile 5G launch in the coming months."
Crown Castle Joins 5G Americas Board
5G Americas, the wireless industry trade consortium and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas, announced the election of Crown Castle to its Board of Governors. Crown Castle will join 16 of the wireless industry’s leading operators and manufacturers who are essential to the d...
Crown Castle expects ramp in small cells in backend of 2020
Following Crown Castle’s fourth quarter 2019 earnings call, analysts found its small cells and tower businesses should increase over the year now that the T-Mobile and Sprint merger has solidifed. "…we anticipate a significant increase in industry activity in second h...
Pittsburgh Updates Its Infrastructure in Preparation For 5G
WESA reported on an interview with Crown Castle Public Affairs Manager Renee Morales, detailing the benefits of small cell deployment to bring 5G networks to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. "Some studies point to as many as 300,000 small cells will be needed across the nation to compete...
Three Cell Tower Companies Become the Hottest Play in Real Estate
The Wall Street Journal reported that three publicly listed cell-tower companies, Crown Castle, American Tower and SBA Communications, rallied last week after a federal judge cleared the T-Mobile and Sprint merger. "Each gained more than 4% on Feb. 11, the day of the judge’s...
5G and the T-Mobile/Sprint Merger How They Are Related and How It Impacts You
EconoTimes reported on the various ways the T-Mobile/Sprint merger will impact the wireless industry and the rollout of 5G networks, noting that the merger will increase network spending in line with Verizon and AT&T, which would result into an immediate boost to revenues for comp...
NYC allows 5G equipment on streetlamps
The New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications approved 10 franchise agreements with several companies to install 5G equipment on streetlamps and some traffic-light poles. The companies are: Crown Castle, CSC Wireless, ExteNet Systems, New Cingular W...