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 Hires Google Lobbyist to Boost DC Efforts
Crown Castle hired Staci Pies as its VP of Government and Regulatory Affairs, a newly created position at the company. Pies previously held a lobbying position at both Google and Microsoft. Due to the troubles getting the necessary permits from cities and utility companies, Crown ...
Crown Castle CFO confident on small cell outlook, despite short-term delays
At last week’s Cowen Communications Infrastructure Summit, Crown Castle CFO Dan Schlanger said he sees major opportunity for the company’s small cell business, despite short-term delays relating to challenges posed by local authorities. Schlanger noted that "current in...
With ‘hands tied’ County Supervisors approve small cell ordinance
The San Diego County Board unanimously adopted its new regulations regarding 5G small cell sites. Chair Dianne Jacob said the new ordinance is "The best that we can do"—aiming to protect constituents and communities while complying with narrow federal regulations to keep up with d...
Vapor IO, Crown Castle Bring Amazon Web Services to the Kinetic Edge
Last week, Crown Castle and Vapor IO announced they teamed up to create a service that interconnects Vapor IO’s Kinetic Edge with Amazon Web Services (AWS) through Crown Castle’s high-speed Cloud Connect. Crown Castle’s offering of Cloud Connect capabilities to t...
Things are getting desperate in the 5G small cell sector
Light Reading’s Mike Dano reported on the 5G small cell sector, noting that Crown Castle blamed "red tape" for its deployment of fewer small cells than expected this year. The article quoted Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown, who stated, "The significant increase in the volume of s...
How will Dish’s new 5G network build impact towers?
In light of Dish’s commitment to enter the wireless market as a new facilities-based fourth national carrier, its planned 5G network "is a positive for tower companies…" MoffettNathanson Senior Analyst Craig Moffett said that Crown Castle "could see an incremental ben...