A surgeon in China has performed the world's first remote operation using 5G technology. The doctor in the southeastern province of Fujian used the next-generation network to control robotic arms while performing surgery on an animal. During the 8 January operation, the surgeon removed the liver of a laboratory test animal over the 5G connection thanks to a lag of just 0.1 seconds.
Q&A: Samsung’s Behbehani talks video use cases for 5G
Crown Castle’s Christopher Levendos joined a panel to discuss the future of 5G technology and how it will disrupt media and broadcasting. Also in attendance was Taher Behbehani, senior vice president and general manager of mobile B2B at Samsung, who said "user experience for...
Super-fast 5G may be live in Miami by Super Bowl
Commissioners in Audrey Edmonson’s Chairwoman’s Policy Council voted 4-0 last Tuesday to permit Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Crown Castle to attach 5G small cell antennas to county poles on public rights-of-way. If approved May 7, the companies will pay $150 yearly per s...
Enhancing wireless technology
Crown Castle’s Michael Petricone, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Consumer Technology Association (CTA), published an op-ed in The Georgetowner noting, "Everyone is committed to installing equipment on poles that will blend into the environment to preserve the a...
5G can’t come soon enough for these stocks
There are three main players in the wireless tower space: $86-billion market value American Tower, $53-billion Crown Castle International—both structured as real-estate investment trusts, or REITs—and $23 billion SBA Communications (SBAC). Wells Fargo analyst Jennifer Fritzsche sa...
5G promises new opportunities for broadcasters
TV Technology reported on the realities behind 5G technology discussed at NAB Show. The piece briefly mentions Christopher Levendos, vice president of network engineering and operations at Crown Castle, who brought clarity surrounding 5G with the session "5G is the Future.. Or Is ...
Crown Castle won’t have to wait for new PG&E pole attachment terms, CPUC says
PG&E "wants a do-over on a utility pole access decision by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)." The CPUC "refused to delay execution of an arbitrated contract between PG&E and Crown Castle while commissioners decide what they’re going to do with the appeal fil...