During T-Mobile’s fourth-quarter 2018 results call, executives maintained that they’re "ready and excited for the launch of the company’s nationwide 5G network." T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray said the company is adding "thousands upon thousands of new sites with 600Mhz capability," already leading to the highest network capacity and lowest tower congestion in the company’s history. When asked about 5G handset availability, Ray noted "some T-Mobile 5G phones will be available in the first half of 2019, but phones with both 600Mhz and millimeter wave support are ‘strong possibilities’ for the second half of 2019."
Connect (X) top execs give buoyant report on health of tower industry
AGL Media Group reported on the Connect X event, where they noted that Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown seemed "less interested in prognosticating the future of the Sprint/T-Mobile merger" and noted that the tower industry prospers when the carriers are well funded and there is spectrum...
Women in wireless: A cause worth supporting
AGL Media Group reported on Women’s Wireless Leadership Forum (WWLF), a program sponsored by Crown Castle which seeks to empower and inspire women in the telecom industry. It offers leadership development, engages its members in a variety of industry happenings and events an...
The 5G rollout has cell tower stocks in ‘raging bull market mode’: Cramer
CNBC’s Jim Cramer reported on tower companies Crown Castle, American Tower and SBA Communications, who have had minor exposure to China and continue riding the "decades-long tailwinds" in wireless technology. The impending rollout of fifth generation technology has been a ca...
A big 5G investment cycle? Don't hold your breath
Light Reading’s Mike Dano reported that a wide range of industry experts are cautioning that North American wireless network operators don't appear poised to invest in 5G networks like they did with 3G and 4G. Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown was quoted from the Connect X trade sh...
Cell phone node added in Carnegie
Crown Castle was granted a conditional use by Carnegie council members on May 13 to add a cell phone node on top of a telephone pole in the 300 block of Franklin Avenue in Carnegie. "The purpose of the technology is to address issues in capacity in the mobile cell phone network," ...
Orlando Mayor Launches New Small Cell Master Permit Pilot Program at Connect (X)
During the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s (WIA) annual Connect (X) event, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer announced the launch of "The City of Orlando Small Cell Master Permit File Pilot Program," a new initiative that will establish a next-level partnership and cooperation ...