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."
Johnnie St. Vrain: Buildings along U.S. 36; and lawn and garden watering recommendations
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Network Services in Golden (CO) is allowing Crown Castle to install two network hub buildings throughout the corridor along U.S. 36 toward Estes Park. "The fiber line will be partially used by CDOT for cameras, but it is also being used by the priva...
Dish Network making tower crews 'very busy' nationwide
Dish Network increased production and is beginning to focus on its current network in Las Vegas (NV) within the next few months. The article stated, "Executives from American Tower and Crown Castle – the two other big cell tower operators in the US, alongside SBA – also said Dish i...
Sumner schools provide FAQs to parents on opening plans
Sumner County (TN) board members approved Crown Castle’s lease extension for a tower behind Indian Lake Elementary School. The company will pay $28,000 rent to keep the tower in place, but it must be moved within 60 days after August 31, 2022. "We don’t want the cell tower there an...
In Defense of Working Class Power
St. Martin Torrence, Government Affairs Manager for Crown Castle, wrote a piece in Philadelphia Weekly’s "Voices of Our City" roundup, covering the recent passing of House Bill 1621. "Wireless carriers have already launched 5G networks here in Philadelphia, but now with a streamlined pro...
U.S. counts more than 417K cell sites as of 2020
CTIA released topline results of an annual survey focused on wireless investment. The group highlighted that 67,871 cell sites turned on between 2018 and 2020, totaling more than the previous seven years combined. CTIA indicated changes in federal cell siting rules, made by the FCC in 2018, he...
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