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."
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...
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 ...
With pressure rising, city eyes overhaul of cell-antenna rules
City Manager Ed Shikada and Planning Director Jonathan Lait’s approved an application for Verizon to install seven nodes in the city. "Crown Castle, the company that is installing the equipment on Verizon's behalf, protested Lait's rejection of its proposed design — fake mai...
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...
NAB show wrap: The trends that mattered this year
During the National Association of Broadcasters' annual tech fest, 5G was a topic of importance on attendees minds. Crown Castle’s Chris Levendos "projected that a wide rollout is still three to five years away — but the technology does offer the promise higher bandwidth and...