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."
Microsoft: New York has less broadband than feds claim
According to a recent study by Microsoft, much fewer New Yorkers have access to high-speed internet than the federal government is reporting. Figures released last year by the Federal Communications Commission estimated that about 394,000 residents in a state of 19.8 million peopl...
Vapor IO forms alliance for full-service edge computing at its tower data centers
Vapor IO announced the formation of the Kinetic Edge Alliance, "an assortment of edge computing-focused partners that will support Vapor's data centers with the infrastructure, tools, and expertise needed for successful edge deployments." By the end of the year, Vapor says, it wil...
City Council approves nine more small cell towers in residential communities
Following months of debate, Ocean City officials last week approved the installation of nine new Crown Castle small-scale cell towers in north-end residential areas of Ocean City, MD. While some City Councilmembers opposed the installations due to RF emissions concerns, Councilman...
Small Cell Forum partners CBRS Alliance to drive adoption of small cells in 3.5 GHz band
The Small Cell Forum and the CBRS Alliance entered into an agreement to cooperate closely to advance use of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum band, the name for the shared 3.5 GHz band in the US. Under the new agreement, the organisations will work together on a...
City of Loveland urges support of federal wireless broadband bill
The city of Loveland, Colorado, sent letters this month to Rep. Joe Neguse, Sen. Cory Gardner and Sen. Michael Bennett urging them to support and co-sponsor a bill to repeal federal regulations limiting the ability of local governments to regulate the deployment of 5G wireless inf...
Grant allowing for more broadband access in Harrison County
Due to a $100,000 Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery Grant, or Tiger Grant, Harrison County officials, along with federal, state and local governments and carriers, are providing broadband access in Deersville and surrounding Ohio areas that didn’t have a...