Light Reading published an article about Verizon’s fiber network, FiOS. The article noted that Verizon "historically has rented access to fiber from the likes of…Crown Castle…" However, Verizon’s One Fiber program "threatens to upend some of those relationships…prompting analysts to question whether that would impact Crown Castle…" The article included a quote from Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown from the company’s recent quarterly earnings call stating, "We certainly don’t expect that we’re going to be the sole provider," and that the company is still seeing a major opportunity in the space.
‘The table has been set’: Pa. lawmakers pass bill that could speed up 5G network deployment
Pennsylvania lawmakers passed legislation that standardizes the process for installing the infrastructure needed to deploy 5G networks. Gov. Tom Wolf signed the legislation into law on Wednesday, which will create a statewide standard so local governments, telecommunication providers like Veri...
Reaching New Heights: Drone Applications for Communications Infrastructure Monitoring and Maintenance
City Tech and Crown Castle partnered to deploy a drone mission that demonstrated strategies for conducting remote infrastructure monitoring and maintenance. The drone was deployed from a drone nest, enabled by Crown Castle space, power and connectivity, which captured and processed imagery to ...
Telecom company says new antennas on Woodstock tower will be 5G-capable
Crown Castle has plans to put 5G-ready antennas on the California Quarry cell tower in Woodstock (NY), replacing four antennas and adding two that would be used for the wider-bandwidth service. The article states, "‘The antennas that are going up are 5G-capable antennas,’ Crown Cas...
Telehealth is here to stay in New York; 5G is the key to its success
Jay Brown, Dr. Antonio Falcon appointed to Board of Trustees
Crown Castle President and CEO Jay Brown was appointed to the Baylor College of Medicine (TX) Board of Trustees, where he also serves on the Board of Regents for the University. President, CEO and Executive Dean of Baylor, Dr. Paul Klotman, stated, "We welcome Mr. Brown and Dr. Falcon as our n...
AlefEdge Introduces Advisory Board of Industry Leaders to Scale Commercialization of The 5G Edge API
AlefEdge announced the formation of a strategic committee of trusted advisors. The Advisory Board— which includes "distinguished" mobile and technology industry leaders, will work closely with the Alef leadership team to guide the company’s developer ecosystem to become the largest 5G Ed...