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 show, stating "We're so early. We're not seeing, in any meaningful way, a deployment of 5G."
Verizon: 5G Home won’t expand until second half of 2019
During last Monday’s Q4 2018 earnings conference call with analysts, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg said that "standards-based 5G home hardware isn’t coming until the second half of 2019, effectively confirming that the four-city 5G Home network won’t expand much beyo...
In smart cities, 5G won’t just lessen congestion, it could save lives too
While 5G will bring unprecedented internet speeds, there are also a variety of other benefits the network will bring to light, such as smart city initiatives, safety, video analytics, gunshot detection, cyber capabilities, and improving operational efficiencies. For example, audio...
AT&T sees big future for small cells in Maryland
Small cell technology could help usher in 5G, and they're starting to pop up around Maryland, said AT&T's Mid-Atlantic president Marc Blakeman. Blakeman, who joined a panel called "The Future of Charm City" Thursday night at City Garage, noted that small cell technology will give ...
House committee investigates FCC over 5G infrastructure order
The House Energy and Commerce committee has opened an investigation into the FCC related to the commission’s recent order preempting local control and pricing of infrastructure access, "alleging that FCC representatives may have acted improperly in support of an initiative t...
Deutsche Telekom Warns Huawei Ban Would Hurt Europe 5G
According to an internal assessment by Deutsche Telekom AG, Europe would fall behind the U.S. and China in the race to install 5G wireless networks if governments ban Chinese equipment supplier Huawai Technologies Co. over security fears. Officials at Europe’s largest teleco...
City approves basic guidelines for new infrastructure to support 5G wireless networking
The Board of Aldermen in the City of Frederick, MD, approved basic regulations to install new telecommunications equipment in public spots. While the board is not "finished discussing specific aesthetic requirements," speedier wireless service is expected to be on its way to Frede...