By a vote of 6-1, with two councilors absent, the Loveland City Council approved the second reading of an ordinance allowing the city to issue the bonds. Loveland staff will now begin the three-year process to construct a city-wide fiber broadband network that is capable of offering up to gigabit speeds for any resident or business. The city and its consultants will immediately start the process of bonding for about $97 million (the exact amount depends on a number of factors, including the interest rate on the bonds, the term of the bonds and structure of the financing).
LCEC helps deliver internet and cellular to barrier islands
The Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC) in Cape Coral (FL) announced a partnership with Crown Castle to provide connectivity through the fiber optic cables from the LCEC transmission line in town. The LCEC is also working with Verizon, Comcast and Lumen to provide access to the islands thro...
$160,000 Harwood grant to develop free electrical safety awareness training for telecom workers
The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association has been selected by the US Department of Labor — OSHA to receive a $160,000 Susan Harwood Targeted Topic Training Grant for the 2022-2023 program year. Ken Hill, Director of Network Safety at Crown Castle and a member of the Associatio...
Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce to host region’s largest networking event
Crown Castle is sponsoring the 2022 B2B Expo in Saratoga Springs (NY), the region’s largest annual networking event. C.J. Day, enterprise sales manager of Crown Castle, stated, "Crown Castle is excited to be sponsoring the B2B Expo again this year. Each year, we leave the event having in...
City of Pittsburgh will soon begin installation of its first unified fiber connectivity network
The City of Pittsburgh (PA) finalized its $10 million deal with Crown Castle to create the city's first unified fiber connectivity network. Terry Cummings, managing director for enterprise fiber for Crown Castle, told Technical.ly that although a full installation will take at least year, with...
Google Cloud unveils private wireless network portfolio
Google Cloud has partnered with several specialist vendor and channel partners, including Betacom, Boingo Wireless, Celona, Crown Castle, and Kajeet, for a private 5G service offering. According to the company, its "turn-key" service will allow users "the option to run network management, cont...
This is the fastest growing wireless market in the world: Crown Castle president and CEO
Crown Castle President and CEO Jay Brown appeared on Fox Business'"The Claman Countdown" to provide insight on wireless internet and data traffic. He shared his opinion on the years-long process to improve connectivity in the US, stating, "If you put in context, though, of where we are in the ...