Vincent Orange, president and CEO of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce, penned an op-ed in the Washington Business Journal stating “the robust development of revolutionary 5G networks throughout the city is well overdue.” Orange highlighted the benefits of small cells, ranging from public safety improvements to increased speeds. Orange noted that, “Working with city staff and neighborhoods, wireless carriers’ services will be improved by small cells while keeping our city’s character intact.” He concluded by urging the D.C. Department of Transportation to accelerate approval of guidelines that will enable deployment of small cells across the District.
Verizon deploys private 5G in hospital
Verizon deployed a private 5G network in the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, offering advanced clinical capabilities such as AR-assisted presurgical guidance, virtual 3D X-rays and VR-assisted medical learning. The network enables real-time patient care decisions, and is part of...
Midband 5G reaches the halfway point in US, Crown Castle CEO says
Midband 5G radios have been installed on half of the roughly 40,000 cell towers that Crown Castle owns, company officials said during a quarterly conference call. "To date, only about half of our sites across our top three customers [Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile] have been upgraded with midband ...
Lumen SVP says 400G upgrades set the stage for edge, security push
Lumen hit a milestone with its ongoing 400G network upgrade, completing enough routes to launch inter-city wavelength services covering 70 markets. However, Lumen is squaring off in the market against the likes of Zayo, AT&T, Verizon, Windstream, Crown Castle and Aurelion.
Magic City Newsmakers: Hand in Paw, Lakeshore Foundation, BISSELL Pet Foundation, Children’s of Alabama, Crown Castle Inc.
Birmingham Business Journal covered Crown Castle's partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Employees of Crown Castle "volunteered at the AG Gaston Boys and Girls Clubs, helping with yard work, gardening, room organization, sanitizing and safety improvements."
Moore’s Bay cleanup plan graded as ‘incomplete’; policymakers can close digital divide
The Baltimore Banner published an op-ed by Carly Didden, who is responsible for Maryland and D.C. government affairs at Crown Castle, in which she discussed closing the digital divide in Maryland through microtrenching. Didden stated, "Microtrenching is a proven method that is already being ut...
Commentary: Arlington needs to support communications network
Karmen Rajamani, vice president of government affairs at Crown Castle, discusses how Arlington (VA) needs to ensure benefits from improved connectivity by working with elected leaders in the region to provide the buildout of communication infrastructure. Doing so in a timely and predictable fa...