During last week’s Future of Wireless Connectivity, Innovation and Investment breakfast briefing hosted by the Greater Baltimore Committee, Crown Castle government relations manager Richard Rothrock participated, noting Crown Castle “has already deployed between 600 and 650 small cells in Baltimore.” He added that “small cell tech can be attached to existing light or utility poles already erected in an area, providing greater connectivity in densely populated areas.”
T-Mobile and Crown Castle Expand Strategic Relationship With Long-Term Tower and Small Cell Agreement
T-Mobile and Crown Castle announced that the companies have signed a new 12-year agreement to support the continued build-out of T-Mobile's nationwide 5G network with increased access to Crown Castle's towers and small cell locations.
Better cell service coming to local US36 corridor
Crown Castle is funding a project along US 36 between Estes Park and Lyons (CO) to construct more cellular poles to expand broadband and 5G coverage in the area. To abide by the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Right-of-Way laws, Crown Castle "must compensate CDOT in some way. An ...
CCNY is plugged into the fiber network of the COSMOS beyond-5G testbed
The City College of New York announced it is now "directly connected to the COSMOS beyond-5G testbed" that is enabled through a donation from Crown Castle. Mark Reudink, vice president of technology strategy at Crown Castle, stated, "With the number of internet connected devices estimated to h...
Open Source: Understanding Ashland's involvement with 5G
Crown Castle currently owns one small cell tower in Ashland (OH) but has submitted five applications over the last few years and has plans to build more, according to Melissa Hand, spokeswoman for Crown Castle. The company also signed a deal in April with Verizon which states Verizon will leas...
Opinion: Preparing for Broadband Investment
Gina Stewart, executive director of the BWI Business Partnership, and Ashley Greenspan, the public affairs manager at Crown Castle, penned an opinion piece for Maryland Matters on broadband investment in the state. The pair suggested policies and actions for investing that will efficiently clo...
New York universal broadband access possible with infrastructure funds, providers say
The New York state legislature is attempting to pass the Comprehensive Broadband Connectivity Act to create a "detailed map of the availability of high-speed internet across the state." "New York is really poised to be the first state in the nation to bridge both divides," said Ana Rua, a gove...