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.”
Telecom sues NY DOT over public rights of way
ExteNet Systems Inc., a wireless business, has sued the New York Department of Transportation and a Crown Castle subsidiary in Manhattan federal court, claiming the state agency discriminated by dragging its feet on approving rights of way for new wireless antennas. ExteNet System...
Montego Bay neighbors oppose nine cell towers in their OC community
Neighbors in the Montego Bay community expressed their opposition for nine cell towers to be installed by Crown Castle. Holly Donovan, who spoke on behalf of the community, says dozens of other neighbors feel the same way and are concerned about the potential impacts of the cell t...
AT&T announces Chicago and Minneapolis as its next 5G cities
On Tuesday, AT&T announced that Chicago and Minneapolis are the next cities to receive AT&T’s 5G network, predicted to be available in late 2019. Late last year, the company technically launched its network in twelve cities, including Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, Ind...
Philippines’ wireless leader pushes on with Huawei 5G launch
Despite growing security concerns related to the Chinese telecom equipment supplier, the Philippines' leading wireless provider Globe Telecom is on track to launch its Huawei Technologies-backed 5G service in the next quarter. Last Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warne...
Intel and Ericsson develop 5G platform
Intel and Ericsson have partnered to develop a software and hardware management platform for 5G, network function virtualisation (NFV), and distributed cloud. The two companies will combine Ericsson's software-defined infrastructure (SDI) management software and Intel's Rack Scale...
Is 5G technology dangerous?
Reporters discussed the potential health risks associated with 5G and found there is a need for further research, in addition to the study published last year by the National Toxicology Program, to determine whether 5G is safe. Dr. Stuart Long, a University of Houston professor, s...