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Your Wireless Connection
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AT&T – AT&T’s network has seen an annual 30% increase in traffic. This is the direct result of the pace of innovation and the changing needs of how people integrate technology into their everyday life. Chris Sambar, President – AT&T Network, said the company’s network is the new killer app that is paving the way for what’s next. Read More
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Fierce Wireless – Executives at the big-three tower companies told investors at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference that the tower leasing business is still thriving because mobile operators are still expanding their 5G networks. Read More
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Inside Towers – Buoyed by long-term leasing contracts, the tower industry appears to be set to weather the slowdown in carrier capex. The carrier leasing environment in the U.S. is “quite robust,” according to American Tower Chief Financial Officer Rod Smith. Read More
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Light Reading – T-Mobile agreed to purchase some – or potentially all – of Comcast’s 600MHz spectrum holdings. The deal’s value sits between $1.2 billion and $3.3 billion, depending on how much spectrum T-Mobile ultimately walks away with. Read More
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Lightwave – Crown Castle has plenty of assets to serve large enterprise business customers, including 85,000 route miles of fiber and 37,000 on-net fiber buildings. Its customers include government, health care, education and large enterprises. Read More
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SBA – SBA announced that Marc Montagner, a telecom and finance executive with over 30 years of experience, has been appointed as the next EVP and CFO, effective January 1, 2024. Read More
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Verizon – Verizon’s Managed Private Wireless solution includes full in-game support for on field coach-to-coach communications and is officially live at all 30 NFL stadiums for the 2023 season. Read More
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Light Reading – Dish Network and AT&T are providing relatively competitive pricing around Apple’s new iPhones. Meanwhile, Verizon and T-Mobile are in general trying to encourage new iPhone customers to purchase their more expensive service plans in a bid to raise their revenues. Read More
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Ericsson – 6G standardization is expected to begin in 2025. Ericsson Research’s experts lay down six key talking points for designing future 6G systems, including considerations for deployment options, network interfaces, intent-based autonomy, and exposure. Read More
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FDH – FDH Infrastructure Services LLC successfully launched its Smart Tower® structural health monitoring product solution on a 290-foot cellular tower owned by wireless infrastructure assets company CTI Towers in Statesville, N.C. Read More
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WisPolitics – According to an America’s Communications Association Connects study, Wisconsin will only be able to address 76% of underserved locations if it solely deploys fiber technology to fill the broadband gap. Read More
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