American Tower has entered a multi-year alliance with PrecisionHawk to perform wireless infrastructure inspections by integrating drone technology and AI-powered analytics. PrecisionHawk created an autonomous drone flight, 3D mapping and analysis software portfolio for cell tower inspections, which will be used to inspect the 41,000 wireless communications tower facilities owned by American Tower in the… Continue »
Several new network technologies and implementation models, including 5G, Wi-Fi 6, CBRS spectrum and private networking are available to U.S. middleprises. iGR, a market research consultancy focused on the wireless and mobile industry, wanted to understand the plans among U.S. middleprise IT executives in adopting these new technologies. iGR has just released a market study… Continue »
Rakuten Mobile and Ligado Networks have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) where the two companies will collaborate to create a blueprint for Ligado’s 5G mobile private network solution that leverages the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP). Under the MoU, the companies will commence efforts in Q1 2021 with ecosystem partners and vendors to establish a… Continue »
Peppertree Capital Management has increased its funding commitment to Blue Sky Towers from $120 million to $320 million. Blue Sky Towers was formed in 2014 to acquire, develop and manage wireless infrastructure throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Led by Jim Rech, president & CEO, Blue Sky has deployed over $120 million of capital… Continue »
The recently concluded C-band auction, which raised $80 billion in bids plus $15 billion in transition costs, has also raised some concerns that it could delay spectrum deployment while the carriers reduce their leverage. But those fears are unwarranted, Eric Luebchow, Wells Fargo Securities senior analyst, said during last week’s AGL Virtual Summit, which brought… Continue »
This week there have been several reports on the 5G performance at the Super Bowl. And, truth be told, some of the numbers are, indeed, somewhat impressive. But in the end, they show only what 5G can do if the entire space is covered by a 5G edge network. As to be expected, there was… Continue »