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From the newsletter (September 8; sign-up if you want it sooner): Verizon is buying 80 million miles of Corning fiber through 2032 as it builds a converged network for broadband, …

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): AI infrastructure is opening new opportunities for telcos, from data center connectivity to sovereign AI and defense networks. But the payoff …

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Strong quarterly results from Verizon reinforce a broader shift across US telecoms: after years of heavy investment, mobile telcos are growing …

Verizon says its legacy telco turnaround is gathering pace, but that its bigger opportunity lies with AI infrastructure – connecting data centers, metro centers, and edge premises; starting with a …

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): AT&T’s strong quarter reinforces the case for fiber as the foundation of the AI economy. But as networks are built out, …

Increasing demand for fast and secure bandwidth has resulted in a surge in transactions for fiber optic networks. Everything from smart devices to cloud services has accelerated the demand for …

FiberLight exec: Industry is ‘too consumed with fiber to the tower’ For the last three decades, the demand for mobile data has grown exponentially, driving tremendous capacity expansions and the …

Fiber provider Zayo will be connecting thousands of macro towers in 30 markets across 21 states, in what the company says is its largest mobile infrastructure contract to date. Zayo …

Fiber partnership between Vodafone and CityFibre targets 5 million homes and business by 2025 You can’t have wireless without wires–a telecom paradigm illustrated by Vodafone’s partnership with CityFibre to significantly …

Integration of shared CBRS spectrum into neutral host model opens up new use cases Based on a recent filing with the U.S. Federal Communications Systems, neutral host provider ExteNet Systems …

5G success depends on decreasing time and cost of 5G deployments and, beneath it all, fiber Speaking in Orlando, Fla., at the recent Wireless Infrastructure Show, Zayo President and CEO …

Fiber networks require a public-private partnership approach to be economically viable ORLANDO–Smart buildings turning urban cores into smart cities filled with autonomous cars and drones, and ubiquitous, high seed, low …

Dense SoCal fiber footprint is expected to boost small cell deployments. Crown Castle has agreed to acquire Los Angeles-based fiber and data center provider Wilcon for $600 million. According to …

Network densification, particularly with increasing carrier deployments of small cells, enables pinpoint coverage and capacity for data-hungry subscribers. But, as more and more access points go into the field, the …

Smartphones, smart cars, smart homes – once enough of the amenities and tools in our lives become “smarter,” it’s only natural that they would pool together into smart cities. And, …

There may be no more appropriate place in the United States than New York City for a discussion on network densification and the challenges of “5G.” ZenFi, a dark fiber …

There may be no more appropriate place in the United States than New York City for a discussion on network densification and the challenges of “5G.” ZenFi, a dark fiber …

Adtran, Spirent Communications to show proof of concept showcasing automated provisioning and assurance of carrier Ethernet services over SDN-controlled NG-PON2 networks Open networking solutions provider Adtran and service assurance solutions provider Spirent …

In a major expansion to its fiber network footprint, AT&T is planning to extend its GigaPower Internet service offering into parts of Southern Dallas. Once the area south of the …

In a major expansion to its fiber network footprint, AT&T is planning to extend its GigaPower Internet service offering into parts of Southern Dallas. Once the area south of the …

HetNet densification requires robust fiber infrastructure LONDON – At the Small Cells World Summit, Telefonica O2 CTO Brendan O’Reilly risked offending delegates when he claimed the technology “isn’t that important.” …

In a somewhat surprising move, Verizon announced this week it would invest $300 million to deploy a fiber-based network in Boston, Massachusetts, meant to set the stage for future smart …

Evolution toward 5G, small cell deployments and dark fiber all impact backhaul outlook Network densification, currently being driven by deployment of small cells, will be a pillar of next-generation “5G” …

Beneath the surface of the world’s wireless infrastructure lies a growing tapestry of fiber optic cable interwoven to provide a blanket of coverage for an expanding number of mobile users. …

Cell Tower News is brought to you by the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE). On this episode of Cell Tower News, host Joey Jackson discusses the state of the wireless …