As a resident of the Syracuse area, I am excited to see Verizon and their interest to bring 5G via 600 small cells to our fair City. However, in their rush to try and become the “first fully 5G city,” the City of Syracuse seems to have bent over backward when entering the agreement with […]
Sunday night, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a contentious statewide small cell bill (SB649) which is one of many similar bills already passed in eleven other states. The bill would have removed local control over the placement of small cells and would have limited the fees that municipalities could charge for access to municipal pole […]
WHAT THE INDUSTRY SAYS The wireless industry has been pushing the fiction that small cells are the size of a pizza box. Here is a quote in a Wireless Week article– "Americans will benefit tremendously from innovations like 5G and the Internet of Things, which require more small cell facilities – often the size of […]
Over the last year, we have seen a significant jump in the number of municipalities revising their land use ordinances in response to the increasing tide of proposals for new small cells to be installed within the right of way. Residents and communities typically dislike having wireless equipment located close to their homes, and many view the […]
The City of Orlando, Florida recently received two separate applications for two separate sets of DAS nodes and/or small cells. The applications were submitted by Crown Castle and Telemobilitie, both of whom purport to request planning approval for new poles and/or the replacement of existing poles. We believe that Telemobilitie is a “Doing Business As” name […]