BELLEVUE, Wash. Mar. 12, 2020 – 5G Americas, the wireless industry trade consortium and voice of 5G and LTE
for the Americas, today announced the election of Crown Castle to its Board of Governors.
Crown Castle will join 16 of the wireless industry’s leading operators and
manufacturers who are essential to the deployment of LTE, 5G networks and
beyond throughout the Americas region.
“For 25 years, Crown Castle has
been developing tower, small cell, and fiber solutions to meet the highest
service standards while advocating for innovative wireless solutions.” stated Chris Pearson, President of 5G
Americas. “We are privileged to have Crown Castle on our Board of Governors as
we work tirelessly on delivering on the promise of 5G.”
With a unique combination of
towers, small cells, and fiber, and a team of approximately 5,000 employees
across nearly 100 offices in the United States, Crown Castle is setting the
stage for tomorrow’s most transformative technologies. As more devices,
machines, and “things” are connected online, and new advancements
like 5G are being deployed, Crown Castle’s towers, small cells, and fiber are an
integral part of the connected 5G ecosystem.
“As a communications
infrastructure provider in an exciting industry undergoing rapid
transformation, we look forward to collaborating with some of the industry’s
top leaders to contribute to ideas, learn and foster innovation for advancement
of 5G and beyond,” said Mark Reudink, Vice President Product Development, Crown
Castle.
5G Americas’ Board of Governors members include AT&T, Cable & Wireless, Ciena, Cisco, CommScope,
Ericsson, Intel, Mavenir, Nokia, Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung, Shaw
Communications Inc., Sprint, T-Mobile US, Inc., Telefónica, WOM and now Crown
Castle.
About 5G Americas: The Voice of 5G and LTE for the
Americas
5G Americas is an industry trade organization composed of leading
telecommunications service providers and manufacturers. The organization’s
mission is to facilitate and advocate for the advancement and transformation of
LTE, 5G and beyond throughout the Americas. 5G Americas is invested in
developing a connected wireless community while leading 5G development for all
the Americas. 5G Americas is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. More
information is available at 5G Americas website and Twitter.
Contact:
5G Americas
Viet Nguyen
+1 206 218 6393
[email protected]
About Crown Castle
Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000
cell towers and more than 80,000 route miles of fiber supporting small cells
and fiber solutions across every major U.S. market. This nationwide portfolio
of communications infrastructure connects cities and communities to essential
data, technology and wireless service – bringing information, ideas and
innovations to the people and businesses that need them. For more information
on Crown Castle, please visit website.
Contact:
Crown Castle
Andrea Bradford
Director, Public Relations & Public Affairs
+1 713 570 3870
[email protected]
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