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T-Mobile signs agreement with Crown Castle

T-Mobile has signed a new 12-year agreement with Crown Castle International Corp. This partnership will support the continuous build-out of T-Mobile’s nationwide 5G network as it will give the Un-carrier “increased access” to the towers and small cell locations of Crown Castle.  As a result of this partnership, T-Mobile will be able to further expand and deepen its 5G network reach. It will be able to serve more customers in the US. For its part, Crown Castle … [read full article]

T-Mobile taking 5G network buildout slower than tower companies expected

One of the major reasons that T-Mobile wanted to acquire Sprint was spectrum that it could use to bolster its 5G network. However, according to one tower company, T-Mo is going a bit slower than expected with its post-merger 5G buildout. During an earnings call this week, American Tower said that it had expected more new business from T-Mobile because of increased tower activity. There’s only been a small increase in new business from T-Mo, though, … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s expanded Crown Castle agreement will bring more small cells to improve 4G LTE, prep for 5G

T-Mobile this week announced a deal to improve its existing 4G LTE network and help it to prepare for 5G. T-Mobile and Crown Castle have agreed to expand their long-term relationship. As part of the deal, Crown Castle will deploy more small cells within its footprint and roll out small cells in new markets. This will help T-Mo to increase its 4G LTE network capacity and get ready for its 5G deployoment. Here’s T-Mobile … [read full article]

T-Mobile Tower Deal Leases 7,200 Locations For $2.4 Billion

T-Mobile USA has agreed to sell the rights to operate 7,200 of its wireless towers to Crown Castle International Corp in a deal worth $2.4 billion. In the deal announced this morning, Crown Castle also gains the option to pay another $2.4 billion to buy the towers from T-Mobile USA outright at the end of a 28 year term for each tower for another $2.4 billion. The towers will support enough space to accommodate at least … [read full article]

Likely Buyer Emerges For Purchase Of T-Mobile Towers

Cellphone tower operator Crown Castle International is now said to be the leading bidder on T-Mobile’s 7,000 towers in a deal worth more than $2 billion, said people familiar with the matter. According to the Wall Street Journal, rival tower operators American Tower and Global Tower Partners are still in the mix, but talks with Crown Castle are “more advanced after final bids landed in early July.” Negotiations with Crown Castle could still fail and it’s … [read full article]