Jay Brown on telecom mergers
From Business as Usual Featuring FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown · · Pittsburgh Technology Council
“The combination of Sprint and T-Mobile means there is now a third provider in the wireless industry that is well-capitalized. We are going to end up with four operators in the U.S. all building 5G networks with significant amounts of capital. This, combined with the additional spectrum bands the FCC is allocating, means the wireless experience is going to be greatly enhanced.”
On , Jay Brown, Former President & Chief Executive Officer at Crown Castle, spoke about telecom mergers during Business as Usual Featuring FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown on Pittsburgh Technology Council.
About Jay Brown
During an April 2020 webcast, Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown discussed the communications industry's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brown stated that the transition from 4G to 5G would be faster and more efficient, noting that 5G could connect millions of devices in a small area, with each device potentially generating only a few pennies of monthly revenue. He credited the FCC for setting parameters to help deploy wireless spectrum and said that shared costs across carriers lower prices for consumers. Brown also said that wireless connectivity requires funding and spectrum, and that the combination of Sprint and T-Mobile, along with investment from AT&T, Verizon, and Dish, has created well-capitalized providers building 5G networks. Brown thanked field workers who maintained network connectivity during the pandemic and saluted healthcare workers. He expressed willingness to participate as a guest judge in future events.