By Don Bishop.   An unwavering goal of Crown Castle International is to add more customers to its existing infrastructure, help carriers reduce their cost of implementation and operation of wireless infrastructure assets, and shorten the time to market for them. This led Crown Castle to enter the small cell and fiber business during the past five to 10 years, building up assets mostly in the top 30 U.S. markets.   This report is based on a transcript of the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference provided courtesy of Seeking Alpha.

Source: Visual Intelligence.   With a comprehensive, millimeter-accurate digital twin, a tower company can virtually inspect a tower, see if it has been constructed correctly, determine whether the tower’s structural integrity is intact, and run collocation scenarios.   www.aglmediagroup.com

By Vladan Jevremovic.   If antennas were made of opera singers, it would be much easier to understand how they do what they do.   www.aglmediagroup.com

By C. Todd Lopez.   Whether stateside, in international waters or in foreign countries, the U.S. Department of Defense finds itself in competition in the electromagnetic spectrum with adversaries, industries and communities.   www.aglmediagroup.com

By Scott Willis.   As 5G wireless networks are brought online, data volumes, power cost, backhaul and site acquisition for cell deployment will determine performance and quality of service.   www.aglmediagroup.com

By Jeana Durst.   To effectively meet the demand for 5G deployment, stakeholders must harness the power of data sharing and analytics — it starts with making four key mindset shifts.   www.aglmediagroup.com

By Amit Samani and Marc Bouvrette.   A smart airspace security program begins with diagnostics and scales from there to develop a smart security system that directly addresses an individual site’s needs.   www.aglmediagroup.com

By J. Sharpe Smith.   With a career spent zoning and permitting macro towers, and facilitating indoor DAS networks, Cathy Borten has worked to keep ordinances from impeding the progress of wireless technology.   www.aglmediagroup.com