Fiber
Zayo, Nvidia Team Up to Expand Fiber for AI Traffic
Zayo will build, own and operate more than 8,000 miles of new fiber, with Nvidia as an early customer.
Wireless
Tower Companies Optimistic Amid Spectrum Auctions, Potential AI Deployments
SBA Communications has been in early talks with satellite companies about terrestrial deployments
Wireless
Dish Seeking to Freeze Tower Suits
A judge pushed back the company’s bankruptcy timeline
Wireless
Towers Worry Dish Bankruptcy Could Drain Escrow
Crown Castle objected to an intercompany loan
People
Sampath Named Zayo CEO
The former Verizon consumer group CEO will take over Sept. 1, 2026
People
Top EchoStar Executive Hamid Akhavan Resigns
Tower companies are trying to slow Dish Wireless’s bankruptcy proceeding
mergers
Zayo Completes Crown Castle Fiber Acquisition
The $8.5 billion deal expands Zayo’s network by 90,000 route miles.
Wireless
Tower Company SBA Mulling Sale: Report
It’s the third largest public tower company in the U.S.
Infrastructure
INCOMPAS Backing Maryland ISP’s Preemption Bid
FCC preemption extends to networks providing both broadband and telecom services, the trade group argued.
Spectrum
Dish Continuing to Fight Tower Lawsuits
The company is looking to combine the seven federal cases it’s facing.
Spectrum
WIA Report: Dish Accounted for 5-7 Percent of All Tower Rental Revenue
An ally of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr wrote the agency in favor of the tower companies.
Open Access
Open Access Networks Gain Momentum as Industry Shifts Toward Shared Infrastructure
Industry leaders say the broadband sector is increasingly embracing open access and shared network infrastructure models that were once considered off-limits in the U.S. market.
Earnings
EchoStar Down 9,000 Mobile Subs
CEO Ergen said company had settled ‘hundreds’ of contract disputes.
Infrastructure
Tower Companies Not Letting up on Push for EchoStar Deal Conditions
The Wireless Infrastructure Association made its case to the FCC’s top lawyer.
Infrastructure
Dish Default Causing Crown Castle to Accelerate Layoffs
Crown Castle said there are now at least six lawsuits against Dish Wireless.
Spectrum
Dish Defaults on American Tower Payments
Dish is arguing it is exempt from contracts after its parent company EchoStar reached deals to sell much of its spectrum.
