Crown Castle bullish on spectrum build-out and SpaceX's terrestrial plans

Crown Castle sees carrier spectrum deployment as a key growth driver, with the FCC set to auction 160MHz of upper C-band by July 2027. The tower company says it can support SpaceX's terrestrial network ambitions after SpaceX's $17bn spectrum purchases from EchoStar and Grain Management. Its edge compute trial has passed 100 sites.

• FCC plans to auction 160MHz of upper C-band by July 2027
• SpaceX spent $17bn on AWS4, H Block and 800MHz spectrum
• AT&T bought 3.45GHz and 600MHz spectrum from EchoStar for $23bn
• Crown Castle's edge trial covers over 100 sites, with 5,000 structures identified