American Tower and Verizon announce new long-term agreement

Boston & New York, United States – American Tower Corporation and Verizon Communications announced that they have signed a new overarching lease agreement, facilitating Verizon’s on-going 5G network deployment across American Tower’s extensive U.S. portfolio of communications sites. The agreement provides a simplified and efficient leasing process through a contractual framework that will drive mutual growth and value over a multi-year period.

“This agreement represents another key milestone and an extension of our decades-long strategic partnership with Verizon,” says Steve Vondran, president – U.S. Tower Division, American Tower Corporation. “We look forward to supporting Verizon as they continue their accelerated and efficient 5G network build-out by utilising our distributed nationwide portfolio of high-quality communications sites.”

“Verizon continues to build and run the networks that drive innovation, digitisation and technological advancements that are changing our world. Efficient, long-term strategic partnerships with our vendors are critical to continue advancing the industry forward, and providing the network our customers have come to rely on,” says Heidi Hemmer, senior vice president of engineering at Verizon.

Comment on this article below or via Twitter: @VanillaPlus OR @jcvplus

RECENT ARTICLES

Verizon partners with Ribbon for network modernisation initiative

Posted on: April 26, 2024

Ribbon Communications has announced plans for a major network modernisation programme with Verizon to retire legacy TDM switching platforms and replace their function with modern cloud-based technologies.

Read more

The emerging role of satellites in expanding cellular networks

Posted on: April 25, 2024

Satellites are rapidly gaining prominence in the world of cellular communication. However, the full extent of their potential to complement terrestrial networks as well as phone services and broadband is

Read more