Crown Castle is a U.S.-focused communications infrastructure company organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, operates and leases shared wireless infrastructure. Its primary business consists of providing tower-based site leases, small cell networks and fiber solutions that support mobile voice and data transmission for wireless carriers, cable companies and other enterprise customers. The company’s assets are positioned to enable network coverage and capacity, including the densification projects associated with 4G LTE and 5G deployments.
Its product and service offerings include ground-based tower sites that host multiple wireless operators, distributed small cell nodes and associated fiber backhaul used to connect sites into carrier networks, and site development and maintenance services. Crown Castle typically enters long-term lease agreements with carriers, offering colocations and managed site services that support network planning, construction and ongoing operations.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Crown Castle’s operations are concentrated across the United States, with a portfolio comprising thousands of towers and a growing footprint of small cells and fiber in urban and suburban markets. The company serves national wireless carriers, regional operators and enterprise customers that require access to infrastructure to expand coverage, increase capacity and implement next-generation wireless services.
Over time, Crown Castle has grown through infrastructure investment and strategic acquisitions to align its asset base with evolving wireless industry needs. As a publicly traded REIT, the company emphasizes long-term lease contracts and infrastructure scale as core elements of its strategy to generate stable, recurring revenue and support ongoing network investment by its customers. Corporate governance and an executive management team oversee operations, network deployment and customer relationships.