MD5G: Next steps for improving mobile broadband in Montgomery County

Most people rely on their smartphones for daily communication and internet access. As a result, mobile network operators are handling massive amounts of new traffic. Ericsson reported that mobile network data traffic grew 40% between 2021 and 2022. We now have to think of technologies and infrastructure like small cells and fiber, which are critical for transmitting data, in the same way we think of power lines—as essential to modern life.