Anterix and Crown Castle Launch TowerX to Accelerate Utility Private LTE Deployments

The new TowerX service aims to overcome deployment bottlenecks by offering utilities quick access to reliable tower locations, reducing delays, and supporting the modernization of digital grid infrastructure through secure wireless networks.
Nov. 19, 2025
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Anterix and Crown Castle have introduced a new turnkey tower service designed to speed deployment of 900 MHz private LTE networks for utilities. The offering, called Anterix TowerX, combines access to a broad portfolio of qualified tower sites with standardized site-development processes intended to streamline planning and reduce delays.

The companies said the approach is meant to address one of the key bottlenecks in private LTE rollouts: securing and preparing tower locations that meet utility requirements for coverage, reliability, and long-term operations. Through TowerX, utilities can tap into Crown Castle’s national footprint of more than 40,000 tower sites while leveraging Anterix’s experience supporting private wireless networks for critical infrastructure.

“Every resilient grid starts with resilient infrastructure,” said Scott Lang, Anterix president & CEO. “TowerX is another example of Anterix’s role with our utility customers beyond simply offering spectrum, as it provides the infrastructure and insight utilities need to modernize their grids. Together with Crown Castle we’re reducing barriers, simplifying deployment, and helping utilities build smarter, stronger, and more secure private wireless networks.”

Crown Castle emphasized the importance of communications readiness as utilities add more digital systems, sensors, and distributed assets. “Utilities are at the center of the nation’s energy security, and reliable communications are fundamental to that mission,” said Dwayne Townsend, Vice President, Tower National Accounts, Crown Castle. “By leveraging our shared infrastructure, Crown Castle and Anterix are helping utilities deploy secure wireless networks faster, reduce capital cost, and de-risk critical infrastructure decisions to power the future grid.”

The companies also positioned TowerX as an extension of the broader Anterix Active Ecosystem, a group of more than 125 technology and infrastructure partners coordinating on private LTE solutions for utilities. By aligning work across spectrum, infrastructure, devices, and applications, the ecosystem aims to improve interoperability and reduce integration challenges as utilities scale digital grid operations.