Along with construction cranes raising its apartment buildings and hotels, developers behind Frisco Station in Frisco, Texas, are focused on another ingredient they see as essential for the mixed-use development: Laying the foundation for fast, reliable Internet.  

Developers of Frisco Station and Dallas-based AT&T announced Thursday that the $1.5 billion master-planned community will be one of the first in the country that's built from the ground up with infrastructure for 5G. The next-generation mobile network will help support the insatiable demand for video streaming, growing number of connected devices from digital assistants to refrigerators and emergence of new technologies, like autonomous cars and trucks.  

Frisco Station is on Dallas North Tollway and surrounds The Star, the Dallas Cowboys' headquarters and practice facility. The 242-acre development is being built by developers VanTrust and Hillwood and landowner Rudman Partnership. It will include office space, apartment buildings, hotels and retail, restaurant and entertainment space.