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HetNet Happenings – Episode 13: PCIA in review

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On this episode of HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes a look back at PCIA’s 2015 Wireless Infrastructure Show in Hollywood, Fla.

The Wireless Infrastructure Show brought together leaders from the distributed antenna system, small cell, Wi-Fi, tower and wireless infrastructure sectors.

Kinney hears from colleague Martha DeGrasse, an editor for RCR, and Mike Collado, VP of marketing, for SOLiD Technologies, about the latest in DAS technology.

Collado points to the increasing densification of metro networks as well as the apparent convergence of small cell and DAS.

Next up, CommScope’s Steve Kemp, manager of site solutions, talks with DeGrasse about the work the Texas-based company is doing in the small cell space.

From there, Nokia North America’s Chief Business Development Officer Chris Stark discusses the company’s vision for the connected future.

Once true heterogenous networks are created, with seamless hand-off between DAS, small cell, Wi-Fi and LTE networks, Stark envisions “mega city concepts” that push broad scale quality-of-life improvements for large groups of people.

He wonders how the world would change if each person is able to free up two additional hours each day with the help of robust technology deployments.

 

ABOUT AUTHOR

Sean Kinney, Editor in Chief
Sean Kinney, Editor in Chief
Sean focuses on multiple subject areas including 5G, Open RAN, hybrid cloud, edge computing, and Industry 4.0. He also hosts Arden Media's podcast Will 5G Change the World? Prior to his work at RCR, Sean studied journalism and literature at the University of Mississippi then spent six years based in Key West, Florida, working as a reporter for the Miami Herald Media Company. He currently lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.