Steel in the Air President Ken Schmidt has some recent analysis of what the national distribution of 100,000 small cells over the next few years could look like, if you assume that deployment will more or less follow population. His estimates crown California as the undisputed small cell champ (shocker!), with more than 12,000 small cells; followed by Texas with nearly 8,400. Schmidt notes that in reality, the deployment of small cells isn’t only based on population (and therefore, presumed need for capacity) — you have to factor in population density in different areas, carriers’ spectrum positions in various markets, market competition and how easy or difficult the permitting process is. Still, it’s an intriguing exploration of potential small cell activity.
To show the impact of 100,000 small cells being deployed in the US over the next few years, we looked at total population per state and created this map which assumes that small cell deployment will follow population. https://t.co/Ytij7uJ4Yd
#celltowers #smallcells #telecoms pic.twitter.com/3E2Cre54xk— Ken Schmidt (@steelintheair) March 22, 2018
Nokia was demonstrating its CBRS spectrum access system for the Federal Communications Commission this week. Can this be taken as any hint that we might actually see some resolution on the CBRS framework, at some point, some day? Commissioner Michael O’Reilly tweets that “we’re getting closer!”
Many thanks to @nokia for demonstrating @FCC tech center their #cbrs (3.5 – 3.7 GHz) SAS. We’re getting closer! pic.twitter.com/RmMCuLJREk
— Mike O’Rielly (@MPORielly) March 22, 2018
T-Mobile US appears to be making good on its 600 MHz build out, with CTO Neville Ray tweeting that the carrier has “added lowband LTE to 100s of sites in just two weeks, which means more and better coverage.”
Our network team added lowband LTE to 100s of sites in just two weeks, which means more and better coverage. And #WeWontStop!! @TMobile @MetroPCS #AcrossTheGrid pic.twitter.com/bO8RSNSDxg
— Neville (@NevilleRay) March 21, 2018
Ransomware has struck the city of Atlanta, with city systems being held hostage for a reported $51,000 and employees being told to turn off their PCs.
Atlanta city government systems down due to ransomware attack https://t.co/SnDtjrhmp4 by @thepacketrat
— Ars Technica (@arstechnica) March 22, 2018
Mayor @KeishaBottoms holds a press conference regarding the security breach. https://t.co/h1WlcyUc6x
— City of Atlanta, GA (@CityofAtlanta) March 22, 2018
City customers are stuck paying bills by phone.
#DWM customers are able to pay their bills by phone at 404-546-0311. Press #1. https://t.co/VdgTxluMha
— Kishia L. Powell (@COO_KLP) March 22, 2018
In the European Union, a new program launched this week to fund public Wi-Fi hot spots, to the tune of about $150 million. The European Commission launched a web portal this week where municipalities can register ahead of the first call for projects next month. Cities and towns will be able to apply for vouchers worth about $18,000 to set up free public Wi-Fi networks, with the stated goal of providing “every European village and every city with free wireless internet access around the main centers of public life by 2020.”
Today we launch the #WiFi4EU portal. Municipalities can now register for EU financing of free wireless internet hotspots in public spaces → https://t.co/zQRJkYvZqC pic.twitter.com/0r6DI9LURY
— European Commission 🇪🇺 (@EU_Commission) March 20, 2018
With #WiFi4EU, we offer €120 million to local communities across the EU to bring #WiFi to areas where a similar public or private offer doesn't yet exist. It should offer residents & visitors all the benefits of a good internet connectivity https://t.co/4MDtmlZHEB #ThisIsTheEU pic.twitter.com/dAtkyE0cGR
— Roberto Viola (@ViolaRoberto) March 21, 2018
Dropping this here without comment:
OH (from an awesome Lyft driver): “Today has been great. I’ve been blessed by the algorithm.”
Immediately had an eerie feeling that this could become an increasingly common way to describe a day.
— Keith Coleman 🌱😀🙌 (@kcoleman) March 16, 2018
This is a pretty cool IoT use case, outlining the use of sensors and IBM artificial intelligence at a vineyard:
IBM loaded a 10-acre patch of a California vineyard with sensors to develop its new geospatial analytics service: https://t.co/Z9mnClg4Sv pic.twitter.com/cD8g7pLJKx
— IEEE Spectrum (@IEEESpectrum) March 17, 2018
And finally, it is #NationalPuppyDay. There’s a Friday hashtag if ever there was one.
Live every day like it's #NationalPuppyDay. pic.twitter.com/PON4KMk1Ua
— T-Mobile (@TMobile) March 23, 2017
Happy #NationalPuppyDay! Today we especially remember these two good boys, Jake and Scout, pictured here with their human, Leland Melvin (@Astro_Flow). This is one of the most popular astronaut portraits ever taken! You don't have to be a dog lover to know why. pic.twitter.com/83wzImsWNa
— NASA History Office (@NASAhistory) March 23, 2018
It's #NationalPuppyDay so we wanted to share this adorable footage of German Shepard puppies learning to swim! pic.twitter.com/iM1nkuSMST
— Animal Planet (@AnimalPlanet) March 23, 2018
