The small cell market has seen its share of ups and downs in the past few years, with initial hype for the technology not panning out as quickly as many had hoped. But 2015 seems to have been a turning point for small cells,...
Managing a large venue neutral host distributed antenna system project is a challenging endeavor. These projects can make the best project manager dig deep into their toolkit of skills and expertise. The reader may assume these skills are technical by nature, but the challenge...
Value-added resellers help DAS vendors target enterprise customers
How real is the market for enterprise DAS? The companies that make and market distributed antenna systems know they need to convince enterprises to finance their own in-building systems instead of waiting for the wireless carriers to...
The introduction of new cellular technologies has significantly improved spectral efficiency; however, data demand has outpaced the spectral efficiency benefit. Cellular spectrum holdings cannot keep up with mobile data growth. For operators to meet data demand and retain profitability despite a falling cost per...
Carriers upgrades DAS, small cells, cells on wheels and more ahead of big game
More than 75,000 football fans are expected to descend on the San Francisco metropolitan area for the Feb. 7 Super Bowl. To keep up with the expected demand for LTE capacity,...
Corning Optical breaks down the various wireless power solutions
As in-building wireless usage continues to grow, building owners must find ways to meet the cellular coverage and capacity needs – both today and tomorrow – for their employees, tenants, guests, patients or fans. Regardless of...
Cobham Wireless predicts increased focus on network densification in 2016
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
Universal cellular coverage is now seen as...
Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US and Sprint have worked together to bring LTE service to all of Chicago’s more than 400,000 daily subway passengers. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Transit Authority said the move makes Chicago the largest public transit in...
Small cell and distributed antenna system networks have become important and fast growing complements to deploying new spectrum and adding additional macro towers as U.S. mobile operators are focused on densifying their networks in urban areas. Small cells are becoming more common as an...
AT&T Mobility, Sprint and an unnamed third wireless carrier will partner with Cox Business and InSite Wireless Group on a new distributed antenna system to beef up wireless connectivity at the Las Vegas Convention Center ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in January.
The companies...
For the National Association of Tower Erectors, 2015 was a fruitful year. This year saw the establishment of the National Wireless Safety Alliance, which began holding its first certification programs, and the Unmanned Aerial Systems committee created to address the growth of drone use...
The latest and greatest in enterprise small cells, DAS/RAN integration and carrier 5G outlook were all on display at the recent LTE North America show. RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes you inside.
On this episode of HetNet Happenings, Kinney takes a look...
Today we find our mobile phones as devices we simply cannot live without. They are our camera, video recorder, email device, social media access device, text messaging device, book, newspaper, gaming device, and oh yeah... our mobile telephone. We expect these devices to work...
iGR report projects that five year 2016 U.S. DAS capex will exceed $19 billion while U.S. DAS capex and opex spending will exceed $23 billion
(Video) Iain Gillott, founder and president of iGR Research, shares his recently released 2016 U.S. DAS forecast along with predictions...
A distributed antenna system is a go-to solution for bringing multicarrier cellular connectivity throughout a large venue like a stadium, but the same refined deployment also works for outdoor spaces.
At Soldier Field in Chicago – home of the NFL's Chicago Bears – AT&T and...
Investor Marc Ganzi has completed his company's purchase of ExteNet Systems, raising more than $1.4 billion in debt and equity. That amount represents the price paid for ExteNet as well as "dry powder" to invest in ExteNet's business and in future acquisitions.
"We plan to...
Variables such as cable performance, throughput levels, connectivity and passive intermodulation are key indicators of network functionality. Contractors must test and measure all these factors in order for carriers to sign off on a site activation. With the growth of small cells and distributed...
Mobilitie, the country's largest privately-held wireless infrastructure provider, announced it will receive a $325 million debt investment from CIT Bank N.A. and TD Securities to bolster its distributed antenna systems, small cell, macro site and Wi-Fi business.
The investment comes on the back of industry...
DAS providers are keenly aware of the need reduce the cost and footprint of their systems as they target more enterprise customers. Alcatel-Lucent is keenly aware of the need to keep innovating in high-growth areas as it prepares to merge with Nokia. One answer...
The New York City subway system is getting a big expansion to its wireless network. Solid and Transit Wireless announced 20 stations in the Bronx and 17 in upper Manhattan would be receiving wireless service.
The network will use Solid’s distributed antenna systems to bring...
Walk test measurements are needed in most cases to verify in-building deployment. In-building measurements are time consuming and expensive. In order to be efficient, both the data collection and following analysis needs to be executed professionally to ensure the number of visits to the...
Test and measurement leader Anritsu debuts certification programs for active, passive DAS
In-building wireless connectivity—be it from a small cell or distributed antenna systems (DASs)—is an essential mentioned by many consumers in the same breath as water and electricity.
In addition to the current red hot...
PCIA’s HetNet Expo brings together mobile operators, tower companies, equipment vendors, infrastructure service providers, legal experts and industry analysts. At this year’s show, it was clear that the distinction between distributed antenna systems and small cells is blurring, as carriers look for network architectures...
LOS ANGELES – All four nationwide carriers are set to invest in small cells and distributed antenna systems next year, with the two largest carriers leading the way. That forecast comes from Marc Ganzi, the wireless investor who founded Global Tower Partners and sold...
