Systems integrators who specialize in DAS deployments are working overtime to meet demand, and scrambling to find enough qualified RF engineers. "I have guys working 24 hours a day seven days a week. Obviously not one team, but it is not uncommon anymore for...
Wireless Telecom Group reported that its net sales were up 16% year-over-year, driven by strong growth in its network solutions segment.
The company designs and manufactures radio frequency and microwave-based products for wireless, including components for distributed antenna systems and technologies including Wi-Fi and WiMax....
CommScope Inc. recently posted on its blog an infographic capturing some of the on-going trends in in-building wireless.
Among the findings:
- Close to 80% of mobile data use occurs indoors, with usage dominated by smartphones.
- About 30 billion square meters of indoor commercial real estate...
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2014 is quickly becoming a tragic year for the tower industry. It is with a heavy heart we report that there have been two more tragic tower deaths this week. The...
Axell Wireless has installed its largest-ever public safety wireless system at One World Trade Center.
The distributed antenna system, or DAS, was implemented by Axell and systems integrator TechMer Inc., and covers One WTC, the tallest building in the U.S. and fourth-tallest in the world (TechMer's original . A...
Heterogenous Networks, or HetNets, are an increasingly important part of the wireless landscape in order to support denser networks and in-building coverage. RCR's weekly HetNet News column includes the latest on distributed antenna systems (DAS), Wi-Fi and small cells.Â
--Athena Wireless is showcasing its smoke-detector-sized,...
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Theories regarding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines 370 include one that could involve a cell tower. Some believe the plane took an alternate route, one that would have passed over a...
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Help a fallen climber
We lead this week's cell tower news with a plea to help a climber in need. Tommy Jeglum fell 50 feet from a tower last June and managed...
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Last week two of the biggest events in the world of telecom happened simultaneously: Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, and NATE UNITE in San Diego, California. As such, there's plenty...
Small cells were in the spotlight at this year's Mobile World Congress 2014 event, but distributed antenna systems continue to outpace small cells in terms of carrier spending. And in Barcelona, it was quite clear that DAS is not giving way to small cells....
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This week's update will be short and sweet since the industry is focused on all the happenings at NATE Unite and Mobile World Congress, so expect a lengthier update next week.
When...
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Ever since the fatalities a few weeks back, the tower industry has been very quiet. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) used the radio silence to write an open...
In-building wireless solutions continue to attract significant investment from operators and neutral host providers, with the $4.4 billion market projected to almost double by 2019. Alcatel-Lucent and TE Connectivity have joined forces in an effort to help operators cut costs on distributed antenna system...
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The tower tragedy in West Virginia we reported on last week that led to 3 deaths had something of a precedent for multiple parties involved. The towers are owned by...
Fiber optic broadband provider Fibertech Networks said that it has activated what it believes is the first outdoor metro small cell site in the country.
Fibertech did not name the "wireless carrier carrying commercial traffic" who is using the site, but noted that it holds contracts...
Two industry groups that support wireless infrastructure are asking the Federal Communications Commission to  "categorically exclude" distributed antenna systems and small cell deployments from environmental and historic review processes.
PCIA--The Wireless Infrastructure Association and the HetNet Forum have submitted comments in the FCC's’s proposed rulemaking on...
Tower providers, fiber players, integrators and others are focused on capturing business from the next round of U.S. mobile infrastructure expansion – small cells.
Introducing the PEAR M5542i from Galtronics. Today the company announced this low profile, MIMO, PIM Certified iDAS antenna, available commercially for cost-effective in-building small cell LTE applications.
Low Profile, 8.19" PIM Certified iDAS Antenna Commercially Available for Cost Effective In-Building Small Cell LTE Applications
TORONTO, ON--(Jan 28,...
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Super Bowl Sunday is less than a week away, so it's hard for sports fans to think of anything else,...
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Apple earnings: 3 key takeaways for carriers
For wireless carriers, Apple’s results offer further illustration of three key trends for the year ahead. Read More
H-Block auction update
It was a busy day for the Federal Communications Commission’s auction 96, with the H-Block bids now totaling...
Welcome to our weekly collection of all the top cell tower news stories, where we cover global, national, regional, local and distributed antenna system news. Crown Castle continues to make headlines with tower purchases, this time from CPS Energy. CPS Energy's tower sale is...
Welcome to our weekly collection of all the top cell tower news stories, where we cover global, national, regional, local and distributed antenna system stories. While hoopla surrounding the "polar vortex" may have subsided, we're still in the dead of winter in many parts...
Satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems LLC is partnering with Aruba Networks on a new managed Wi-Fi service for retailers which optimizes network traffic from the in-store wireless local area network (LAN) to the corporate wide-area network (WAN). The two companies said that the...
In 2013, we saw unprecedented growth of wireless data with no signs of slowing down. In order to respond to this unabated growth, we expect operators will utilize a wide range
