Growth trends in enterprise and operator small cell investments
Small cell densification of LTE and 5G networks is a major priority for operators around the world. And given the vast addressable market opportunity using small cells to address in-building cellular experiences, there's significant growth in...
Massive small cell investment needed to support 5G
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission meets later today to, among other things, vote on a proposal that will streamline small cell deployment rules and, if adopted, make it easier for carriers to build out small cell sites...
Carrier sees public/private partnership model as potentially accelerating small cell deployments
Last week during Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles, AT&T announced a major IoT project with the city focused on driving efficiencies in traffic management, public safety, natural disaster preparedness and other applications...
FCC: Small cell order will create jobs, stimulate the economy
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Sept. 25 will vote on an order, proposed Sept. 4 by Commissioner Brendan Carr, that is designed to make it easier to deploy the small cell infrastructure, characterized by...
Spectrum is an operators’ money pit, and its cash cow, and 5G is unlikely to change that any time soon. But in the era of 5G, the focus will change from “how much” spectrum to “what kind”. The path to 5G commercial rollouts is...
Cities vs. small cells
The deployment of 5G is very much an exercise in network densification. Coming down from the macro tower, operators are deploying small cells and other integrated radio/antenna units connected to centralized baseband resources. And while regulators like the Federal Communications Commission...
AT&T said it has invested $1.2 billion to upgrade wireless and wireline infrastructure in certain areas across Tennessee between 2015-2017
Tennessee's wireless infrastructure saw a range of improvements during 2017, according to AT&T, which said that it deployed new distributed antenna systems and expanded existing...
As buildings become smarter, the need to propagate signals will be challenged by a myriad of factors including the age of the building, the materials used in construction, the needs of a potentially diverse tenant base, and physical location just to name a few....
All-wireless small cells touted as plug and play for easy installation
Building classes of all types need indoor cellular connectivity whether it's provided by DAS, small cells, boosters, whatever. Sensitivity to aesthetic concerns also comes with a range of end-user needs. An industrial warehouse, for...
The carrier said the small cell deployment is part of the an integrated energy-savings-as-a-service initiative
Sprint's Sprint Magic Box small cell is slated for deployment in approximately 100 buildings in Pittsburgh, Penn., to provide connectivity for the nation's first fully-integrated energy-savings-as-a-service initiative.
BOSS Controls, an IoT...
ExteNet aims to complete the acquisition of Hudson Fiber Network during the second half of 2018
ExteNet Systems, a developer and operator of distributed networks, has announced an agreement to acquire Hudson Fiber Network (HFN), a New Jersey-based data transport provider.
ExteNet Systems said that the...
Densifying the networks with small cells is a key part to making 5G a reality, but the most dense small cell networks are still in 4G.
Network densification has been used in 4G LTE for a while. As the 3GPP standards committee meets in Busan,...
Zinwave CTO says OnGo is 'the space to watch'
The 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band is poised of offer both operator and other market entrants prioritized access to valuable new spectrum in support of private LTE, the internet of things (IoT) and...
Verizon pre-standard fixed 5G paves the way for fixed 5G NR and mobile 5G
AUSTIN, Texas--While the initial slate of Verizon 5G fixed wireless deployments will be based on the carrier's Technical Forum standard, those sites will quickly be upgraded to the non-standalone 5G New...
European carriers expected to deploy 412,000 non-residential small cells this year
Europe accounted for 13.7% of all non-residential small cell deployments last year, according to the latest report by the Small Cell Forum. Last year, carriers in the region deployed 208,000 small cells. In total, 1.52...
The Asia Pacific region led the small cell market last year, mainly due to large deployments in China and India
A total of 2.3 million small cell units were shipped during 2017 globally, an increase of 39% year over year, according to a new study...
Some small cell deployments no longer subject to federal review
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted along party lines 3-2 yesterday to make it easier for operators to deploy small cell infrastructure in an effort to hasten network densification in support of 5G commercialization....
Utah small cell bill comes ahead of Thursday FCC vote
Yesterday Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed into law Senate Bill 189, the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act, which is designed to make it easier for operators to deploy small cell infrastructure. The bill accomplishes this...
The Chinese vendor said it expects to ship 300,000 small cells this year globally
BARCELONA- ZTE expects to see growing business opportunities with 5G in Asian and European markets, ZTE’s SVP and president of wireless product operation division, James Zhang, told reporters.
The executive said that...
While the telecom industry at large is keenly focused on boosting LTE capacity on the road to commercialization of 5G, there are still many markets that rely on 3G networks to provide reliable coverage and capacity. In Belgium, operator Telenet is planning a mass...
Small cell agreement includes enterprise, CBRS and multi-operator units
As operators continuously densify their networks, small cell deployments are set for a big year in 2018. Sprint and T-Mobile US, for instance, have made clear plans to deploy thousands of small cells this year. At...
Unlicensed spectrum creates opportunity for carriers to add capacity and for enterprises to deploy private LTE networks
For both voice and data connectivity, as well as support for internet of things-type devices, operators are working to keep up with insatiable and steadily-increasing demand for capacity....
Sprint also working with Altice to use cable plant for small cell deployments
As Sprint continues efforts to use small cell deployments to densify its network, the role of partnering with cable companies was again highlighted this week as the carrier announced it would work...
40% of operators to deploy 100-350 small cells per square kilometer by 2020
Small cell deployments are poised for a dramatic uptick as operators hone network densification plans as 5G networks come to life, according to new research published by the Small Cell Forum.
The paper,...
