BROWSING: Small Cells

Kathrein segment acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of this year Ericsson is bolstering its 5G antennas portfolio, announcing its plans to acquire German company Kathrein's antenna and filters unit for an undisclosed sum. The purchase will bring about 4,000 additional employees to...

5G is the fifth generation of wireless networking. And while 5G doesn’t exist yet — and won’t be available for widespread use until the 2020s — the performance goals it promises are unprecedented for wireless networks. As a result, the projected performance of 5G has...

Small Cell Forum and the CBRS Alliance have agreed to work together to drive development and promote the adoption of OnGo solutions for the 3.5 GHz ecosystem. OnGo is the brand for LTE-based solutions for use in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service band. The two organizations said that...

  The Australian carrier plans to deploy 1,200 5G sites across Australia’s main regions by March 2020   Australian carrier Optus has signed a partnership with Ericsson to deploy 50 5G sites across the cities of Sydney and Melbourne over the coming months as part of Optus’...

  The German carrier aims to launch a new 5G trial near Frankfurt in Q2 Deutsche Telekom announced plans to set up new 5G test areas across Germany this year, the telco said in a statement. The operator said that it aims to launch a 5G test...

  The global outdoor advertising company said that small cells will be deployed in ten cities across France   Global outdoor advertising company JCDecaux has announced that will provide support for French telecoms operators to roll out small cells in around ten French cities in 2019. The company...

The city of Bellevue, Washington, is preparing for 5G with the adoption of a new process to make small cell deployment easier. The city, where T-Mobile US is headquartered, said that its reexamination of its city code and processes were a response to the new...

  The firm aims to deploy between 10,000 and 15,000 small cells this year Crown Castle expects to deploy approximately 20,000 small cell nodes in 2020 and beyond, CEO Jay Brown said during a conference call with investors. The executive also confirmed that the company aims to...

The FCC order took effect on Jan. 14 Last year the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, with an eye on supporting domestic 5G deployment rollouts, passed an order superseding city-level controls associated with siting wireless infrastructure. The order kicked in on Jan. 14 following a Jan....

The term “logging off” may soon cease to exist thanks to the much-anticipated arrival of 5G. The newest mobile network is set to roll out next year, with promises of flexible, reliable and secure wireless network access from just about anywhere. And we mean anywhere....

Phoenix Tower International is boosting its U.S. presence and small cell site portfolio with the acquisition of Syscom Telecom, a small cell deployment specialist. Phoenix Tower said that the purchase gives it 80,000 marketable small cell sites in the U.S. Financial terms of the deal...

A bit of background The deployment of the new 5G network presents a unique challenge to our regulatory system.  Far from the 100-foot lattice towers and monopoles of 3G and 4G past, 5G capability will largely be the task of small cell deployments in the...

The wireless industry has undergone dramatic changes this year. We’re moving ever-closer to 5G availability. The FCC held a vote on eliminating the personal use restriction in Part 20.21 for cell signal boosters, and LEED-certified buildings, while rising in popularity, contain materials that block...

Sprint CTO highlights investments in small cells, massive MIMO and more Sprint CTO John Saw, in a recent blog post, described 2018 as a "banner year" for the carrier, which is moving toward a merger with T-Mobile US pending further regulatory reviews, but still executing...

Current network investments key to merged Sprint, T-Mobile US Sprint CFO Andrew Davies, speaking earlier this month at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Leveraged Finance Conference in Boca Raton, Florida, described the network investment strategy that colors decision-making as regulators review a proposal for...

By 2020, large-scale 5G commercial deployments are expected to begin with faster data speeds, increased bandwidth per unit, lower latency, and support for more connected devices. Before these deployments make their way across the U.S. and the world, there must be a standardized approach...

  Arqiva said the small cell pilot will allow carriers to test 5G capabilities in Hammersmith and Fulham districts UK communications infrastructure firm Arqiva and compatriot fiber provider CityFibre have launched a pilot of wholesale, 5G-ready small cell infrastructure in London. The two partners said that the...

As revenue per bit falls and demand rises, mobile network operators (MNOs) are looking for ways to increase network capacity and reduce cost.  Trends for accomplishing this include densification, e.g., small cells, cloudification for resource “elasticity”, and centralization of the RAN, i.e., C-RAN.  A...

Verizon will "significantly expand" its LTE small cell network in Boston Verizon is deepening its network infrastructure relationship with the city of Boston, with an updated 10-year agreement that touches on everything from small cell deployments to the carrier's presence in the city and digital equity. Verizon...

  Westell is working on an enterprise CBRS offering with ip.access Westell Technologies is currently working with U.K. firm ip.access on the development of a small cell product for enterprise that would use LTE in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum, the company’s President and CEO...

Network infrastructure to support 5G roll-outs is a significant opportunity for cable companies, Dave Morley, director of 5G & Regulatory for Shaw Communications' Freedom Mobile, said during a recent panel presentation. Morley delved into the Canadian company's approach to small cell deployments in both a...

Sprint deployed 19,000 2.5 GHz outdoor small cells in the last year In parallel with its Q2 2018 financial statement, Sprint announced it has deployed LTE-Advanced network technologies nationwide and is providing gigabit-class service in more than 225 cities. Sprint Chief Technology Officer John Saw,...

CommScope's director of network engineering talks CBRS, small cell concealment ATLANTA--With the finalization of the rules for the Citizens Broadband Radio service this week, CBRS is moving ever closer to commercialization. CommScope has been gearing up to support that commercialization for a number of years now,...

  Crown Castle said its pipeline of contracted small cells nodes to be constructed over the next 18-24 months stands at 35,000 Crown Castle expects to deploy between 10,000 and 15,000 small cells in 2019, CEO Jay Brown said during an earnings call with analysts. “In addition...