BROWSING: Small Cells

In its latest Release 8 documentation, the Small Cell Forum makes the case for using sharing models to enable enterprises to take advantage of small cells. The key to multi-operator small cells, according to the industry advocacy group, is virtualization – separating the network...

DAS and small cells are garnering more attention, but macro sites are still the main deployment method for carriers. Macro sites are still a vital piece of the growing wireless network ecosystem in a time when some attention has shifted to distributed...

Representatives from AT&T and Verizon continued to see fixed wireless broadband services as initial 5G deployment models. DALLAS – The mobile telecom’s space push into “5G” technology was on center stage at this week’s 5G North America event, which officially kicked off with...

Current construction trends and tenant desires are somewhat at odds – at a time when building owners and lease holders increasingly view wireless as a utility, new construction geared toward energy efficiency often has the side effect of degrading wireless coverage. The obvious solution...

Enterprise demand represents huge opportunity for in-building wireless solution providers Right up there with electricity and water, in-building wireless connectivity is now expected, leading to its common description as the fourth utility. As carriers scale back investment on connecting anything but marquee venues like sports stadiums,...

AT&T explained a method for evaluating potential small cell deployment sites on a recent RCR Wireless News webinar. Paula Doublin, the carrier's well-known assistant VP for antenna solutions, said the picture above "started as a doodle," and evolved into a framework for comparing city...

This year’s Small Cells Americas Conference focused around talks on "5G," in-building infrastructure and the "internet of things." If there is one concept that filled the expo hall and session rooms as much as any other, it was network densification. What is network densification? There...

This year’s Small Cells Americas Conference focused around talks on "5G," in-building infrastructure and the "internet of things." If there is one concept that filled the expo hall and session rooms as much as any other, it was network densification. What is network densification? There...

DALLAS–Prabhakar Chitrapu, lead member of the technical staff for small cell platforms at AT&T, gave a presentation on the road to a 5G network as part of a workshop titled Small Cell Forum@SCWS: The Path to 5G Workshop at SCWS 2016. He mapped out some...

DALLAS–Prabhakar Chitrapu, lead member of the technical staff for small cell platforms at AT&T, gave a presentation on the road to a 5G network as part of a workshop titled Small Cell Forum@SCWS: The Path to 5G Workshop at SCWS 2016. He mapped out some...

DALLAS – Randall Schwartz, founder and consultant at broadband wireless consulting firm Wireless 20/20, gave a number of recommendations for breaking the dam holding back in-building deployment in a workshop titled "In-building wireless – how to create a win-win-win business model" at the recent...

DALLAS – Randall Schwartz, founder and consultant at broadband wireless consulting firm Wireless 20/20, gave a number of recommendations for breaking the dam holding back in-building deployment in a workshop titled "In-building wireless – how to create a win-win-win business model" at the recent...

Will the real estate industry bridge the gap? HOUSTON – Companies that make and market distributed antenna systems have known for years that carriers are unlikely to fund systems in small and medium-sized buildings. But many of those buildings are losing potential tenants because they don't...

HOUSTON – Cities need to act decisively to ensure that their citizens are not left behind by the next generation of wireless technology, according to wireless carriers and infrastructure providers who spoke on the topic at this year's HetNet Expo. Executives from AT&T, ExteNet Systems...

HetNet Expo 2016: Crown Castle sets the tone with bullish small cell projections HOUSTON – Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown told members of the Wireless Infrastructure Association that the industry is on the cusp of a major opportunity to deploy small cells in metropolitan areas....

HetNet Expo opens with emphasis on streamlined small cell and DAS deployments to support in-building wireless today, 5G tomorrow HOUSTON--The vision of 5G--ultra-dense networks and pervasive in-building wireless cellular connectivity--won’t be easy to realize. Massive network builds will require streamlined deployment models supported by realistic...

HetNet Expo opens with emphasis on streamlined small cell and DAS deployments to support in-building wireless today, 5G tomorrow HOUSTON – The vision of "5G" – ultra-dense networks and pervasive in-building wireless cellular connectivity – won’t be easy to realize. Massive network builds will require...

The companies helping Sprint deploy its ambitious small cell network have been largely silent for more than a year, but now Canada's DragonWave has announced its participation. Sprint will use DragonWave's packet microwave radio systems for wireless backhaul. DragonWave, which has worked with Sprint...

AUSTIN, Texas – AT&T outlined a vision for "5G" networks using millimeter wave technology at this year's Texas Wireless Summit. The carrier also demonstrated its 5G network technology with Ericsson. Arunabha Ghosh, director of wireless communications at AT&T Labs, said mm wave spectrum is plentiful but can...

Small cell and DAS deployments require careful planning and coordination of a number of different processes. Zoning, permitting, lease agreements, backhaul, power, and "negative assets" all need to be evaluated when a site is chosen. A new site's planned performance needs to be projected...

As discussion of 5G grows in the wireless industry, the question on everyone's minds is this: "When will 5G become a reality?" Durga Malladi, Senior VP of Engineering at Qualcomm Technologies explains that the question can be approached in two different ways: 1. The standardization process...

Higher education campuses are prime opportunities for cellular operators to grow coverage and expand services A seismic shift has occurred within the wireless industry: wireless operators are funding fewer in-building wireless projects. This trend informs that – among other things – the large venue market...

Dual-mode solution can support multiple operators, but not until mobile devices support CBRS As the debate intensifies over whether and how carriers should implement LTE in the 5 GHz spectrum band, a leading developer of indoor small cells is launching a less-contentious solution. SpiderCloud Wireless...

Spectrum sharing and small cell strategies need to adjust with the times in order to benefit carriers and consumers Hope is not a strategy, said someone wiser than me. Yet mobile network operators across the world appear to be adrift in an asteroid field of...