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SVP of Technology Dave Mayo said small cells haven’t been a big focus for carrier In a recent interview at the Tower and Small Cells Summit in Las Vegas, Dave Mayo, SVP of technology at T-Mobile US, discussed the surging carrier’s approach to small cells,...

Fiber-to-the-tower expansion supports carrier move toward network densification Fiber, backhaul and infrastructure services provider Zayo Group this week announced it has sold fiber-to-the-tower services applicable to 800 macro and small cell sites in the past 18 months. The company estimates the services will yield a more...

Self-organizing network capabilities for hetnet deployments In order to provide multivendor coordination, AirHop Communications unveiled its eSON software, which brings self-organizing network capability to heterogeneous network deployments. The new architecture is designed to allow for real-time management of radio resources along with interference management across multiple...

With the continued massive rollout of Long Term Evolution (LTE) and more and more operators becoming obsessed with staying up to date, the issues of limited spectrum remains. Multi-layer heterogeneous network layout including small cell base stations are  key for further enhancements of the...