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What you've all been waiting for...Pics from a Network Vision site in Marengo, Illinois

Posted by S4GRU, in Author: Robert Herron 27 February 2012 · 2,343 views

Network Vision Samsung
  • Marengo, IL NV Site Photo - Looking into second cabinet
  • Marengo, IL NV Site Photo - Looking into first cabinet
  • Marengo, IL NV Site Photo - New NV Cabinets
  • Marengo, IL NV Site Photo - Looking at the feeds from cabinets into the tower base
  • Marengo, IL NV Site Photo - Looking at back of base cabinets
  • Marengo, IL NV Site Photo - Base Equipment cabinets up closer
  • Marengo, IL NV Site Photo - Base Equipment
  • Marengo, IL NV Site Photo - Zoom in of Antennas and RRU's a little farther out
  • Marengo, IL NV Site Photo - Zoom in of Antennas and RRU's a little farther out
  • Marengo, IL NV Site Photo - Zoom in of Antennas and RRU's from underneath
  • Marengo, IL NV Site Photo - Looking up the monopole tower

by Robert Herron
Sprint 4G Rollout Updates
Monday, February 27, 2012 - 7:01 PM MST


"Ladies and Gentlemen - We got him!"

That is assuming Network Vision sites are masculine.  What you all have been waiting for.  Real, true, bona fide Network Vision site photos!  S4GRU Member runagun drove out to Marengo, Illinois in the Sprint Chicago market to check out some Network Vision action for himself.  He had been seeing the reports on S4GRU.com about Network Vision in his area, and maybe even a tad skeptical, so he drove to a site to investigate for himself.

Marengo was touted as getting NV work this month in our S4GRU article, Samsung Network Vision/LTE Deployment schedule & details for Sprint's Chicago Market.  And we are relieved to find our information confirmed by the site visit!  Samsung is actively working on clusters as reported in the article.

Our keen spy was able to investigate and photograph the site with a subcontractor actually present.  Who was very helpful and answered questions.  I'll let the photos speak for themselves!

Special thanks to S4GRU member runagun for the photos!  Good job!




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Tommydaniel
Feb 27 2012 07:28 PM
Are the legacy cabinets going to be taken down or are they used for something after NV?
It's my understanding they will be removed after everything is hunky dory. I would guess a few weeks after the NV equipment is live, fully functioning and no problems occur.
I've seen ALcatel Lucent using tower cranes lifting new cabinets to the top of 6 story buildings recently.

I've seen ALcatel Lucent using tower cranes lifting new cabinets to the top of 6 story buildings recently.


If you get a chance to take a photo of that, send it to me! :tu:

- Robert
Definitely , and at the same time I will try to chat with one of those engineers.
I don't know why, but I acted like a preppy Japanese schoolgirl for a brief second after reading that headline.


Thank You.
Any chance for a breakdown on the individual pieces of equipment in the NV cabs as far as function/role in the site?
Runagun, Thanks a lot for those pictures!

Any chance for a breakdown on the individual pieces of equipment in the NV cabs as far as function/role in the site?


Jerald...it's not something I can do. But there are other S4GRU members here that can. Hopefully they will see your question and come to our rescue!
Thanks a lot runagun, has anyone been able to run a speedtest in any of the markets that are already underway?
Look at that second cabinet internal pic (last pic)-- they better watch the bend radius of those fiber patch cords!