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I saw an article somewhere in the last few days that AT&T (I think, but it could have been Verizon) was going to be adding microcells to cover congested spots of a block or two like Sprint was talking about a year ago. Anyone know if Sprint is still looking to add these microcells? If I remember correctly the Sprint ones were small enough to put on stoplights.

 

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I saw an article somewhere in the last few days that AT&T (I think, but it could have been Verizon) was going to be adding microcells to cover congested spots of a block or two like Sprint was talking about a year ago. Anyone know if Sprint is still looking to add these microcells? If I remember correctly the Sprint ones were small enough to put on stoplights.

 

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Yes. Sprint is even doing a micro cell FIT with Nokia right now.

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Yes. Sprint is even doing a micro cell FIT with Nokia right now.

And have been doing tests with samsung and Alcatel-Lucent for a while if we recall their statements from last year and the recent Samsung Pico cells fcc certifications.

 

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I remember hearing from a sites acquisitions manager for Verizon , that they are partnering with Walmart for microcells

Walmart and Verizon? Bad combination. :(

 

 

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Interesting because I saw an article that Verizon was going to sell some of their towers. I think around 13,000 if I recall.

 

Why is that interesting or relevant?  Major operators routinely sell off some/all of their owned tower structures, then lease back space on them.

 

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Walmart and Verizon? Bad combination. :(

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I wish someone would get some small cells in Target's... They all seem to be the places where RF dies...even the WiFi inside sucks!
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Verizon has been very proactive installing microcells in the big package/home improvement stores. At least they were in the 1x/EVDO era. I have not kept up with their efforts in the LTE era.

 

Microcells or repeaters?

 

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