Jump to content

Sprint wants to save $1B by relocating towers

JeffDTD

By JeffDTD
in General Topics

 Share

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 165
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

lilotimz
lilotimz

Stop fear mongering.   What the report is stating corresponds to recent sprint executive moves with hiring regional market managers.   This is no doubt a signal that sprints wants to do more verti

Dkoellerwx
Dkoellerwx

The article almost sounds like it is someone misinterpreting the small cell deployment plan, which would be utilizing government property (utility poles, street lights, other property like that) and i

travismheim
travismheim

I don't really see an issue with relocating sites to cheaper locations if it can provide comparable coverage. Sites get relocated all the time for various reasons, saving money is a legitimate reason

Posted Images

chamb Member Level: 4G WiMax

chamb

Posted
Posted

Correct me if I am wrong but Clearwire was a big user of microwave backhaul.

I was a Clearwire user and it worked well as long as there was no heavy rain within

25 miles. Heavy rain was certain to cause interruptions because microwave is

sensitive to things like that.

If the microwave system is designed/engineered/installed properly, this can be minimized and be almost non-existent. I personally operated a 6 Gig microwave system that never failed for 15 years. This was with nasty rain/snow/ice storms in each of the years.

The system did get a little close to the edge at times, but it was designed to have enough margin so it would continue to work in horrible conditions, and it did.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
tyroned3222 Member Level: 4G WiMax

tyroned3222

Posted
Posted

Man, even Softbank stock is taking a hit. I guess that's normal, considering they own 83% of Sprint.

Sprint/softbank.... are just taking hits left and right.... most of all markets that are band 25 only are getting 250$ bill credits... you can choose to get it all upfront or spread it around. All these rumors aren't helping them ether.

 

Sent from my SM-G928P using Tapatalk

Link to comment
Share on other sites
bcltoys Member Level: 3G EVDO

bcltoys

Posted
Posted

Well I know in my part Maryland ,Cecil county there are 4 tower that have not been touched as far as equipment all are still legacy equipped there are two state owned tower's below the C and D canal and one just below Cecil county in Kent county the backhaul to these tower's go thur Maryland broadband coop. That could work here but coverage would shrink. We will see

Link to comment
Share on other sites
mhammett Member Level: 4G WiMax

mhammett

Posted
Posted

Correct me if I am wrong but Clearwire was a big user of microwave backhaul.

I was a Clearwire user and it worked well as long as there was no heavy rain within

25 miles. Heavy rain was certain to cause interruptions because microwave is

sensitive to things like that.

All it takes is proper engineering. Most of the long haul phone and TV traffic in the US ran over microwave for 30+ years. It can be done, just don't cut corners.

 

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
joshuam Member Level: eHRPD

joshuam

Posted
Posted

Well I know in my part Maryland ,Cecil county there are 4 tower that have not been touched as far as equipment all are still legacy equipped there are two state owned tower's below the C and D canal and one just below Cecil county in Kent county the backhaul to these tower's go thur Maryland broadband coop. That could work here but coverage would shrink. We will see

I live in Harford County...Cecil is like a black hole for Sprint. Even along the interstate. I wonder why they have neglected that area so much?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
tyroned3222 Member Level: 4G WiMax

tyroned3222

Posted
Posted

I live in Harford County...Cecil is like a black hole for Sprint. Even along the interstate. I wonder why they have neglected that area so much?

I heard, sprint is still having lots of issues getting site approvals to switch over to network vision.

 

Sent from my SM-G928P using Tapatalk

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Dkoellerwx Member Level: LTE Advanced

Dkoellerwx

Posted
Posted

What sub-directory is the thread. I cannot access it from work? Is it another "Members Only folder"?

No, it is in the general topics forum. If you can access this one, then there is no reason you should not be able to access the other thread.

 

Sent from my LG G4

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Deval Member Level: LTE Advanced

Deval

Posted
Posted

A point about backhaul that I'm not sure people are aware of. The fiber used from the cell sites is not routed the same way your home internet would be. In order to get fiber backhaul, the link has to go directly to the switch site, not touching the Internet along the way. Usually that's where the AAVs and LECs come into play, since they have last-mile fiber and can provide point to point connections. 

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
tyroned3222 Member Level: 4G WiMax

tyroned3222

Posted
Posted

A point about backhaul that I'm not sure people are aware of. The fiber used from the cell sites is not routed the same way your home internet would be. In order to get fiber backhaul, the link has to go directly to the switch site, not touching the Internet along the way. Usually that's where the AAVs and LECs come into play, since they have last-mile fiber and can provide point to point connections.

Did anyone hear about sprint getting most of there proposals rejected by city / town for small cells?

 

Sent from my SM-G928P using Tapatalk

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...