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  1. bigmachine
    I understand the CAPEX restrictions and appreciate the logic of using a higher structure. (And your analysis is probably correct.) However, to say that it makes sense to submit proposals that only take into consideration technical requirements is ignoring the much larger world of politics and community activism. I would like to see Mobilitie and Sprint succeed. I'm just concerned that some of these proposals are begging for opposition which will result in delays and additional expenses.
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    I should have been more clear. I was in a hurry when I wrote that. A vast majority of the sites in L.A. are on existing street light poles, and most people probably won't notice them. My concern was specifically about sites that are likely to get negative attention from community members. I think with some proposals Mobilitie is going to face a lot of opposition which is going to result in delays and extra costs.
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    ANSI standard setting for a 75 ft. wood pole is about 10 ft. So, you're still looking at about 65 ft. above ground. I stopped by a proposed Mobilitie site in Los Angeles, and I can't imagine the neighbors are going to be very happy when they find out there's a 75 foot pole going up in their front yards. I want these small cells badly, but someone isn't using common sense with some of these proposed sites.
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    Report: SoftBank may be willing to give up control in a T-MOBILE merger. http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN15W26E
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    This offer by Verizon is very tempting. In Los Angeles there's no denying that Verizon has the superior network when it comes to implemented coverage and capacity. Sprint happens to work well for me, so switching may be more effort than it's worth. Also, there are finally signs that Mobilitie is building out more small cells in the market, which I think could help significantly. But Sprint, you're on notice. Other carriers are starting to look very attractive.
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    It looks like you may have to request a public records search if there's no permit search capability: http://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/government/public-information-requests
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    It's almost impossible to search permit records en masse in LA, so count yourself lucky that you can even track that!
  8. bigmachine
    It's good to see more Nokia gear in this market. Also, the placement of this site is interesting. It's very close to a macro site (as in 1500 ft. or so away). It seems to strategically fill in an area that might be in a signal "shadow" due to some structures in the way.
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    Here's a link to the full res picture, but it's just an iPhone pic: http://imgur.com/qQlfRI9 And here's a much better closeup of a similar setup from Jonathan Kramer's site. The only difference is a missing cover on the post of the top mounted antenna: http://wireless.blog.law/2016/10/23/mobilities-walrus-design/
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    The Mobilitie small cell invasion has begun creeping toward Universal City and just SE of Burbank. They seem to have streamlined the design and installation to something more visually appealing than the initial batch in K-Town and Hollywood.
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    That's awesome news! JWMaloney's map is far superior in utility, size and general appearance. I'm glad to see a willingness on Sprint's part to be entrepreneurial in its effort to improve their maps.
  12. bigmachine
    LTE 3500? Sprint must be serious about small cells!
  13. bigmachine
    Already mentioned in the investing thread, but this might be the "cool" announcement: http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-06/japan-s-softbank-to-invest-50-billion-in-the-u-s-trump-says
  14. bigmachine
    Sprint is promoting the launch of LTE Plus in the LA Metro market. I received an email from them this morning announcing "a faster, better network experience." I personally have not noticed a difference. Of course I don't have a 3xCA capable phone.
  15. bigmachine
    Is that a rhetorical question?
  16. bigmachine
    Landlines and power still remain out of service in Ormond Beach, Florida after Matthew but Sprint service held up. Getting through takes a few tries, but it does work. Kudos to Sprint.
  17. bigmachine
    Mexico is sending all its bad signals and interference over here. (Maybe some of the signals are OK.) We're going to build a Faraday Wall and AT&T Mexico is going to pay for it.
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    That was a clever way to get a response. It basically aligns with what I was told.
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    Speaking of a growing number of B41 sites have you noticed any new Mobilitie sites? I've seen a few added around the first sites in the K-town area, mostly north and west of there.
  20. bigmachine
    To follow up on this more, in my limited understanding, there is the IBEZ, the 110km of separation from the border and then there is a bigger region of frequency coordination in SoCal (NPSPAC Region 5.) If you look at this document, on page 24, you can see a map which shows the IBEZ (they call it the "MBR") and the NPSPAC Regions affected by the MBR. http://www.800ta.org/content/resources/NPSPAC_Region5_Presentation_TAWeb.pdf Also notice how Nevada (Las Vegas) is not impacted by the MBR. So that may be why Vegas gets B26 but we have to wait. Anecdotally, it seems like narrowband (1x voice) is permitted in the region outside of the IBEZ/MBR, but possibly not wideband (LTE).
  21. bigmachine
    I'm sure Sprint is motivated to get B26 rolled out in LA as fast as possible but there are factors out of their control.
  22. bigmachine
    I asked a similar follow up question and was told that estimate applied to the entire market.
  23. bigmachine
    I recently emailed Günther Ottendorfer and got a response from another Sprint employee that all of LA Metro won't be getting B26 until 2H2018. That seemed contrary to the public opinion about San Bernardino being the holdup in this market, so I pressed them about it and they cited frequency clearing in Mexico as the holdup.
  24. bigmachine
    B25 is live on parts of the Metro Red Line. It seems like it's live between Union Station and just past 7th/Metro. This was taken while on the northbound Red Line train leaving 7th St. / Metro Center station.
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    I could get behind a variation of this, which would be to concentrate on the suburban and rural areas surrounding the biggest and most profitable markets. Think of it as providing good day trip coverage for large metro areas. Of course it would be great to have coverage everywhere but that takes a ton of money to make reality.
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