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Small Cells
07
Aug

Shedding light on 5G street furniture

August 7, 2021
Source https://www.telecomtv.com/content/5g/shedding-light-on-5g-street-furniture-42145/ By Ray Le Maistre, Aug 6, 2021 Network operators will need to densify their 5G networks‘Street furniture’ such as light poles will play a key roleEarly examples are already operationalRegulators, cities and vendors are working to make deployments possible As mobile operators densify their radio access networks to put 5G’s capabilities to their full...
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05
Apr

Health concerns don’t matter, say feds, when it comes to regulating 5G installations

April 5, 2021
Source: https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/medford-transcript/2021/04/05/medford-officials-residents-opposed-5-g-despite-concerns-over-health/7066907002/ Neil Zolot / medford@wickedlocal.com Published April 5th, 2021 City officials are imposing some conditions on Verizon on installations of 5G telecommunications equipment on utility poles around the city, but will be required to approve the vast majority of the 44 applications, most of which are in Medford Square, South Medford and the Hillside...
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20
Mar

The Weird World of Hiding 5G Technologies In Plain Sight

March 20, 2021
Cell phone providers are increasingly hiding their 4G LTE and 5G antennas in all manner of things, including fake cacti. Source https://interestingengineering.com/the-weird-world-of-hiding-5g-technologies-in-plain-sight By Marcia Wendorf Mar 17, 2021 Along the roadsides of posh North Scottsdale, Arizona are some tall Saguaro cacti, but look a little closer and you’ll notice something strange. Many of the cacti are exactly...
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11
Jan

Beware the Dangers from AM Radio and 5G Transmission Sites

January 11, 2021
Source: TCI Magazine, official publication of the TREE CARE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION https://tcimag.tcia.org/tree-care/beware-the-dangers-from-am-radio-and-5g-transmission-sites/ by RICK HOWLAND As if tree care isn’t dangerous enough, there’s an increasing safety threat that hasn’t yet gotten much attention – radio waves. Radio waves are everywhere, and have been since the dawn of the universe. Man-made ones have been around for more...
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07
Oct

The reason why Vumacam poles are much taller than the camera domes

October 7, 2020
Source: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/telecoms/369867-the-reason-why-vumacam-poles-are-much-taller-than-the-camera-domes.html?utm_source=newsletter Staff Writer 7 October 2020 Vumacam poles with grey camera domes have been rolled out across Johannesburg, and one thing which stands out is that the height of the poles far exceeds the height of the domes. The reason for this additional height is to make it possible to carry extra infrastructure such...
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03
Sep

City of Tucson & residents have zero control over cell pole placement

September 3, 2020
September 2, 2020 Allie Potter TUCSON (KVOA) – Looking at the small cell pole, it looks a lot like a light pole, but if you look a little closer, it is not. It is actually a wireless pole to provide faster speed internet and better cell reception. It sounds great right? Not exactly great news...
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06
Aug

Timing of the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Incites Lawsuit

August 6, 2020
Source: https://insidetowers.com/cell-tower-news-poor-timing-of-the-fccs-notice-of-proposed-rulemaking-incites-lawsuit/ August 6, 2020 The City of Gig Harbor, WA recently joined 19 other cities and organizations in a lawsuit against an FCC Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning wireless infrastructure. The Tacoma News Tribune reported the city sent a letter to the FCC on June 1, opposing the NRPM due to social distancing...
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29
Jan

The battle over 5G deployment in America’s cities

January 29, 2020
For more information see: https://www.axios.com/5g-deployment-battle-cities-fcc-small-cell-ad1bfba2-2ffd-463f-8ed4-48a3c664249b.html
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20
Dec

Explanatory guide to the City of Cape Town: Municipal Planning Amendment By-law, 2019

December 20, 2019
  1. Background New planning legislation was adopted and implemented in Cape Town on 1 July 2015, inclusive of the City of Cape Town Municipal Planning By-law, 2015 (the by-law). The by-law also includes the City of Cape Town Development Management Scheme (DMS), which is the zoning scheme for the City. All land units within...
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27
Nov

NATE Small Cell Deployment

November 27, 2019
“Small Cells: Here, There and Everywhere” The video highlights the proliferation of small cell antennas that are being deployed in urban and suburban areas of the country and provides a technician’s perspective on the unique hazards such as traffic, electrical, RF exposure and fall prevention that must be accounted for when installing and maintaining this...
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