TYPES OF CELL TOWERS
The giants in the sky, known as cell towers, are essential to our day-to-day communications. Without them we would have zero...
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PROJECT HIGHLIGHT: NORTHLINE – LEANDER’S NEW DOWNTOWN DISTRICT
Northline is Leander, Texas’ new 115-acre downtown district – a unique destination where contemporary design meets the character and...
5G IS GREAT BUT CAN IT REPLACE FIBER?
With the announcement of 5G wireless home routers, a lot of customers want to jump at the idea of cutting the cord from their monthly...
BROADBAND: JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
There’s nothing like a global pandemic to connect our needs for both healthcare provider access and broadband. The use of telehealth...
THAT MICROWAVE IS HOPPING!
Picture driving through an open countryside without a care in the world and your phone suddenly rings. You answer the call (hands-free of...
3D: A NEW DIMENSION IN PHOTO SIMS
We first discussed how our Wireless Services team uses photo simulations (commonly referred to as photo sims) in a 2016 blog post. We...
THE IMPORTANCE OF CELL TOWER ANALYSIS
It’s likely that a wireless tower is part of your daily landscape, whether seen from the highway or cleverly disguised as a tree at the...
UNDERSTANDING NAVD 88 AND NGVD 29 ELEVATION MEASUREMENTS
Have you ever noticed the abbreviation NAVD 88 or NGVD 29 written after an elevation marker on a survey or construction drawing and...
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CELL SITE LOSES POWER?
Imagine a world with no connectivity. Yikes! A friend of mine spent a week trying to get in touch with her father after Hurricane Irma...
THE BENEFITS OF USING DRONES FOR CELL TOWER AUDITS
It used to be if you asked someone how they got something done so fast, they would respond, “There’s an app for that.” Well soon we might...
TIPS FOR CONDUCTING SITE WALKS LIKE A PRO
Site walks are the “rubber meets the road” portion of project analysis. In order to ensure your construction documents (CDs) are...
NOW DAS WHAT I’M TALKING ‘BOUT
Phone, Wallet, Keys. I must check my pockets for these three items at least ten times a day. We bring them everywhere we go and...
USING PHOTO SIMULATIONS TO VISUALIZE A WIRELESS PROJECT
In the world of telecommunications, cell carriers are forever working to find solutions for site designs that consider three major...
3 WAYS TO PROTECT BIRDS IN CELL TOWERS
With the spring season upon us in the Atlanta area there are a number of images that come to mind. Most of us might picture flowers...
5 TIPS FOR PREPARING FOR THE PE EXAM
Becoming a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) is the ultimate goal for most people graduating with an engineering degree. You put in...
HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR NEXT PROJECT MANAGER
While you’re busy pushing tasks their way and asking for status updates, your entry level employees are slowly working toward becoming...
A CLOSER LOOK AT ANTENNA LEVEL EQUIPMENT IN CELL TOWERS
When you look at a cell tower site from a distance, a few things can jump out at you. Naturally, the first thing you notice will be the...
WHY, EXACTLY, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
I’m sure you have seen them. Up and down highways, tucked into corners of farmland, or maybe even right in the center of your town. Cell...
“SMALL” IMPROVEMENTS IN WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
The Typical Approach to Cellular Networks For years, the major providers of wireless communication, including Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and...
IT’S A TREE, IT’S A BARN, IT’S A…CELL TOWER?
Every day, cell phones are becoming more and more important to the average American lifestyle. Ever-expanding, new technologies have...
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