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WLAN 2.4 GHz Coverage Heat Map (WAPs are white-shaded circles; Coverage scale is received signal power)
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April 26, 2013, 19 Comments

With much talk about small cells, a review of wireless LAN (WLAN) design is in order. This review is a basic design guide for WLAN coverage enhancement, the first of …

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How to Get a Hydrogen Fix for Cell Site Utility Bills

February 20, 2012, No comments

Using hydrogen fuel cells as backup power units for telecommunication sites, particularly remote ones, is a common practice. More fully incorporating ...

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What’s All This FemtoCell Stuff, Anyhow?

December 10, 2010, No comments

You have heard the old saying “splitting hairs” referring to arguing about very small differences or unimportant details. There is splitti ...

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American Tower 177-foot monopole crippled while being rehabilitated in Michigan

July 31, 2007, No comments

On July 24th, while working on a reinforcement project to add additional capacity to a Howell, Michigan monopole, a contractor accidentally set the st ...