A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for quantifying a total number of customers impacted by a cellular tower outage are disclosed. For example, the method monitors a plurality of cellular towers, detects a failure of one of the plurality of cellular towers, identifies a ...
December 17, 2009 - Manatee County Florida deputies say they nabbed three copper thieves in the act while they were responding to an alarm coming from a cell phone tower on Erie Road in Parrish around 11 p.m. Tuesday. A removed copper buss bar triggered the alarm, and when officers arrive...
A cell tower (also called a cell site) is a cellular-enabled mobile device tower where an antennae and other electronic communications equipment are placed—usually on a tower, radio mast, or other raised structure—to facilitate communication through a cellular network, i.e., enable your mobile...
Verizon and AT&T have both sent out drones to assess damage at cell towers. Crews are still necessary for repairs, but the drone inspections allow companies to determine whether a tower simply needs refueling or requires extensive repair. Cell phone companies also sent truck-based mobile cell towe...
Do Signal Boosters Work During Power Outages? Signal boosters rely on electricity to operate, so they won’t work during a power outage unless connected to a backup power source, like a generator, and cell towers are still active. Do I Need to Pair My Phone to a Cell Phone Booster for ...
Many base stations and cell phone towers are found in isolated locations that can be difficult to quickly access and repair. As a result, long life operation is required in wireless base station and cell tower applications to maximize uptime and maintain low cost of ownership. Thermoelectric ...
and their dry runs were put through a test this week. They received scored high with emergency service providers and their cell phone customers. Most carriers said that fewer than 1% of their cell sites were affected, and most of those were not damaged, but were affected by power outages. ...
Trends in consumer electronics and cell phone usage suggest that in the future the majority of Internet-connected devices could be operating on mobile nodes. If a large percentage of peers are mobile, overlay-based techniques that accommodate mobility using the resources of stationary peers may ...
7. Satellite phone – A point to launder data as it goes back to the telecom network.8. Cell modem, femto, etc. – These allow arbitrary information to be fed to the telecom network.9. Typical telecom satellite with common attributes.10. Cell tower or othe...
The letters "LTE" are likely on the corner of your cell phone screen, but do you know what they stand for? LTE, meaning long-term evolution, is responsible for your mobile internet experience. If you can easily stream your favorite show on the go, you can thank LTE; the technology is...