Monthly Archives: November 2013

Between DAS and Small Cells – A Practical Guide

By | November 29, 2013

When small cells started appearing on the market, DAS was one of their targets. The thought was small cells would make DAS obsolete. After all, small cells are inexpensive and easy to deploy. This did not happen and not likely to happen for many reasons. DAS will be around as will small cells. While both… Read More »

What the Future Bodes for Small Cells: An Operator Perspective

By | November 17, 2013

The market awaits the arrival of outdoor small cells, but the wait continues. When small cell deployments will happen keeps sliding from one year to the next. I have always thought that some in the industry have been too optimistic on small cells deployment timelines and they have ignored important facts that define the deployment… Read More »

Energy Consumption in Wireless Networks: The Big Picture

By | November 6, 2013

I recently came across a presentation on advanced antenna systems with the statement: “advanced antenna systems for power consumption savings not for capacity.” I was very intrigued for a couple of reasons. The first is how much of a problem is power consumption in wireless networks is. The second is that I recalled a conversation… Read More »