New White antennae getting added to O2 & Vodafone

paulker

03-11-2013

Does anyone know what these new antennas on the masts are for ? Is it 3g900 or 4g or the other operators signal?

They are also adding little rectangular boxes beneath the antennas.

Anyone know?

John_Patrick

03-11-2013

The 'white antenna' is just the colour of the new 6 port or 8 port antenna's been fitted. There will be a very small (about 8 inhes by 10 inches) white box nearby which is a MHA (amplifier) on the U2100 leg.

There may also be the larger rectangular boxes underneath/behind that are RRU's (Remote Radio Heads). The RRU's are fed by DC and fibre from the main control card which will be in the cabinet below. Although these can be used for any technology, O2/VF are using them now for mainly L800 (4G).

Does that help?

PS:
This is an example of an RRU, this one been an ericsson one:

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgur...ed=0CDQQ9QEwAQ

interactiv-uk

03-11-2013

These are the new combined Beacon antennas used to carry both O2 and Vodafone on "beaconed" sites.

All open macro cells on the combined network will eventually be changed to this type.

paulker

03-11-2013

Originally Posted by interactiv-uk:
“These are the new combined Beacon antennas used to carry both O2 and Vodafone on "beaconed" sites.

All open macro cells on the combined network will eventually be changed to this type.”

This is what I thought. The site in question was an O2 site. I assume it will soon be an O2/Vodafone site.

So, O2/Vodafone are doing the same as ee and optimising the network ie shutting lots of sites down.

interactiv-uk

03-11-2013

Originally Posted by paulker:
“This is what I thought. The site in question was an O2 site. I assume it will soon be an O2/Vodafone site.

So, O2/Vodafone are doing the same as ee and optimising the network ie shutting lots of sites down.”

Yes, but they are also adding lots in areas where one network is better than the other. They are optimising the entire combined infrastructure to create the best possible physical network which will carry each separate operators individual spectrum.

paulker

03-11-2013

Originally Posted by interactiv-uk:
“Yes, but they are also adding lots in areas where one network is better than the other. They are optimising the entire combined infrastructure to create the best possible physical network which will carry each separate operators individual spectrum.”

I've been quite impressed with Vodafone so far within Glasgow. Much improved from 12-18 months ago because of 900 umts, improved backaul and improved call quality.

Let's see how things pan out.

qasdfdsaq

05-11-2013

Originally Posted by John_Patrick:
“The 'white antenna' is just the colour of the new 6 port or 8 port antenna's been fitted. There will be a very small (about 8 inhes by 10 inches) white box nearby which is a MHA (amplifier) on the U2100 leg.

There may also be the larger rectangular boxes underneath/behind that are RRU's (Remote Radio Heads). The RRU's are fed by DC and fibre from the main control card which will be in the cabinet below. Although these can be used for any technology, O2/VF are using them now for mainly L800 (4G).”

Would you happen to know what Vodafone plan on doing for LTE at 2600Mhz? The only rollout I can see in Edinburgh right now is a joint O2-Vodafone setup with both broadcasting at 800Mhz but no 2600Mhz coverage at all, presumably because the network here is run by O2 who have no 2600Mhz assets.

Are these new antenna 2600Mhz capable as well or are thy going to have install additional unshared infrastructure?