Small Cell Site Development Webinar

Site Development in a DAS World, now available on WCAI's YouTube Channel.

Small Cell Webinar Tomorrow

Site Development in a DAS World

Thursday, March 29, 2012
4:00pm ET - Free of charge

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Shortcomings of the macro network due to the physics of radio waves and certain building materials has led to the development of small cell site development through in-building and other Distributed Antenna Systems - DAS. But deployment is not as straightforward as a traditional tower or rooftop. Join our panelists to learn more about these issues and potential solutions, as small cells begin to play an even more critical role in the wireless industry.

Presented by David Saab - VP of Development - SSC
Moderated by Chris Horne - CTO - LBA Group

What’s Next for Mobile Communications?

It took 120 years for the world to connect 1 billion people. It took 14 years to connect the next 3 billion. Since the early 1980s and the beginning of the mobile phone revolution until now, people have come to expect always being connected to their friends through e-mail, social networking, text messaging or just a phone call. The question is: “What’s next?”

WCAI will hold a member-only webinar to examine the evolution of the mobile phone. From an analog cellular transmission device to LTE smartphones of today, we’ll look at where we started 30 years ago and how the industry will grow in the next five years. The webinar, called Evolution of Mobility: Where We've Been and Where We Are Going, is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 pm ET and features Eric Estroff, head of product collaboration at Nokia. Register Now!

WCAI to Hold a Webinar on Passive Intermodulation

With the explosion of wireless data services and the increasing need for bandwidth, antenna sharing and collocated transmitters, the performance and quality of wireless base stations are becoming increasingly important. One parameter that is very sensitive to wireless network performance is passive intermodulation (PIM).

WCAI will hold a webinar to explain the causes of PIM in the network, including an in-depth look at how to best perform PIM measurements. Preventive measures to avoid PIM will be shared along with a summary of common specifications and standards. Additionally, field test results not previously published will be shown.

The webinar, Passive Intermodulation – Cause and Prevention in Wireless Networks, will be held on July 21 at 4pm ET. Moderated by Chris Horne of LBA Group, the event will feature Ray Butler, Vice President - Base Station Antenna Products and Development at WCAI member Commscope. This webinar is free of charge and open to all. Register Now!

Don’t Miss Free WCAI Webinar on Equipment and Design Considerations for 700 MHz Buildouts

What does it really take to build a 700 MHz network?

Certainly, engineering a network at 700 MHz involves a number of design and transmission considerations. Once the propagation and interference studies are complete, and the licenses applied for, then the real work begins.

What active and passive components are needed to build a complete base station through which customers connect with the network? What about the backhaul? Will it be microwave radio that operators own, or leased circuits over copper or fiber cable? Then, what elements are needed in the core switching network to manage the various services that operators may be planning?

Once a bill of materials for the complete network is compiled, from which suppliers can operators purchase the needed equipment? And what capital investment levels must operators budget to get the network up and running?

Join us at 4pm ET on July 13 for an in-depth discussion led by Scott McClure, head of TESSCO Technologies’ Broadband Radio Products Business Unit. This webinar is free of charge and open to all. Register now!

WCAI to Hold a Webinar on ‘AM Radio: Traps and Promises in Broadband Deployment’

Although they are a hundred years and a thousand megahertz apart, broadband wireless systems and AM broadcast have a curious and important relationship.

WCAI will hold a free webinar this week to explore the characteristics of AM transmission, how the AM transmission towers and wireless towers become interactive, and how they can coexist. These interactions can trigger FCC regulatory consequences for wireless operators but can also lead to antenna siting benefits.

The webinar will address the three means of achieving AM – wireless coexistence: distance, detuning, and collocation. You will learn how to site new wireless antennas to avoid prohibited impacts on AM station and how to cost-effectively remediate these impacts if they are unavoidable, while maintaining FCC compliance. Furthermore, you will learn how wireless antennas can actually be located on “hot” AM towers, eliminating compliance problems while gaining rapid access to new and economic tower facilities.

Your presenter will be Lawrence Behr, CEO of the LBA Group, Inc. Lawrence is Chairman of the WCAI AM Subcommittee and has over 50 years of experience spanning the AM and wireless generations.

The webinar will be held on Thursday, June 16 at 4pm ET. Register now!

WCAI to Hold a Webinar on Broadband Stimulus Rules in the U.S.

WCAI will hold a member-only webinar on Wednesday, July 8 at 2 pm (U.S. Eastern Time) to analyze the broadband stimulus Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) released by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) last week and brief the members on the next steps they need to take to apply for the broadband stimulus funds. Speaking on the webinar will be WCAI President Fred Campbell and WCAI Regulatory Counsel Paul Sinderbrand of Wilkinson Barker Knauer. The event will be sponsored by WCAI member Airspan. The webinar is open to WCAI members only and is free of charge. For more information or to register, please contact Angela Wagner at angela@wcai.com.

WCAI Applauds Obama Administration for Releasing Broadband Stimulus Funds

Vice President Joe Biden today announced the availability of $4 billion in loans and grants to bring broadband to unserved and underserved communities. This is the first round of the funding NTIA and RUS will disburse under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

On behalf of the wireless broadband industry, I applaud the Obama Administration for taking this critical step toward bringing broadband access to rural America. As the only platform that provides access everywhere, all the time, wireless broadband is essential to achieving universal broadband connectivity, creating jobs and encouraging economic growth. WCAI members are eager to begin the broadband stimulus application process and get to work building a better America.

WCAI will hold a member-only webinar on July 8 to analyze the broadband stimulus NoFA released by the NTIA and the RUS today and brief the members on the next steps they need to take to apply for the broadband stimulus funds. For more information, WCAI members should contact Susan Polyakova at susan@wcai.com.