Before mobile phone companies roll out the next generation of super-fast cellular service, the networks powering the “internet of things” built into all corners of daily lifewill have to put up thousands of small radio transmitters like the 3-foot tall Verizon cylinder perched on a streetlight across Sabin Street from the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. Miniature versions of the traditional cell towers that have made mobile phones possible, these “small cells” are quickly becoming the preferred method for wireless carriers to bolster their mobile networks, especially in urban areas or places, such as stadiums, with lots of people packed together.
Not only will small cells help expand the current 4G LTE networks that provide most cellular service, they are an essential part of plans to roll out a new 5G network in the not-too-distant future…
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