By Haig Sarkissian – Wireless 20/20

What happens when you put 80,000 people in a stadium and arm them with smartphones that transmit and receive high speed data? They will likely generate massive amounts of data traffic. Users at event venues are known to be taking pictures and videos and sharing them on their social network sites or with friends and family. They are often viewing video clips of replays of their favorite game or checking on facts and statistics of their team. This trend is expected to accelerate over time as more people are likely to use more data during these events.  MORE

By Trevor Smith – TE Connectivity

With more than 300,000 cell sites and a million or more DAS antennas out there, managing the physical layer infrastructure that feeds them is a major challenge. Mobile operators invest heavily in armies of technicians to turn up services and troubleshoot problems at these sites.  This work is complicated by a lack of clear visibility to network configuration, by site access restrictions and the need to be prepared for any eventuality. Wouldn’t it be nice if mobile operators knew exactly what was wrong at a site before dispatching the technician? MORE