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ROW Deployments. Speaker: John Coste. Company: American Tower Corporation. Issues Facing Neutral Host DAS. ATC Introduction . Outdoor DAS Installation Overview. Hub. Fiber. Nodes. Sample Node Design – Grosse Pointe MI. Sample Node Design – Warwick RI. ROW Deployment Trends.
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ROW Deployments Speaker: John Coste Company: American Tower Corporation • Issues Facing Neutral Host DAS
Outdoor DAS Installation Overview Hub Fiber Nodes
ROW Deployment Trends Estimated 20,000+ antenna installations today in ROW • ElectricCo’s, DAS nodes, micro-cells, remote radio head, etc. • Communities and carriers increasingly favor DAS based on minimized impacts • National Broadband Plan supports ROW deployments However…recent trends may create impediments: • Higher antenna centerlines to reduce node counts • New poles in residential neighborhoods • Panel antennas – greater visual impacts • Single carrier capacity (per node); and • Longer backup power – larger BBU box – visual & ROW impacts.
Consequences • Increasing regulation • Zoning / Moratoriums / Litigation • Cost increases, protracted timeframes • Restrainers to broad-based rollouts less viable solution • What's driving the increase in regulation & moratoriums? • Customer demand/industry requirement for residential area coverage • Industry insensitivity to impacts on residential neighborhoods • RF health/safety concerns of residents • Property value diminution “If the industry doesn’t show restraint, it will be restrained!”
Recent ROW Moratorium: Example While this facility is perfectly legaland all required permits were obtained, it infuriated the residents and resulted in a moratorium on facilities in the right of way. Design aesthetics must be considered in residential areas to avoid community backlash.