Rapid advances in the field of telecom technology has been fueling progress around the world, with instant conversations being made possible through voice and even video between any two places around the world.
Wireless telecommunication has been one of the key drivers toward making long distance communication economically viable by using space as a medium of communication, as against using expensive cabling between any two devices.
Telecom towers today dot every nook and corner of an urban landscape, and even make their prominent presence in a cross-country landscape.
Telecom Towers - Building Blocks of Wireless Communication
Telecom towers form one of the most fundamental components of any telecom network, whether it is mobile communication base stations or even microwave communication structures. The key purpose of a telecom tower infrastructure is to carry transmission equipment high above the skyline of its location.
This is done to achieve uninterrupted line of sight contact with other adjoining telecom towers, which together form a webbed wireless network with each tower being able to talk to any other tower within the network.
Types of Telecom Towers
There are three types of telecom towers. The first one is a self standing telecom tower structure which consists of latticed elements bolted or welded together to form a tower with a conical or prismatic structure. Lattice components of these towers may be made of angular or tubular section components. The selection of these depends on the terrain and atmospheric conditions of the installation.
The second type of tower is a guyed tower or a mast, which is basically a perfectly vertical and perpendicular mast that is held in position by strong guying cables that are located at regular intervals around the circumference of the tower. Guyed towers use very little space for their foundation, but may need more land overall to account for the guy cable anchors that are located at a distance from the tower.
Apart from these two designs, there are reinforced concrete tower designs which help when certain critical piece of telecom networks need highly sturdy and secure support. Reinforced towers at many places are made in the form of a proper building that can house an office that monitors the working of the antenna from within it.
Mobile telecom towers also form a part of the overall telecom tower infrastructure and may be used on a temporary basis in areas that recover good signal coverage.
Telecom Tower Infrastructure Services
There is a lot of effort that goes into planning, designing, and maintaining a telecom tower site, and more importantly, not just one, but all the telecom tower sites owned by the company. This is when the need for a dedicated expert partner who can take care of the entire gamut of telecom towers construction and maintenance should be met.
Turnkey partners significantly bring down the efforts taken by a telecom service provider to maintain the network of telecom towers. These turnkey partners have the expertise needed to deliver total reliability and minimal downtime of telecom tower infrastructure.
