Skyscrapers’ have been dominating the skyline of most of the major cities in the last couple of decades but what has been striking is the appearance of Telco Towers. Red blinking dots over the horizon under a clear sky is quite an indicator. The densification of telco towers will fuel 5G, which will mean Tower companies need to find logistics and infrastructure to deploy the technology. Two major factors will primarily dominate the expansion of 5G and its success. 5G Telecom gears and 5G passive infrastructure.

For 5G gears, we hear a lot of buzz from Global OEMs like Ericsson, Nokia, and Huawei and disrupting players like Mavenir, Parallel Wireless, and Altiostar. Cell tower companies are the key proponents of 5G infrastructure.

In this edition, we will cover in-depth 5G towers, small cells, and distributed antenna system – concepts along with the top 12 global cell tower companies. This edition features an interview with Ravi Sinha, Chairman of Emerging Technology, Small Cell Forum, and Director of Technology Development and Solutions (4G, 5G & MEC Solutions) at Reliance Jio, in the context of the blueprints that SCF is creating for the adoption of small cells.

We also present thought-leadership content from Ravi Puvvala (VP of Strategic Accounts & Partnerships in the Connectivity Business Unit at Harman), Daniel Campion (CEO of Sitenna), and other industry experts.