Protection Of Equipment In Cell Towers Keeps You Online

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Just a few years ago it would be unthinkable that you would not use your computer for the majority of your daily life.  Only two decades ago your cell phone was just a novelty that allowed you to receive and make phone calls without having to be connected to a cord, but few could ever envisioned what would ultimately become a total dominance of the internet space by cellular phones.  This has led to a near total replacement of that connected computer sitting on your desk with your phone.  It evolved from being able to create clearer calls and better connectivity through an upgrade of the equipment involved in the process to actually transmitting larger packets of data across the network.  Once it was realized that this could be possible, the integration of internet connections was the next logical step.  Once you were able to make calls, connect to the internet and stream video to a variety of platforms, the cellular phone has become the way that people remain productive in innumerable ways.  It also creates the issue of total reliance upon that connection in order to have so many aspects of your life remain functional.  If your phone cannot connect to the towers around it, your life almost stops completely as far as productivity goes.  Most people do not have a backup phone line to rely upon, and fewer every year have another source of internet connectivity.  This results in a simple problem in between that our closest to your phone and the network resulting in you having almost no ability to do the things that are necessary for you to do throughout your day.  As a result of the magnitude of this issue, cellular providers have invested heavily in surge protection devices for their towers and equipment in the field.

 

Because of the general makeup of a cellular tower, they are magnets for lightning strikes.  Being the tallest structure in a region is necessary in order to provide uninterrupted signals to the users on the ground, but this physical characteristic also makes the tower the prime target for lightning strikes.  The materials with which the tower is constructed also play a role in the attraction of lightning.  The damage as a result of a lightning strike to the tower itself is seen as not only the damage that occurs at the strike point but also the damage that occurs as a result of both network outages and equipment overload.  Lightning strikes produce a massive power surge which will damage the circuitry of the equipment which is used at the top of the tower to receive your signal as well as the bottom of the tower which sends that information to the network.  Equipment at these positions are connected through both power lines as well as data transfer coaxial cables, both of which provide a perfect pathway for the electrical surge which damages that equipment.  Only through heavy investment into surge protection devices are cellular providers able to keep your calls connected and your internet and functional.