Cell Site Surge Protection

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Over the years, one of the essential industries regarding communication and productivity has become the telecommunications industry. This business is dominated by a handful of major players and additional smaller carriers that can only be in business by utilizing networks built and owned by the major players. This scenario often means that just a few companies are driving the innovation and improvement in the industry. These companies compete for customers based upon a few specific aspects of life improvement, cost, technology, and convenience. Most customers state that they are most sensitive to cost, with the second most important aspect influencing their decision to choose a company with optimal connectivity. Even though nearly everyone will say that the fastest speeds and the latest features are important to them, they also understand that they may not be able to afford the highest-end phones or newest features due to their financial budgets. Consumers make their decisions based upon having the most available features offered in an affordable plan.

Connectivity is a significant feature with regard to competition because a high-end phone or expensive plan is worthless if there is low-quality connectivity in your area. For this reason, the major cell carriers are continually improving their coverage areas and speeds through the installation of new equipment and sites. Your connectivity to the network depends on the cell tower within about a mile of your general location, meaning that great coverage in the next city over means nothing to you as a customer. Cell companies must continually invest in developing new sites in areas that are growing in population, putting more equipment into the field with the rollout of each new cell site. Each piece of equipment positioned in the field represents an investment risk to the cell company because that equipment is always able to be damaged. The greatest threat to cell site equipment is lightning strikes and the subsequent power surge that can couple into transfer lines. Because these lines are designed to carry power from one position to the next, the power surge produced by the lightning strikes to (or around) the towers quickly travels along them great distances. This surge destroys the circuitry of unprotected equipment, creating losses as far as the equipment itself and as a result of unsatisfied customers who can no longer connect to the network. The risk of damage from a lightning surge is why the investment of advanced surge protection equipment from Raycap is important. The “always-on” features of Raycap SPDs allow the towers to remain functional even after a surge incident, minimizing the amount of damage and time that disruption to service might cause. Happy customers who can connect to the network and experience satisfactory features for a low price stay loyal to that company. That’s good business.