Cell Tower Surge Protection

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One of the major contributing factors to high cellular bills is the continual and ongoing repair of equipment in the field. That is not referring to your cell phone, but instead to  the network equipment (radios, antennas and other active equipment) that is used to connect your device to the network itself. The number of interconnected devices positioned strategically in the field is staggering. This equipment allows a cellular device to transfer or receive from its position, and the strength of that signal is determined by how unobstructed and nearby the network equipment is. As cellular technology has evolved, we have created more powerful and faster connectivity devices capable of delivering data to the network faster. Still, the signals from these devices cannot be broadcast for the vast distances of slower connection equipment.

For this reason, the desire of customers to transfer and receive data faster has lead to a rush on the part of cellular networks to install 5G or higher devices in more locations than ever. These installations must be closer to the ground and closer to one another to prevent dropped calls as users move through streets around them. While the older structures and technology are still effective and able to pick up the slack if no faster signal is available, the race to create the fastest network with the best coverage is underway by all providers. This creates the situation of hundreds of cellular installations all around us, with every bit of that equipment critical. Damage to network equipment is a very real possibility and can often come as a result of lightning strikes to or near the towers or the equipment itself. This is compounded by the power surges that follow a lightning strike. While the direct lightning strike is brutal and damage from it cannot be avoided, further damage from the lightning surge to equipment in the field can be minimized through the use of specialized lightning protection systems coupled with external surge protection solutions. Operational expenditure budgets can be reduced by this means.

 

Through the installation of robust industrial surgeprotection devices along the pathways which electricity will follow, damage generally seen after a lightning strike can be minimized. Connected devices at tower tops and base stations form the paths that electrical surges can take to easily flow and damage equipment if external surge protection is not installed. These power surges can overwhelm and damage equipment that will need repair or replacement, all of which cost money. Through the installation of surge protection devices, this subsequent damage can be minimized or avoided altogether by creating a gap or diversion which does not allow the electricity to reach any components downstream. As a result, industrial surge protection helps to conserve equipment repair budgets and ultimately keeps the cellular bills of consumers lower by keeping the networks functioning with less need for repair or replacement. While no system is perfect, our connected world is improving daily thanks to improvements in cell site surge protection.