Wireless world is ready to unveil alternatives to unsightly towers
14th February 2011
As cell phones have spread, so have large cell towers — those unsightly stalks of steel topped by transmitters and other electronics that have sprouted across the country over the past decade.
The wireless industry is now planning a future without them, or at least without many more of them. Instead, it’s looking at much smaller antennas, some tiny enough to hold in a hand. These could be placed on lampposts, utility poles and buildings — virtually anywhere that has electrical and network connections.