Sprint Builds Out Its Network Using Honolulu’s Infrastructure

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Some city light poles around Oahu (HI) are being equipped to produce more than street lighting. A contractor representing mobile phone service provider Sprint is installing data transmission equipment on 67 poles largely concentrated in Honolulu’s urban core but also in Central Oahu, Leeward Oahu and Laie. The equipment turns the light poles into miniature cell antenna towers that eliminate service coverage dead spots and increase data transmission capacity as more phone users consume more data, largely by watching videos. The city, which earns revenue from licensing use of the poles, expects more mobile phone service providers to follow suit. Mobilitie LLC, a (CA)-based firm working on behalf of Sprint, was the first to strike such an agreement with the city.


Sprint Builds Out Its Network Using Honolulu’s Infrastructure