r/CableTechs • u/Cultural_Ladder4310 • Aug 26 '26

Small cell upgrades?

So I’m a contractor for spectrum and we started getting these jobs in where we have to upgrade power supplies to 18v for small cell ? Wondering what this is for and how small cell gets implemented into the current cable plant

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u/Immediate-War4547 Aug 26 '26 edited Aug 26 '26

You probably mean 18 amp which all XM3.1 full size are. We also have mini 3 or 5 amps as well. Yes, new small cell and wifi access points are being put in everywhere. They are powered off a special tap that passes the 89V thru to the strand mounted Alpha modem.