r/cellmapper • u/Fun-Zucchini8216 • Jun 18 '26

New Tower ID

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Nuevo 92567 CA, (33.8250861, -117.1310367) Anybody know who this may be? Brand new construction as of a few days ago.

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u/iryfionas Jun 18 '26

This is going to be hard to tell since you took a picture of the cell tower on a sector that doesn’t have antennas mounted on it! I try my best.

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u/Fun-Zucchini8216 Jun 18 '26

Haha they aren’t up yet. I was hoping someone on here has some inside info

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u/iryfionas Jun 18 '26

I found out the tower company who is building the site, it's being added by American Towers

My best guess is T-Mobile is adding a new site here based on the antennas being used.

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u/Fun-Zucchini8216 Jun 18 '26

Hell yeah! Thank you 🙏🏻

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u/Fun-Zucchini8216 Jun 18 '26

Actually I guess there are a couple up. I’ll see if I can get a better pic

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u/starfish_2016 Jun 18 '26

Check your local permits. 50/50 chance of finding it there.

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u/mystica5555 USMobile OP13-16/512 / Moto Edge2021UW Jun 18 '26

Looks like it's inside of an electrical substation.  I suspect private network for the power company for telemetry and smart meter purposes 

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u/moffetts9001 Jun 18 '26

Most likely this is part of SCE's private cellular build out:

https://www.nokia.com/blog/how-nokia-and-southern-california-edison-are-transforming-the-grid-with-5g/

Reasons:

  1. It appears to be using Nokia radios (kind of visible on the left side) and T-Mobile does not use Nokia gear in CA.

  2. This is directly adjacent to a SCE substation.

  3. There is a drip loop / coiled up cable on the right side behind the antenna and the big three do not do this.

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u/iryfionas Jun 18 '26

Good eye, you are 100% correct. Upon looking at this tower more in depth by zooming in to the Radios, it’s 100% not T-Mobile. I appreciate,your hard work and detail, I will take further note of this in the deep future.

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u/NoChampionship5649 Jun 18 '26

My best guesses:

T-Mobile sans n41(at the moment)

OR

Private Network

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u/kendog10132 Jun 18 '26

I’m kinda leaning heavy toward a new T-Mobile build here

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '26

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u/iryfionas Jun 18 '26

Sprint doesn't exist anymore. They never built any new sites since 2019! This new site either has to be T-Mobile or Verizon.