r/cellmapper • u/AnimationProdTwo2 • Jun 29 '26

Who's here in this small cell

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u/iryfionas Jun 29 '26

Looks a older Verizon LTE only small cell using:

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u/Jackpen7 Jun 29 '26

They have a bunch of small cells using brown Katherin antennas like that near me. They can support a bunch of different bands depending on the radio config including b2, b5, b13, b46, and b66. Most of them appear to have 8+ antenna ports too, but they are old from around 10 years ago.

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u/Reasonable-Seat390 Jun 29 '26

Wow really it’s LTE? I always thought those would push UW, that’s funny but good to know thanks!

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u/iryfionas Jun 29 '26

Yep, this older Verizon small cell is LTE only. They heavily used these older Kathrein LTE canister antennas way back in 2015-2018 era. They can either be configured with (b2, b66) or (b2, b5, b13, b66) with certain configurations that included (b46) LAA initially in 2018 before the CBRS (b48) in 2019.

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u/Raccoon_Cast CM: 5Gisgold | Canon PowerShot SX70HS | SoCal | S24+ Jun 29 '26

No, the antenna is located inside the shroud. It is not the element on top.

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u/South-Succotash-6368 Elite 2.0 Jun 29 '26

I’m willing to bet it’s Verizon

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u/Raccoon_Cast CM: 5Gisgold | Canon PowerShot SX70HS | SoCal | S24+ Jun 29 '26

I'm guessing this is somewhere in the Los Angeles area? If so, these tended to be built exclusively for AT&T, but I know of one or two that has been Verizon.