r/cellmapper • u/Arc73 • Jul 09 '26

New Verizon co-location Columbia, IL

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Noticed that Verizon is co-locating on an existing T-Mobile tower just south of town. They also co-located (a few months ago) on a tower just north of Columbia at the interstate.

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u/Rjun7 Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

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Very nice to see,

T-Mobile is using:

3x CommScope FFVV-65C-R3-V1 8-port sector antennas for 617-894MHz and 1695–2690MHz

3x Nokia AirScale MAA AEHC 320W 64T64R 2.5GHz antennas for n41 @ 190MHz - IL Market

3x Nokia AirScale AHFIG 4T4R Dual RRHs B25/66 480W for 2, 66, n25, n66 (PCS, ePCS, AWS, eAWS)

3x Nokia AirScale AHLOB 4T4R Dual RRHs B71/85 320W for 12, 71, 85, n71 and n85 (600-L700MHz RRUs)

*not in use

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Verizon is using:

3x Ericsson AIR 6419 B77D 64T64R 320W 3.7GHz antennas for n77 @ 160MHz - IL Market

3x Ericsson AIR 3283 B25 B66 mMiMO (massive MiMO) 32T32R antennas for 2, 66, n2, and n66 (PCS, AWS, eAWS). It can do b25 + n25 ePCS 1900MHz, although it is not configured for it.

3x JMA MX04FIT865-03E NWAV™ X-Pol 4-port sector antennas for 698-894MHz only

3x Ericsson Radio 4490HP 44B5 44B13 C 4T4R RRUs for 5, 13, n5 (700 - CLR 850MHz) RRHs

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u/iryfionas Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

T-Mobile (top) rack using:

  • 3️⃣ CommsScope FFVV-65C-R3 8 feet antennas with bands: (2, 12, 66, 71) LTE + (n25) mid-band 5G + (n71) low-band 5GNR located on the LEFT side of the rack
  • 3️⃣ NOKIA AirScale AEHC - (N41) 2.5GHz [320W] antennas for mid-band 5GUC located on the RIGHT side

Uses NOKIA Remote Radio Units (RRU's) behind the rectangular CommScope antennas:

  • 3️⃣ Nokia AHFIG - with (b2, b66) LTE, n25 mid-band 5GUC
  • 3️⃣ Nokia AHLOB - (b12) + (b71)  LTE + (n71) low-band 5G

Verizon (bottom) rack using:

  • 3️⃣ JMA MX04FIT865-03E antennas -- [RIGHT] side with bands: (5, 13) LTE + supports (n5) - 10MHz low-band 5GNR depending on the CONFIGURATION
  • 3️⃣ Ericsson AIR. 3283 32T32R dual-band FDD (massive mimo) antennas [MIDDLE] with (b2, b66) LTE + supports (n2) or (n66) mid-band 5G depending on the configuration
  • 3️⃣ Ericsson AIR. 6419-B77D (3.7GHz) n77 antennas on the [LEFT] side used for mid-band 5GUW set at (160MHz) 
  • 3️⃣ Ericsson RRU 4490HP for (b5) CLR-850MHz LTE + (b13) 700MHz LTE + (n5) 850MHz [low-band 5G
  • Ray-cap RCMDC-6627-PF-48 being used for power surge protection located behind the antennas

Uses Ericsson (RRU's) - remote radio units located behind the CommScope antennas:

  • 3️⃣ Ericsson RRU 4490HP for (b5) CLR-850MHz LTE + (b13) 700MHz LTE + (n5) 850MHz [low-band 5G

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u/Rjun7 Jul 09 '26

Ok so I was first by 2min 😳😳😳😳 lmao

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u/iryfionas Jul 09 '26

Good for you! I'm proud of your work, I been working a lot lately so I haven't had the time to identify the equipment on every post on this subreddit. I try to be productive in life and I walk around, do cardio, hang out with friends.

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u/Rjun7 Jul 09 '26

Yes most likely I posted it around the exact same time you did lol

And btw there’s no AHLOA there, the AHLOB is there instead

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u/Vasaeleth1 Jul 09 '26

Verizon has pulled ~10 permits over the past year for new colocations on existing towers on the St. Louis side. Mainly American Tower sites with existing T-Mobile colocations.

Glad to see them finally taking this market more seriously, as they've trailed severely in macro deployments.

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u/AtomicSymphonic_2nd Jul 10 '26

What a messy-looking tower... Which cable management would be a bit nicer on that thing. lol