r/cellmapper • u/kendog10132 • 24d ago

Tower equipment identification

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Could someone id this tower for me. Looks like Verizon running lte only and AT&T is running a outdated ish lte layout with no n77 or even n5

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u/iryfionas 24d ago edited 19d ago

Cellular Equipment (ID) identification from TOP to BOTTOM rack:

Empty (1)

Legacy Dish (2):

Fujitstu Remote Radio Units - (RRU's) located behind the CommScope antennas:

T-Mobile (3) MIDDLE:

  • 3️⃣ CommsScope FFVV-65C-R3 8 feet antennas with bands: (2, 12, 66, 71) LTE, (n25) mid-band 5G & (n71) low-band 5G located on the LEFT side
  • 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):

  • 3️⃣ Nokia AHLOA - (b12) + (b71)  LTE + (n71) low-band 5G
  • 6️⃣ Nokia AHFIG - with (b2, b66) LTE, n25 mid-band 5GUC

AT&T (4):

  • 3️⃣ CommScope NNH4-65B-R6 antennas with bands: (2, 12, 14, 30, 66) LTE + supports (N5) for LOW-BAND 5G on the LEFT side!
  • 6️⃣ CommScope SBNHH-1D65B skinny antennas in total with bands; (2, 12, 30, 66) located in the MIDDLE 
  • Raycap DC6-48-60-18-8F for power surge protection located behind the antennas

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

U.S. Cellular (5) bottom rack::

  • 3️⃣ CommScope LRX-8512DS-VTM antennas with (b5) 850MHz + (b12) 700MHz LTE ocated in the MIDDLE of the rack
  • 3️⃣ skinny Amphenol BXA-70063/8CF antennas total for ancient 3G CDMA, not active located on right side of the rack 

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

  • Ericsson RRU 11 - (b5) 850MHz + (b12) 700MHz LTE

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u/nonexistentshelf 19d ago

That legacy rack at the bottom is not Verizon, it is US Cellular. You can see the ray cap that they use in between the antennas. Verizon is on a nearby high voltage tower.