Improving the quality and capacity of the Hamptons residents’ smart phone voice and data services makes good sense. Improving the quality and capacity of the Hamptons residents’ voice and data services makes good sense. The demand for wireless service continues to grow exponentially. Americans used more wireless data in 2023 than they did during the entire period from 2010 to 2018. And data use is projected to increase three-fold by 2029. The exploding demand reflects the increasingly significant role 5G plays in daily life— from home broadband to connected healthcare, autonomous transportation, and advanced manufacturing.
Network enhancements are needed to keep up with this demand. To improve network performance in areas of the Hamptons, Verizon Wireless is proposing strategically placed antenna facilities. Some of these facilities are referred to as “small cells” and consist of low-profile, aesthetically discrete facilities mounted on existing utility poles and streetlight poles. The new facilities will greatly enhance network coverage and capacity and improve access to the technology residents and visitors rely on to live, work, play and connect with healthcare and emergency services.
How does this affect me?
This affects you if you rely on cellular devices to connect with your family, friends, work, school, or healthcare providers. It affects you if you use your cell phone during emergencies or just to look up directions or local businesses and resources. This is your opportunity to get better wireless service for you and your neighbors.
All the Hamptons residents can benefit from improved Verizon Wireless service. The additional facilities will extend the coverage of Verizon’s existing network and increase its capacity to accommodate growing demands for service without sacrificing performance and reliability. This added capacity improves the overall network experience for all users. These enhancements will also improve network service for the Hamptons’ first responders. And, should another wireless carrier’s network fail, the Verizon network is available to all users for emergency calls and text messages.
To meet demand in areas like the Hamptons, Verizon deploys a macro-micro cellular communication coverage umbrella enabling information flow between traditional “macro” cell sites and small cells. This hybrid architecture provides higher service quality and increased capacity to the targeted geography.
Small cells are a fraction of the size of traditional communication facilities, use a fraction of the power and serve a much smaller area than traditional cell sites. The reduced size allows the small cells to attach to existing utility poles and light standards.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A small cell is just like the name implies. Small cells are short range mobile cell sites used to complement larger macro cells (or cell towers). A small cell augments Verizon’s capacity in a given area. It consists of a radio, antenna, power and a fiber connection. Small cells enable the Verizon network team to strategically add capacity to high traffic areas. Small cells can also be used to provide coverage in difficult to reach areas.
Demand for wireless data services has grown 18 fold over the past 5 years. Small cells are part of Verizon’s network strategy to provide reliable service and keep up with this booming demand for wireless data. Small cell networks add capacity in small specific areas to improve in-building coverage, voice quality, reliability, and data speeds for local residents, businesses, first responders and visitors using the Verizon Wireless network.
A small cell uses small radios and antennas placed on various types of poles like utility poles, street lights, or new poles in the public right-of-way. The coverage area can range from a few hundred feet to upwards of 1,000 ft. depending on topography, capacity needs, and more. This small focused footprint supports the latest technology-enabled devices, allowing more consumers to use the network for ever more data reliant applications such as health monitoring, location services, and enhanced social media services.
For Verizon, small cells are part of a balanced approach to network coverage and capacity. Small cells compliment a macro cell network. As a network matures both small cells and macro cells are added where needed. Macro sites provide broad coverage, while small cells provide localized coverage in difficult to reach areas and localized capacity in areas of high demand.
No, small cells have no moving parts and will not generate any noise.
Verizon Wireless engineers design small cell networks to add needed capacity to meet rising demand and to provide coverage in hard to reach areas. As a result, small cell networks are designed for areas ranging from urban centers to residential neighborhoods.
Verizon Wireless plans to install small cells in the Hamptons within the next 24 months. Traffic and parking disruptions will be minimal, as work will be completed in phases to minimize local impacts.
Yes, Verizon Wireless must obtain permits to install small cells in accordance with the Hamptons permitting process and design guidelines.
Yes. All small cells must comply with the same stringent standards under which macro communications sites are reviewed and regulated.
All Verizon antenna facilities must comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) radiofrequency (RF) safety standards. The FCC developed these standards in consultation with numerous other federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. They have wide safety margins and are designed to protect everyone, including children. The FCC adopted the standards after examining the RF research that scientists in the U.S. and around the world have conducted for decades. The research continues to this day, and agencies continue to monitor it. Based on that research, federal agencies have concluded that equipment and networks that comply with the safety standards pose no known health risks.
The FCC’s rules are codified at 47 C.F.R § 1.1310. Further information about the safety of RF emissions from wireless network equipment and devices can be found on the FCC’s website at: http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/rf-faqs.html. Additionally, www.wirelesshealthfacts.com is a helpful resource.