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Case Study: Telecom Meets Water Tower

Case Study: Telecom Meets Water Tower
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It is safe to say that water towers have become a predominant location for the placement of cellular telecommunications equipment. Their height and design style make them a “natural” consideration for what the industry calls them, macro sites. And when one carrier locates on a tower you can be sure that others will soon follow. 

Product Number: 51216-021-SG
Author: Christopher Wolfgram, Daniel J. Zienty
Publication Date: 2016
Industries: Storage Tanks , Coatings
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It is safe to say that water towers have become a predominant location for the placement of cellular telecommunications equipment. Their height and design style make them a “natural” consideration for what the industry calls them, macro sites. And when one carrier locates on a tower you can be sure that others will soon follow. The question now arises at what point has the facility reached its maximum capacity, and it is not just for the placement of antennas anymore, but other associated equipment, such as, what are referred to as remote radio heads (RRU’s). This equipment can add thousands of additional pounds, and its placement, on many water towers, is on its handrail system. As many handrail system designs were constructed to meet OSHA guidelines limited in purpose to access, changing out light bulbs, there is a need by the carriers, their engineers, to “beef them up”.

It is safe to say that water towers have become a predominant location for the placement of cellular telecommunications equipment. Their height and design style make them a “natural” consideration for what the industry calls them, macro sites. And when one carrier locates on a tower you can be sure that others will soon follow. The question now arises at what point has the facility reached its maximum capacity, and it is not just for the placement of antennas anymore, but other associated equipment, such as, what are referred to as remote radio heads (RRU’s). This equipment can add thousands of additional pounds, and its placement, on many water towers, is on its handrail system. As many handrail system designs were constructed to meet OSHA guidelines limited in purpose to access, changing out light bulbs, there is a need by the carriers, their engineers, to “beef them up”.

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