O2: Garden as a signal source
O2 has built a rather interesting microcell in Prague. In the courtyard of a house at Jungmannova 24 in Prague's New Town, there is a new glass building, which has been occupied by offices of a certain financial company. In front of it, there is a miniature garden in the courtyard, a pond, a lawn, walls covered with ivy... And in the middle of this romance, an O2 pin , GSM and 3G, shines. The first 3G microcell in the Czech Republic, as far as I know, not counting indoor ones. Poor quality photo taken with a mobile phone:
O2 GSM 21129 channel 42 LAC 1137, and 3G 203296032 LAC 3142
It was quite a chore to find it. As I passed by, it lit up the traffic inspectorate officials at the Magistrate's office at number 39, where I mistakenly assumed a ceiling indoor. This mistake also made it into the lists. Then this beauty can burn through the entire aforementioned glass building to the Franciscan Garden, where it plays a very decent -55 dBm and is the best server for both GSM and 3G.
Vodafone demonstrated an interesting work with a pin in Letná. On the roof of the house at Kostelní Street number 24 there is something that could be a traditional three-sector city site:
Vodafone 11951 channel 828, 11952 channel 781 LAC 1200
…if it weren't for the unconventional third sector:
Vodafone 11953 channel 831 LAC 1200
Either I'm looking wrong, or this is the first Vodafone street microcell in the country.
Peacock
September 20, 2007 11:59 PM
Well, the polarization is interesting :-)
September 24, 2007 11:36
The “Cesky mobil” sign is also interesting. It hasn’t been used for quite a few years. Is that an old BTS?
September 24, 2007 2:31 PM
If we accept the theory about the sequential numbering of BTS in Prague from 10000 upwards, then yes, it really is that old. Otherwise, I don't know, I've only been hunting Vodafone for a short time...