A Cost Analysis of Deploying Private 5G Networks
Understanding these costs is essential for budgeting and planning your private 5G deployment effectively. In summary, the total infrastructure
Setting up a 5G base station is expensive, with costs ranging from $100,000 to $200,000 per site. This price includes hardware, installation, site rental, and maintenance. Urban areas often have higher costs due to land prices and infrastructure challenges.
One of the critical components in this transformation is the installation of small cell towers, which help extend network coverage, boost capacity, and ensure faster, more reliable connections. In this blog, we break down the various aspects of installing a 5G small cell tower and detail the cost factors involved.
To support more and heavier 5G equipment, newly built cell towers will need greater capacity from their foundation and structure: Overall, more and heavier 5G equipment increases a cell tower's foundation and structure costs, making the cost to build a 5G cell tower greater than a 4G tower.
5G small cell towers differ from traditional macro towers in size, capacity, and deployment strategy. Unlike large, high-powered macro towers, small cells are compact installations designed to provide targeted coverage in densely populated areas or in locations with high data demand.
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