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John Chamberlain is a director in the Office of the CTO at CommScope, responsible for understanding the market environment and technology trends that influence product development. Most recently, his focus has been on convergence of wireless and wireline networks, including power consumption, 5G Fixed and Mobile Wireless deployment, OSP physical location and remote reconfiguration technologies, and passive component Hyperscale data center evolution. At CommScope, he previously ran product management for the Broadband Products group including 75 ohm and products and introduced CommScope fiber optics product lines to the industry. He also owned telecommunications OEM companies including Norscan and Broadband Technologies. John is a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech.

David Heitmann is currently the Business Development Manager for Product Marketing at Tessco. Dave joined Tessco in 1998 and has held different sales positions over the years to support the carrier, neutral host and systems integrator markets. Dave specialized in technical sales for power, small cell and antenna applications.  Prior to Tessco Dave served in law enforcement and the United States Marine Corps. He holds a degree in Business Administration. 

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January 15, 2019

Powering Wireless Networks: Challenges and Solutions

In areas where one macro cell might serve everyone in a half-mile radius, networks for 4G LTE Advanced and 5G services will require small cells as dense as every 100-200 meters. But in planning to build these new networks, operators often focus on cell placement and connectivity back to the core network, leaving the question of how to power these new small cells as an afterthought. CommScope’s John Chamberlain and Tessco’s David Heitmann will look at the challenges of powering small cells (or Wi-Fi access points, remote cameras, or other IoT devices, for that matter), and how telco operators can address them.

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