Sat, Jun 13
|Webinar
LTE Site Build 101: Fundamentals of Cell Site Deployment
Every LTE signal you connect to started as a plan on an engineer’s desk. Before it became a tower, rooftop installation, or street cabinet serving thousands of users, it went through planning, site selection, construction, commissioning, testing, and final acceptance.
Time & Location
Jun 13, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Webinar
About the event
Most students learn wireless communication through formulas, diagrams, and textbook explanations.
But in the real world, building a working LTE site involves planning, permits, contractors, field engineers, tower crews, radio equipment, transmission links, testing tools, acceptance documents, and coordination between multiple teams.
This webinar connects the classroom version of telecom with the actual field process.
Who Should Attend
This webinar is designed for:
→ Electronics Technicians (ECTs)
→ Electronics Engineers (ECEs)
→ Professional Electronics Engineers (PECEs)
→ Technical students
→ Fresh graduates
→ Information and Communications Technology (ICT) professionals
→ Anyone curious about how wireless infrastructure is actually built
What You Will Learn
By the end of this session, you will understand:
→ How an LTE cell site starts from network planning
→ How engineers choose possible site locations
→ The difference between tower sites, rooftop sites, and street-level installations
→ Who is involved in site acquisition, design, construction, and integration
→ What happens during installation and commissioning
→ Why is drive testing needed before going live
→ What engineers check before a site becomes operational
→ How wireless infrastructure is built in real projects, not just in theory
Session Overview
1. From Coverage Problem to Network Plan
How operators identify the need for a new site based on coverage gaps, traffic demand, user complaints, and capacity requirements.
2. Site Selection and Acquisition
How candidate locations are evaluated based on coverage objective, height, accessibility, power availability, transmission access, permits, and community constraints.
3. Cell Site Design and Construction
What gets built on the ground, including towers, antenna mounts, radio equipment, power systems, grounding, cabling, and transmission facilities.
4. Installation, Integration, and Commissioning
How radio equipment is installed, connected, configured, tested, and integrated into the live LTE network.
5. Drive Testing and Go-Live
How engineers verify signal coverage, quality, throughput, handover behavior, and service readiness before the site becomes operational.
Speaker
Engr. Richard R. Matias, ECE
Technical Consultant, Terra Hertz
Richard is a wireless telecommunications professional with experience in mobile networks, radio access networks, network deployment, technical training, and engineering education.