The cell towers will help bring faster cell and internet service to the Belmar, N.J., area, the telecom company said.
with Verizon “assures Belmar and its residents that the proposed 5G cellular antennas will be properly located and aesthetically pleasing.”
Electricity, maintenance and repair of the street lights will be the responsibility of the borough, according to the deal. “Verizon balances a number of factors in choosing small cell locations, and the final design and placement maximize technical and community needs,” the company said in a statement.
There are more than 160,000 registered communication towers taller than 200 feet across the country, according toHowever, the 5G cell towers proposed in Belmar do not need to be that tall and will only be slightly taller than other street lights in the area, according to Verizon’s renderings.Verizon said it is building thousands of additional 5G nodes, or small cell towers, as it expands its network. Because the towers use less electricity, they can be built smaller than traditional cell towers.
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