Logistics are required to be done in a proper manner, and in certain ways. No company can just get up, rebuild a network in a given market, and light it up and all is good.
You upgrade market areas, the most revenue possible, wins the upgrades first, it's simple economics!
I know the build-out of 4G systems in my area, is slow and very sparse, the economy of scale prohibits spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in a market area that will barely see that level of revenue from such a build-out. I doubt any carrier will be anxious to waste money better spent on far more productive market locations, and where I live, this is not one of those markets.
4G is here, but barely.I am only upset when my phone doesn't ring for me to assist in lighting up new tower sites. But I also despise the early morning calls to bring a site back up that has been running on generator power for several days, either.My checklist grows when sites need to be relit, as there are a host of issues that must be performed to ensure the backup infrastructure runs should power again, go out.
Fuel has to be scheduled for delivery, the access road must be safe for the truck to arrive and refil the propane tank, and levels must be verified so the folks at H.Q have full understanding of every site, and that they can operate for extended periods should weather cause the site's A.C power to be cut off, and the equipment still has to operate, the generators have to run, the heating and cooling equipment must also perform in such an environment as well, and not fail. Ice loading on the tower and bridges need to be noted, and if removal becomes necessary, assign the proper tasks to the proper people so they can fit the site into their schedule.
Spending $$ also means taking in the $$. Not enough generated, means that area is low on the pecking order for upgrades not specific to function of normal operating.
