r/cellmapper

I know we have some employees of the big 3 on here as well as the tower leasing companies and contractors. I'm early in my career, I have a degree in computer science, and I currently work in IT for a large manufacturing corporation, but I'm interested in cellular tech and am curious what engineering careers look like at the big cellular operators.

What backgrounds do RF or RAN engineers usually have? Would my lack of an electrical engineering degree and much physics/signal processing education preclude me from this? Since I'm very familiar with IP networking already, I would imagine that the network engineering side would be a more natural transition than RF, but I imagine I'd enjoy thinking about cell sites in the physical world.

How much RF and core network engineering is done at the carriers themselves vs. contractors? (And how much is in the US vs. offshore these days?)

I've heard that Verizon and AT&T have both done layoffs recently -- are you ever worried that specializing in this field (especially RAN engineering rather than core network engineering) makes your skills less transferrable to other kinds of companies?

If you've got any other thoughts I'd love to hear as well!

Anyone here get any access to SA VIA ATT? Prepaid

LOL we're still waiting for AT&T to deliver 5G!

Is it normal to experience uplink audio failure when driving on certain stretches of an interstate? We are talking about northern NYC suburb - Rockland County - I-87 - northbound and southbound by exits 14, 14A and 14B. The person on the other end cannot hear me but I’m able to hear them. Call doesn’t drop entirely. Tried everything possible. Multiple restarts, Network settings reset, changing the position of the phone when driving, etc. Is there a solution? Getting to be super frustrating. I’m on LTE only but my friend who has FN and 5G auto has also experienced the same thing.

Hello Any help welcome about 2 weeks ago our service began having issues, After multiple calls to tmobile they have stated the local tower looks fine. However we all are experiencing issues around this area and within 10 mins both ways. I know how to read what tower and bands are connected/ available and also know about dbms and snr and roughly what they mean. But I am trying to figure out what values or logs I would need to look at to determine what my exact issue is and also determine if a cell booster may now help our situation. Thank you

This new cell tower was built on 14545 SW Hillsboro Highway and I was curious if anyone would be able to tell me when I could expect it to go live? It has the antennas on it and I haven't seen anyone working on it for a while.

TIA

https://gisims.co.washington.or.us/GIS/index.cfm?id=20&sid=3&IDValue=2S2080000500

Is there a Second toggle for voiceover NR on AT&T just like Verizon? Please let me know.