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When a landowner is approached to possibly allow a cell tower or other wireless equipment on their property they need to first establish what their bargaining power is in this transaction.

Cell tower lease negotiations rely heavily upon the distinctive characteristics of the proposed cell tower location involved and, in turn, what the property’s perceived value is to the cell phone carrier or tower company with that perceived value varying from site to site and cell tower company to cell tower company.

There are several factors that need to considered in negotiating with these companies, including 1)the characteristics of your property or building such as how tall is your building relative to the adjacent buildings in your immediate area or does your land contain topography attributes that distinguish it from others in the areas; 2) what options does a cell tower company have as it pertains to other buildings or properties in the area with a similar layout and zoning classifications: and 3) does your property provide sufficient space for a cell tower company not to only to construct a tower but allow for possible expansion in the future.

So with all that being said ultimately, a landowner’s bargaining power and leverage in negotiations is going to be directly related to the options that a cell phone carrier or tower company has and the overall value of your potential tower location to that cell phone carrier.

If a landowner moves forward with a cell tower lease transaction the following are the primary areas of such transaction he or she should focus on:

1. Rent – Rent offered will be based on numerous and varying dynamics. The most important factors are: a) Space requirements of a cell phone carrier or tower company to install its equipment, and a) the overall utility and functionality of the cell tower location to that cell phone carrier or tower. The amount of space (either ground or rooftop) will be dependent upon the type of equipment to be located on a property. The cell tower company will not only be looking for enough space to install its equipment but enough space to accommodate potential subtenants/co-locators. This will typically mean that they will need anywhere from 500-5,000 square feet or ground area on a tower installation and can need as little as 100 square feet on a rooftop installation. However, contrary to other commercial leases a property owner may be familiar with, the amount of space needed is not the most crucial component in the value of a site to a cell phone carrier or tower company and a result rent is not directly tied into the amount of space required.
2. Co-Location Fees and Sublease – Cell phone carriers build cell towers for functionality but a cell tower company builds cell towers for their revenue potential only. Just think of a cell tower as a strip mall in the sky. As a result, a landowner should share in this revenue shouldn’t they? In addition to the monthly base rents, a landowner should also be aware of the potential to garner certain additional rent from revenue sharing with the tenant. It is advantageous for a property owner to accurately determine what options a cell phone carrier or tower company may have and more importantly what value the site will ultimately garner for the tenant in the form of revenue during the term of the lease. This knowledge will assist a property owner in obtaining the favorable terms in any lease negotiation, including, but not being limited to, its ability to request revenue sharing from a tenant.
3. Cell Tower Lease Term and Commencement – A landowner is usually asked to make a long-term commitment when it comes to leasing a portion of its property. These leases typically have an initial term of five (5) years, with between three (3) to five (5) successive options for renewal terms at the sole option of the tenant. The reasoning behind the long-term nature of these leases is due to the costs involved in not only installing the tower and other equipment installed at that location but in the necessary improvements at the site itself. This can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Therefore, a cell tower carrier or tower company must occupy and use the site long enough to be able to recover a reasonable amount of their invested money. Because of the time and money involved, a cell phone carrier or tower company will never grant the property owner a broad right to terminate at the end of a lease term or renewal, or to otherwise bar the carrier’s or tower company’s right to renew. While this does in some ways limit the property owner in its control of the location, as it relates to the term of the lease, this can prove to be a positive for the property owner as well. For the most part, due to the tenant’s investment in the site it, will serve as some form of security in the long-term source of revenue that will be received by the property owner. A property needs to structure a cell tower or roof top lease that allows the property owner not only the most flexibility when it comes to the term of a lease but also making sure the property owner receives “true value” for the tenant’s occupancy and use the tower site during such term.
4. Lease Termination – Well as mentioned above a cell tower company or cell phone carrier is making a large investment in a property and needs a long-term commitment so why does that same company insist in having a right to terminate a lease on short notice. A property owner will commonly notice that a cell phone carrier or tower company will seek an early termination clause in a cell tower lease with as little as thirty (30) days prior written notice. The reason for this early termination clause is that the carrier must be able to terminate if a location becomes unusable because of technology problems, or if it loses its license or permit to operate, or, more importantly, it finds the tower site unsuitable due to changes in economic conditions.

A property owner can work to negotiate terms that establish rights that are beneficial to the landowner while limiting the obligations that same party may have under that same agreement, or more to the point get the most and give up the least. A property owner’s first step will need to be to establish “True Value” of its site and go from there.

Cooling towers are essential equipments used in the working of many large scale applications. Installation of a cooling-tower is one major factor to be looked at in the setting up of an industry. Industrial cooling-towers cater to a variety of engineering needs and function on the basis of eliminating the heat absorbed in the circulating cooling water systems. The circulating cooling water systems absorb heat from the industrial processes and give out a cooling effect. These towers are used in industries such as petroleum refineries, petrochemical and chemical plants, natural gas processing plants and nuclear power plants and are available in a number of sizes depending on the different industrial applications. Standard towers are normally 200 metres tall and 100 metres wide, however measurements of these towers may differ according to different processes.

In the manufacturing of cooling-towers, special materials must be used in order to be able to resist the heat emitted during the process of manufacturing. The tower must be light weight to ease the process of installation in industries. Also, only certain raw materials which are able to withstand corrosion and resist water borne bacteria should be given first preference. For instance an element like the fiberglass reinforced plastic which is sturdy and has a long lasting effect is popularly used in the round bottle cooling towers.

The round bottle cooling tower is one of the many types of cooling-towers with a water basin made up of water proof components in order to avoid leakage of any sort. In the making of these towers, enough space for it to contain high water levels at all times is given utmost priority. The FRP material in the water basin of these towers gives it an extra support to stand the weight of the water. The round bottle cooling tower is made up of a fan, fan motor, water distributing system, fills and a steel structure. Located at the top, the durable, corrosion resistant and low noise fan saves energy and generates maximum air flow inside the towers. It ensures that the tower is free of problems faced with belt and gear drives. The sprinkler which is part of the water distributing system, mostly of a rotating type is used to distribute water evenly.

Thus the round bottle cooling tower is the best and the safest equipment to be used as a dependable heat removable device in industrial applications. Most industries have been increasingly opting for these round bottle cooling towers, to provide for their specific cooling needs.

Often known as the city of lights and renowned as a city of romance, its no surprise that such a large amount of individuals take a holiday in Paris, whether or not its for its history or culture, but it’s also at the forefront of art, fashion and recreation, which has created Paris to become the foremost fashionable destination within the whole of France, that pulls thirty million tourists and guests per annum from everywhere around the globe.

There are various landmarks in Paris and the most evident one is of course the Eiffel Tower, which has become the icon of this city and is a fabulous sight, particularly when it is all lit up with the twinkling lights in the dark. And if you are on a romantic break you may experience the champagne bar or perhaps you fancy a meal at the Jules Verne restaurant. However if you like to partake in various activities there is an ice skating rink set up during winter at this monument along with special events around the year, plus you can discover the history of the Eiffel Tower, along with the spectacular views.

Additionally, the Eiffel Tower in Paris is known throughout the globe and located within the Ile de France region, it has become the icon of France. This monument is a significant tourist attraction in Paris that has had over 200 million visitors since it initially opening after its inauguration on the 31st of March 1889, with around seven million individuals still visiting this landmark in Paris every year while they are on holiday in Paris.

When you refer to the history of the Eiffel Tower, you will notice that the first idea began as a contest to make a structure for the 1889 Universal Exposition to commemorate one hundred years since the French Revolution and this Paris monument was solely meant to be a brief structure that would be demolished after a maximum of twenty years!

The winner of the competition was the engineer Gustave Eiffel who was awarded with the winning style for the tower, that after all, is why it has the name it has nowadays, however throughout its construction, that started in January 1887, there were extreme protests to the planning and design.

But, Gustave Eiffel counteracted several of the protests and made lots of good ideas for methods in which the tower may be utilised once created, like for scientific experiments and communications that meant many people eventually changed their minds.

And because of the technical achievements just like the elevators at the Eiffel Tower in conjunction with the tower illuminations and advances in technology, along with the approach in which the Eiffel tower was utilised for communications, we are still privileged to be able to admire this marvel of technology and unbelievable accomplishment of engineering.

Today the Eiffel Tower illuminations have also become an icon and one thing everybody relates to after they think about the tower, and it has always had lights ever since it had been initially inaugurated, which incredibly, had the most powerful beacons in the world at the time.

So when you decide to go on a Paris holiday, make sure you take the time to see this incredible monument and if you can, go to the top of the Eiffel Tower to experience the fantastic panoramic views of Paris, the capital city of France.

Aligning Debris Management and Water Treatment Procedures Is Key to Cooling Tower Safety and Efficiency

The following is an important reminder of the need for all companies that use cooling towers, to adopt and keep diligent in their maintenance and water treatment program. Why? because what’s at stake is a companies worker health and safety, the company’s reputation and operational efficiency; these can be dramatically affected by the unsafe condition of a single cooling tower.

In 2001 a major worldwide auto manufacturer experienced a tragedy when four of its facilities maintenance employees became ill with pneumonia-like symptoms that ultimately claimed the lives of two. The cause – Legionnaires Disease caused by the Legionella bacteria found in one of the manufacturers process cooling towers. The company quickly moved to conduct a “cause analysis” by inspecting its cooling towers worldwide to identify how systems were being maintained and to determine best maintenance practices. This ultimately led to the establishment of a world class monitoring and maintenance procedure that ensures such a tragedy will never be repeated at the company.

How a Legionella Tragedy Can Happen

Interestingly, when someone becomes ill from an unsafe cooling tower it most often is not the result of a company’s blatant negligence; rather, it’s typically the result of a company not having a clear understanding of the need for their water treatment program to be in alignment with an effective debris management and cooling tower maintenance program. While it may seem obvious that if the amount of debris inside of a cooling tower exceeds the established biocide dosage, the demand placed on the dosage will quickly be consumed and will have little impact on the bioactivity. In other words, the debris and bioactivity occurring in a cooling tower can overwhelm the chemical dosage. It is well known and important to remember that cooling towers are highly efficient air scrubbers; anything drifting past a cooling tower is likely to get caught in its draft and be sucked-in.

When organic debris such as cottonwood seed, leaves, insects, pollen, grass, birds and their droppings, etc. get into the water and decompose, it along with the relatively warm temperatures of the water create a nutrient rich environment for bacterial growth including Legionella. Further, it’s important to recognize that if the volume of decomposing debris exceeds the chemical dosage’s ability to provide control, the cooling tower will silently grow dangerous even while chemical dosing continues. The fact of the matter is that it’s easy for companies to develop a false sense of security that their cooling towers are safe either because they are treating the water themselves or, because they’ve hired a water treatment service to establish dosage levels that should ensure the tower is safe. In either case, if organic debris management isn’t in alignment with water treatment dosage levels and made integral to the maintenance process, there is an increased probability of the tower becoming a health and safety hazard. It doesn’t matter how large or small a company or a cooling tower is; bacteria including Legionella doesn’t discriminate – it will thrive in any poorly managed cooling tower!

An Obvious Question

“What is the needed ratio of water treatment chemicals to that of debris load inside the cooling tower to ensure cooling tower safety?” Although the question is obvious, the answer isn’t. Organic debris is drawn into cooling towers in different concentrations depending upon location and time of year. Every type of debris places a different demand upon the biocides and scale inhibitors being dosed into the water; therefore, there is no known ratio that will hold constant for every cooling tower. However, it is safe to say that if you don’t deploy diligent maintenance procedures that specifically call for the prevention of organic debris from getting into the cooling tower or its periodic removal, more water treatment chemicals will be required to keep it safe. Some may say, “load the tower up with chemicals to ensure safety”, however, federal and state EPA guidelines place restrictions on the amount and type of chemicals that can be used, therefore the use of chemical treatment alone is not the solution. Furthermore, adding chemicals to offset poor maintenance practices is a shortcut that will do little to prevent fouling and clogging of the fill, strainers, blow down valves, chiller and heat exchangers and could eventually lead to health and safety problems and a reduction in equipment performance. Although the answer to the chemical ratio to debris question isn’t apparent, the answer to how to keep a safe cooling tower is crystal clear and can be simply stated – “Keep the cooling tower free of debris and deploy a good water treatment program and your cooling tower will operate safely and efficiently.” This may sound like an over simplification, but in reality if you keep the debris out of the cooling tower, you will break the bacteria supporting food chain. Additionally, when you chemically treat the water you create an environment non-conducive to bacteria habitation. In short, when you eliminate food and shelter for bacteria it won’t take-up residence in your cooling tower!

How to Keep a Safe Cooling Tower

In recent years ASHRAE has established excellent recommendations for cooling tower maintenance known as Guideline 12. In addition to recommending maintenance activities, it also calls for establishing procedures that are measurable. Although ASHRAE guidelines are excellent, companies must ultimately weigh the operational and economic realities of any maintenance procedure they deploy. As the old saying goes “There’s more than one way to skin a cat”. If on the one hand maintenance procedures are too frequent, cumbersome or complex, it commonly results in more downtime, lost productivity and higher maintenance costs. Furthermore, the natural human tendency is to take shortcuts to quickly complete an unpleasant job – often times with unsatisfactory results. Conversely, if the intervals between maintenance are too long, it may be more cost effective, but the condition of the cooling tower at each interval may be less than desirable and potentially place maintenance workers, employees, tenants and the public at risk. So the answer largely lies somewhere in the middle where water treatment and managing debris in the tower come together.

Today, companies have many options available to them for managing debris; they include a variety of water based filtration technologies and air intake filtration technology. Water filtration can help manage waterborne and other debris after it gets into the cooling water while Air intake filtration technology is highly effective at stopping airborne debris from getting into the tower by filtering the air as it enters the system. . Furthermore, air intake filtration can be used in glycol based cooling systems and on other air-cooled condenser systems to keep airborne debris out of the coils, enabling optimal cooling efficiency.

When determining what maintenance and debris management technology to use, it is important to first determine what the source of debris is. If the source of debris is waterborne (e.g.; sediment, algae from pond or river, or water with high dissolved solids content), water filtration in combination with a good water treatment program is typically the best solution and will protect the chiller and heat exchanger from scaling and fouling. If on the other hand, the source of debris is airborne related (cottonwood seed, insects, leaves, pine needles, paper, birds & droppings, harvest chaff, construction debris, etc), then water filtration systems will not stop the debris from getting into the cooling tower (especially the fill). For airborne debris related problems, the best solution is to prevent the debris from getting into the system by using air intake filtration technology that filters the air as it enters the system. Air intake filtration in combination with a good water treatment program is highly effective in stopping the kind of debris that clogs strainers, blow down valves, fill, chillers and heat exchangers – In short, air intake filtration effectively protects the entire system. In extreme cases where both waterborne and airborne debris is problematic, both air intake filtration and water filtration in combination with a good water treatment program may be required in order to keep the cooling tower safe and operating efficiently.

Personal Safety

No matter what procedures are adopted in maintaining cooling towers, personal safety precautions must be integral to the maintenance procedures. Best practices require workers to wear respirators, gloves and protective clothing to help prevent exposure to bacteria, especially Legionella. Important Note: cooling water doesn’t have to look dirty to be dangerous – just because the water is clear doesn’t mean it’s clean or free of bacteria – Every cooling tower can harbor bacteria. Always, always take precautions because unless the water is routinely tested for Legionella and other bacteria, the bacteria will never announce its presence until it’s too late.

Consider the Costs of a Sick Tower

Companies that don’t take appropriate precautions and insist upon diligent cooling tower maintenance procedures put not only their employees health and safety at risk, but also their business and reputation. Consider the cost of a single cooling tower related Legionella incident:

• Reduced employee moral and productivity due to an unsafe work environment.
• Negative customer perceptions of the company and their willingness to buy goods & services should a Legionella outbreak become public. (especially risky for food and related processors)
• Loss of income to families when a loved one becomes ill or die from Legionella.
• High cost for litigation which can follow.
• Higher company insurance costs when claims due to job related sickness or death occur.

In comparison to the cost of a proactive maintenance initiative, the incidents listed above when considered individually or collectively carry staggering cost.

Follow a Leader

So you may be wondering exactly how the major automotive company mentioned at the beginning took a tragic situation and turned it into a world-class maintenance program. They formed an oversight committee sponsored by executive management, that was charged with the responsibility of working with consultants, water treatment professionals and maintenance employees to establish a global water management program that encompasses specific maintenance tasks, maintenance methods & procedures, maintenance schedules, management accountabilities and reporting guidelines at the facility level. The representative at each facility is accountable to a regional representative who reports activities and results to the oversight committee. The establishment of the oversight committee and its global management network ensures uniformity of their program plus, gives the company a vehicle to quickly implement changes and enhancements that provide continuous improvement to their global water management program.

It Doesn’t Take Rocket Science

It simply requires that companies using cooling towers “step-up to the plate” and initiate proactive and on-going maintenance procedures that align effective debris management technology with effective water testing and treatment techniques because when these elements are in alignment, the result is a safe, healthy and efficient operation.

The competition between cell phone companies has always been about who has the best coverage, or who can get your mobile Facebook page on your phone to load the fastest. Well, with recent developments in wireless cell tower technology this competition could get even more heated as companies gravitate to 4g and 5g networks in the next few years. One of these developments occurred at Rice University in Houston, Texas, where researchers believe they have discovered a cost-effective way to double the throughput of cell phone towers.

What is the throughput of cell towers? Throughput refers to the amount of data that can be transferred at one time from one wireless node to another. In other words, it refers to how many cell phones can use a particular cell tower at one time, either to make a phone call or check their email. This means great things for phone companies, as well as their users. With the new development increasing the throughput of cell towers, more people will have the ability to access a cell phone company’s network at one time before the network overloads-which can come in handy for a lot of reasons. For example, if there is an emergency situation in a hospital or school, more people within the building can make their outgoing phone calls to arrange pickup or contact their loved ones. Regardless of the situation, when a large volume of outgoing cell phone calls are made during an emergency situation, a cell tower covering that particular area will commonly experience an overload-preventing peoples’ calls from getting through.

So how exactly does this new technology work? The researchers at Rice University basically took an existing technology called MIMO, which stands for multiple-input and multiple-output, and applied it to cell towers. The idea with MIMO is to increase the number of antennas on a given device, allowing the device to receive and transmit more data. For increasing the amount of data between cell phones and cell towers, more antennas are simply added to cell towers to increase throughput. However, the researchers at Rice did not stop there. In order to increase the efficiency of MIMO, they achieved asynchronous full-duplex-allowing wireless nodes to receive as well as transmit a signal and therefore maximize the amount of traffic allowed on a network. With this unique development, cell phone service providers are paying close attention to activities going on at the research center in Rice University.

As the major phone companies reach 4g and 5g capability, technological breakthroughs such as the one made at Rice University will increase the competition and allow many of the cell companies to grow even larger. In hindsight, these improvements are great for the consumer as well, providing a better experience for cell users in years to come.

The competition between cell phone companies has always been about who has the best coverage, or who can get your mobile Facebook page on your phone to load the fastest. Well, with recent developments in wireless cell tower technology this competition could get even more heated as companies gravitate to 4g and 5g networks in the next few years. One of these developments occurred at Rice University in Houston, Texas, where researchers believe they have discovered a cost-effective way to double the throughput of cell phone towers.

What is the throughput of cell towers? Throughput refers to the amount of data that can be transferred at one time from one wireless node to another. In other words, it refers to how many cell phones can use a particular cell tower at one time, either to make a phone call or check their email. This means great things for phone companies, as well as their users. With the new development increasing the throughput of cell towers, more people will have the ability to access a cell phone company’s network at one time before the network overloads-which can come in handy for a lot of reasons. For example, if there is an emergency situation in a hospital or school, more people within the building can make their outgoing phone calls to arrange pickup or contact their loved ones. Regardless of the situation, when a large volume of outgoing cell phone calls are made during an emergency situation, a cell tower covering that particular area will commonly experience an overload-preventing peoples’ calls from getting through.

So how exactly does this new technology work? The researchers at Rice University basically took an existing technology called MIMO, which stands for multiple-input and multiple-output, and applied it to cell towers. The idea with MIMO is to increase the number of antennas on a given device, allowing the device to receive and transmit more data. For increasing the amount of data between cell phones and cell towers, more antennas are simply added to cell towers to increase throughput. However, the researchers at Rice did not stop there. In order to increase the efficiency of MIMO, they achieved asynchronous full-duplex-allowing wireless nodes to receive as well as transmit a signal and therefore maximize the amount of traffic allowed on a network. With this unique development, cell phone service providers are paying close attention to activities going on at the research center in Rice University.

As the major phone companies reach 4g and 5g capability, technological breakthroughs such as the one made at Rice University will increase the competition and allow many of the cell companies to grow even larger. In hindsight, these improvements are great for the consumer as well, providing a better experience for cell users in years to come.

As we move further into the 21st century and nearly everything becomes wireless, it becomes necessary to send more and more information across cell phone towers. Although you probably take for granted the freedom you get from the presence of cell phone towers, cell phone towers are actually very important to our daily lives. Just imagine what would happen without them. You have surely encountered an area where you just can’t get a signal on your cell phone. Although these areas are growing smaller and smaller as more cell phone towers are built, some areas simply do not have cell phone tower coverage yet.

Few people realize the work and planning that goes into the building of a new cell phone tower to increase coverage in busy areas or provide coverage in “dead zones” where calls are dropped. Though land surveying is a very old profession, it plays a crucial role in the development of communications networks. Land surveying is a critical part of the process of building and maintaining a cell tower. In fact, several different survey types may be involved with this process. Among the most common is a cell tower ALTA survey. The survey may be requested by government officials or cellular telecommunications companies.

The tower ALTA survey is generally used to survey an existing cell tower rather than the area being considered for a new tower. The ALTA survey is specifically done to meet ALTA/ACSM standards, meaning that it is a standardized survey conducted by certified land surveyors. These are among the highest standards in land surveying today, and ensure that the cell phone tower survey is done in a manner that is standardized across the nation. ALTA surveying standards are created by the American Land Title Association. After an ALTA survey is conducted on any parcel of land, title insurance companies feel comfortable insuring the land, and the cell tower owner can be sure of the boundaries and other aspects governing the ownership of the land.

A cell phone ALTA survey usually includes a boundary survey, which shows the boundaries of the tower and its associated land parcel, in addition to information on easements, or the right to cross the cell tower land. These easements may be granted to utility companies, local governments, neighboring landowners, or others with an interest in the property on which the cell tower is located. This survey examines all legal descriptions for access and utilities on the tower itself and the surrounding land associated with the tower. A cell tower ALTA survey also shows the tower itself and any adjacent improvements to the land.

Cell tower ALTA surveys may be completed when the cell company is considering replacing or rebuilding an existing tower, such as the case with towers using outdated technology. Such a survey may also prove useful if there is a dispute over the land on which the cell tower sits, such as if a neighboring landowner has made improvements to the land too close to the tower in the belief that they have rights to the land. An ALTA survey is generally required for the sale of commercial properties, such as if the cell tower is changing hands.

Who invented the first portable lighting tower?

This depends largely on your definition of a lighting tower. A broad definition could include something as simple as a candle or primitive torch placed on a tall mast to cast light over a large area, such a device has probably been in use since the Stone Age.

In more recent history it’s un-clear as to when the modern lighting tower was invented. Researching patent applications indicates that machines not dissimilar to today’s lighting towers were being designed in the 1930s.

A patent from 1932 shows what might be the first machine of its kind filed in US patent 1934576 and is named as a “Portable floodlighting unit for airports”.

The patent describes a chassis with 4 wheels at each corner (allowing the machine to be towed), a generator powered by an engine and one large electric lamp at each end of the vehicle. The machine is designed to be used to provide on-demand lighting of alternative landing sites at airports on occasions when the main landing areas are out of use because of adverse weather conditions.

More recently in 1980 a US patent 4181929 was filed for a Portable illuminating tower that illustrates a much closer resemblance to modern day lighting towers.

The US patent 4181929 describes a portable lighting tower consisting of a base frame (which contains an engine and generator) and a vertical, extending, hydraulic mast with two electric lamps at the upper end. The unit does not permit towing but instead is lightweight and compact enough to be easily transported. The design also includes jack legs that are now common place on all lighting towers to ensure stability in high winds.

This is quite a significant development in the history of the lighting tower as this patent largely forms the basis of most modern day lighting towers which contain similar elements such as a base that stores the engine and generator along with an extending hydraulic mast that supports the luminaries.

The next patent was filed later in the same year of 1980 but was for a solution to provide more extensive illumination. The US patent 4220981 describes a chassis with 4 wheels to hold the generator and engine and two folding telescopic masts at opposite corners of the chassis that each hold a cluster of electric lamps. The design also allows for the masts to be rotated enabling finer control of the area of illumination. By offering two masts the light tower also allows for illumination over nearly all sides of the machine. This is unlike previous light towers which generally offer illumination on only one side of the machine.

Since 1980 considerable progress has been made by lighting tower manufacturers. Although the overall design has varied little from those seen in the 1980s many improvements have been made to make lighting towers easier to use and more environmentally friendly.

The Hylite lighting tower from Taylor Construction Plant includes Adjustabeam© technology which allows the user to adjust the direction of each lamp from the ground. The TCP Hylite also has a flexible chassis design which allows almost any generator to be used to power the light heads.

The TCP Ecolite lighting tower has also broken new ground by utilising extremely economical lamps to reduce fuel consumption dramatically, which is particularly timely seeing as global warming is becoming a more and more prevalent concern.

In 2009 a new form of technology was introduced to improve cellular connections in areas where coverage is poor. This technology is called Femtocell and allows for customers to have better coverage and business to supply this service with this device connected to a broadband internet connection.

Everyone should understand that a femtocell is most often used to improve cellular coverage without the cellular carrier needing to upgrade their networks. This implementation would be great for rural or remote areas (80% of Australia) but the technology itself may be a little bit expensive for small to medium businesses. As one knows, a lot of these femtocells can operate on spectrums without the permission of the owner.

This is occurring in the US and Canada now. This is full of controversy and I for one do not want to delve into this area when starting up or being stood on by the big Telco’s. Dual mode handsets worldwide could be taken advantage of but how would you price or pay for your costs? Does their Telco pay the business for supplying a connection or is it a pay-per-use system implemented by the owner. If you implement an agreement between Telco’s on a business to business basis than there is real money to be made. Especially when this technology is being released worldwide.

I could see the application of a femtocell network for business that have poor coverage or want to attract customers in high demand areas where churn rate is high. I could see cafes, book store and food courts implementing these ideas to improve the quality of service where coverage is lacking.

In my honest opinion wireless would still be easier and more affordable to customers than femtocell tech and allows businesses to implement e-commerce into their store. Well at least till I can determine how a business could achieve revenue from this activity. My presumption would be that the femtocell provider would only provide coverage in exchange for what? So that a user can continue to conduct their normal routines over a cellular network and ignore the concept of wireless technology.

So as you can see there is real possibility of a business now acting as a cell tower in business district areas. I am working on ideas that could really affect small business and boost revenue. Some countries may have dual-mode cellular phones which allow this technology to operate. Countries like Australia are falling behind with the concept of dual-mode cellular phones. So phones have to register with that spectrum to be any use.

Elegant, convenient, and luxurious are just a few of the many qualities we can say about the Porsche Design Tower, a 57-story luxury condominium tower which is currently in development along Collins Avenue in the city of Sunny Isles Beach.

Sunny Isles Beach has definitely gotten more interesting thanks to the Porsche Design Tower hype buzzing all over the world of real estate. In fact, it won’t be a surprise if most of the units will have already been purchased despite the fact that these options cost over $1 million per unit. If you are looking for a glamorous investment of a lifetime, the Porsche Design Tower is definitely worth it.

Unique Parking Space

Forget about looking for a parking space; take your car straight home with you! The Porsche Design Tower allows you to take your car with you as you head to your unit, regardless of which floor it is located. It is safe to say that this is the number one highlight of living within the exquisite high-rise community.

Limited Units

The overall capacity of the Porsche Design Tower is 132 units which would mean more space per unit. The smallest unit starts at 3,800 square feet while the largest is around 9,000 square feet. Depending on your budget, you could either get a place that would serve as your vacation unit or your prime residence.

Next-Generation Security

The development project promises to deliver state-of-the-art technology to make residents feel safe at all times. With vehicle recognition software, residents will have a hassle-free experience entering and leaving their units knowing that the security will take care of everything while they are away.

The First of Its Kind

The future is definitely looking brighter now that we see new innovations on a regular basis. With the concept of modern luxury living behind the Porsche Design Tower development project, it is safe to say that this project is way ahead of the competition. Once the tower is complete, it will be recognized not only as the most advanced building in the country, but will also be the tallest oceanfront residential tower within the region as it is estimated to rise up to 650 feet.

All of the Best Amenities

Forget about leaving the vicinity for a relaxing spa or a fulfilling meal as the development project aims to provide all of the amenities for your convenience. From restaurants to gyms, you will find everything here. Not feeling like swimming by the beach? Sunrise and sunset swimming pools are your best alternatives among the many other facilities that will be offered exclusively to all residents.