Category: New Cell Site Active

Verizon Wireless recently completed coverage improvements along the Mt. Rose Highway stretching from Wedge Parkway in Reno on the east, to Tahoe Meadows near the Mt. Rose summit on the west. Improvements in the past year include the installation of 4 new cell sites along the Mt. Rose Highway corridor and improvements to an existing cell site atop Slide Mountain.

New cell sites include:

• Sky Tavern ski area (at the summit)
• New site serving the Saddlehorn/Arrowcreek/Whites Creek area
• Mt Rose Hwy & Wedge Pkwy
• NDF Galena Fire Station – new taller monopine with room for 3 carriers replacing existing monopine.

New monopine on distant/right with Verizon Wireless and AT&T antennas. T-Mobile will locate on the bottom position.

Verizon has launched three new cell sites since July and relocated one due to road construction. The new sites include:

• Lemmon Valley – next to the water tower off Patrician Drive
• Wooster High School – replacing one off the light poles on the football field
• Summit Mall – a monopine located at a self-storage facility behind the mall

In Sparks, a cell site near Pyramid Way and Queen Way was relocated to a new church tower to the east due to the construction and widening of Pyramid Way.

Verizon Wireless continues to outpace other wireless carriers in the construction of new cell sites in the Reno area. Since February 2015, Verizon has added 4 new cell sites:

• McCarran & Neil – atop the office building across from Meadowood Mall
• East Lincoln & Howard, Sparks – a monopole near the Sparks Marina
• Greenbrae Shopping Center, Sparks – a monopine behind the Post Office
• Las Brisas Blvd. near N. McCarran – a monopine near the NV Energy power substation

Verizon currently has at least 7 additional cell sites in the planning, permitting or construction process.

T-Mobile has added a new cell site near South Virginia Street & Patriot Blvd. The site is co-located on an existing monopole which is also occupied by Sprint.

Verizon recently completed construction on 6 new cell sites in the Reno area, mainly improving coverage in existing coverage areas. Those sites include:

• Mately Lane – Co-located on a tower with other wireless carriers near the intersection of Mill Street and Terminal Way
• Montello & 7th – Co-located on a tower with other wireless carriers near the intersection of Sutro and 6th Street
• Moya Blvd. & Lear Blvd. – New monopine in the Stead industrial area
• N. Virginia & W. Golden Valley Rd. – New monopole near the Raleigh Heights subdivision
• Pyramid Lake Hwy & Sha Neva Rd. – New 100′ monopole covering the north part of Spanish Springs
• S. Virginia & California Ave. – atop the Ponderosa Hotel

Verizon recently added a cell site near Mill Street and Edison Way in Reno.

Photo courtesy K. Albright

Verizon Wireless recently activated a new cell site near the intersection of Glendale Avenue and Industrial Way in Sparks. The new cell site has antennas co-located on a pre-existing monopole with Nextel and Sprint.

Reports on our Twitter feed indicate that AT&T launched its LTE high-speed data network this week in most areas of Reno, with download speeds reported up to 57 Mbps. The Reno Gazette-Journal also reports that T-Mobile has launched enhanced coverage and speeds to its data network.

See the RGJ article for more details.

Verizon Wireless recently completed a new cell site in Sun Valley, located at the “Sun Valley” clock tower at Sun Valley Blvd. and E Gepford Pkwy. The tower was previously occupied only by Sprint. Verizon added antennas below Sprint’s.

Verizon Wireless recently completed a new cell site in Sparks at Reed High School’s football field, located next to Sparks Blvd. near Baring Blvd.