| Over the last many years, development in | | | | trenches for the purpose is not viable. |
| telecommunication technology has brought about a | | | | 2. Long Distance Microwave Transmission: For |
| sea change in which each part of our world has been | | | | communication over long distances, microwave |
| drawn closer to every other part. Telecommunication | | | | towers running at very high frequency are set up. |
| has come a long way ever since it evolved from | | | | These are usually very tall. They rise above city |
| wireline communication toward today's widely used | | | | skylines, so as to have unobstructed line-of-sight |
| wireless and optical fiber-based communication. | | | | contact with successive towers. |
| Telecommunication is an infrastructure intensive | | | | 3. Terrestrial Television and Radio Transmission: |
| industry. Whether it is wireline, fiber optic, or wireless | | | | Terrestrial transmission was a common way to |
| communication, the service depends heavily on | | | | broadcast before satellite transmission became |
| equipments some of which can be located off-site. | | | | common. Television towers which rise very high are |
| Wireless links, and overhead lines used in long | | | | used to beam television or radio broadcast programs. |
| distance communication make good use of telecom | | | | These towers can either be made up of a latticed |
| towers, which is an indispensable component of | | | | structure, or can take the shape of a tall concrete |
| modern communication. | | | | building with transmission equipment mounted all over |
| These telecom towers can vary in their construction | | | | them. |
| design, from latticed structures, self-supporting | | | | 4. Cellular Mobile Communication: Cellular mobile |
| structures, and even simple poles like the one used in | | | | communications require base stations at regular |
| telegraph. Across various types of telecom set-ups, | | | | intervals in the region of coverage. In cities these are |
| there is extensive use of different designs and | | | | usually mounted on the rooftops of tall buildings. Far |
| configurations of telecom towers. | | | | away from the city though, there may be specialized |
| Here is an overview of application of telecom towers | | | | tall tower structures constructed to hold the cellular |
| across various modes of telecommunication: | | | | transmission equipments. |
| 1. Wired Communication: Much before wireless | | | | Depending on the power of transmission, type of |
| communication came into existence, the first telecom | | | | communication, regulatory issues and many such |
| towers to be used in early 19th century were the | | | | variables, design of telecom towers are customized |
| ones that carried flags to communicate with other | | | | to the last detail. Turnkey telecom tower installation |
| towers on a line-of-sight. This was much before | | | | companies can help a great deal by identifying the |
| electric telegraph by Samuel Morse came into | | | | right tower for the right task, and even going about |
| existence. Today, for wired communication, telecom | | | | complete construction and implementation of the |
| towers and poles are used to hold cabling above | | | | same. |
| ground level, especially at places where digging | | | | |