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Asbury Park
Bringing Decorative Small Cell And Lighting Integration To NJ Shore Town
Background
Asbury Park is a seaside town with a historic boardwalk dating back to 1871. Starting in 2002, Asbury Park began a massive revitalization effort and was one of the first towns to successfully reopen in the wake of Hurricane Sandy in 2013. With the completion of the north end of the boardwalk in 2020, any new projects had to meet new municipal standards and major aesthetic considerations.
Wireless carriers wanted to increase cellular coverage in this popular vacation and tourist destination to better serve its customers, while continuing to roll out their 5G networks nationwide.
Wireless carriers wanted to increase cellular coverage in this popular vacation and tourist destination to better serve its customers, while continuing to roll out their 5G networks nationwide.
Project Details
Location:
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Luminaires:
Hadco by Signify LED Decorative Pendants, Lumec by Signify LED Cobra Heads
Structures:
ConcealFab a Valmont Company
Deployments:
4G, 5G and C Bands
Specification Support:
- Dave Murphy & Associates
- ConcealFab a Valmont Company
- Hadco By Signify
- Lumec by Signify
The Challenges
Meeting the Unique Requirements of Multiple Stakeholders
While coordinating with stakeholders, DMA helped address unique project requirements:
- Deploy new sites for wireless customers in pedestrian-heavy areas
- Create an integrated solution for any carrier deployment
- Develop an aesthetically pleasing concealment structure that would be approved by municipal authorities while also integrating the municipality’s standard luminaire
- Simultaneously design a similar structure for utilitarian roadway integration
- Engineer a structure that could support the multiple carriers’ bill of materials and lighting requirements
- Previously presented small cell designs were found to be unacceptable due to aesthetics, presenting a roadblock to new site deployment
The Solution
Telecom Enhanced Decorative (TED) Light Poles
Deployment of custom-engineered dual-use structures that:
- Elegantly integrate lighting
- Provide meter and disconnect for lighting and telecom equipment
- Meet and support carriers’ RF and network components, accounting for heat management and cabling requirements
- Aesthetically conceal carrier equipment
- Successfully replace existing roadway poles
The Result
Satisfying All Stakeholders
- Asbury Park officials and residents are pleased with the design, which mimics existing street lighting
- Wireless carriers successfully completed new site deployments, utilizing a dual-carrier solution
- Designs have become a new standard for dual-carrier deployments
- Successfully developed a roadway and decorative telecom standards for future Asbury Park deployments, greatly reducing future deployment time for new sites.
