Method and apparatus for sharing infrastructure between wireless network operators
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1. A method for adding capacity to a first network, the method comprising acts of:
- operating a first remote antenna of a first operator on an infrastructure of a second operator;
transmitting and receiving a wireless signal with the first remote antenna;
transmitting a first signal to the first remote antenna from a first infrastructure of the first operator and providing the first signal from the first remote antenna to the first infrastructure.
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Abstract
An apparatus and methods for sharing communications infrastructure between multiple network operators. In one example, a shared network includes a first infrastructure of a first operator, a second infrastructure of a second operator, and a first remote antenna of the first operator disposed on the second infrastructure and coupled to the first infrastructure by a communication link. The communication link may be a wireless optical link between the first remote antenna and the first infrastructure.
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1. A method for adding capacity to a first network, the method comprising acts of:
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operating a first remote antenna of a first operator on an infrastructure of a second operator;
transmitting and receiving a wireless signal with the first remote antenna;
transmitting a first signal to the first remote antenna from a first infrastructure of the first operator and providing the first signal from the first remote antenna to the first infrastructure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A shared network comprising:
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a first infrastructure of a first operator;
a second infrastructure of a second operator;
a first remote antenna of the first operator operated on the second infrastructure and coupled to the first infrastructure by a communication link. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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