This COW was photographed in the parking lot of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. It was in service for the 2005 Rose Bowl game. Notice that it has its own power generator for use when no commercial electrical power is available.
A Cell on Wheels, usually referred to as a "COW", is a mobile cell site that consists of a cellular antenna tower and electronic radio equipment on a truck or trailer, designed to be part of a cellular network. Image File history File linksMetadata CellularPCScom1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata CellularPCScom1. ... A cell site is a site where a wireless antenna and network communications equipment are placed to create the network cells for the use of mobile phones. ... A cellular network is a radio network made up of a number of radio cells (or just cells) each served by a fixed transmitter, normally known as a cell site or base station. ...
COWs are used to provide expanded cellular network coverage and/or capacity at: special events such as major sporting events (Super Bowl, World Series, Rose Bowl, etc.), major conventions, etc.; or in disaster areas where cellular coverage either was never present (e.g. in a wilderness area where firefighters have set up a command center during a major forest fire) or was knocked out by the disaster (e.g. in the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina). The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, the culmination of the sports postseason each October. ... The Rose Bowl can refer to: The Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California. ... The Gulf of Mexico is a major body of water bordered and nearly landlocked by North America. ... This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005; for other storms with this name, see Hurricane Katrina (disambiguation). ...
CIAB (Cell-in-a-Box)
Related to a COW is a CIAB (Cell-in-a-Box). Like COWs, CIABs provide temporary service with temporary equipment. The main difference is that a CIAB is typically placed for a longer period of time than a COW. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (541x722, 297 KB) Summary Photo of a Cell-in-a-Box taken by and uploaded by Jonathan L. Kramer, www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (541x722, 297 KB) Summary Photo of a Cell-in-a-Box taken by and uploaded by Jonathan L. Kramer, www. ...
A Cell on Wheels, usually referred to as a "COW", is a mobile cell site that consists of a cellular antenna tower and electronic radio equipment on a truck or trailer, designed to be part of a cellular network.
COWs are used to provide expanded cellular network coverage and/or capacity at: special events such as major sporting events (Super Bowl, World Series, Rose Bowl, etc.), major conventions, etc.; or in disaster areas where cellular coverage either was never present (e.g.
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