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Why Engineering is Such a Crucial Step in Tower Maintenance
Why Engineering is Such a Crucial Step in Tower Maintenance The global 5G rollout has put pressure on tower owners and carriers to make equipment changes as quickly and inexpensively as possible. Even without the major push for 5G and the tower upgrades that come...
7 Requirements for Proper Cell Tower Maintenance
7 System Requirements for Proper Cell Tower Maintenance With the recent uptick of telecom M&A, cell towers are changing hands faster than ever, but their inventory and engineering data don’t always survive the trip. New owners often discover that all the tower...
From CAD to Digital Twins, Bentley Systems Visualizes Future of Infrastructure
Published on Inside Towers Online – By J. Sharpe Smith on April 4, 2022. Read full article here.
OpenTower Designer 3.0 Now Includes Euro Code
Release Notes for OpenTower Designer 3.0 OpenTower Designer 3.0 is now available for download here. See the release notes below. Implementation of the standard of the code as given in the BS EN 1993-3-1:2006 with UK National Annexed (loading and Design) for SST and...
How a Cell Tower Digital Twin Automates Lifecycle Management
The Need for Digital Twin Software for Cell Towers Telecom towers have been categorized as critical assets as they provide “enabling functions” across all critical infrastructure sectors. Today, there are over 300 thousand cell towers in America alone which are...
Johnson Broderick Engineering Assess the Value of Precision Graphics-Enabled Tower Analysis
Johnson Broderick Engineering Case Study Overview Organization: Johnson Broderick Engineering, LLC Location: Eugene, Oregon, USA Project Objectives: Accurate graphical representations of towers Ability to optimize analysis by evaluating multi-variable simulations...
Genesys International Uses Digital Twins to Increase Accuracy of Tower Inspections
Genesys Case Study Overview Organization: Genesys International Corporation, Ltd. Location: Mumbai, India Project Objectives: Perform inventory management through inspection automation Facilitate planning for a next generation 5G network Enable downstream workflow for...
Bentley’s OpenTower iQ Automates the Creation of Digital Twins for Telecom Tower Design
Published in Engineering News-Record – By Jeff Yoders and Pam Radtke Russell on April 9, 2021.
Bentley Acceleration Initiatives Launches OpenTower iQ, a Digital Co-Venture with Visual Intelligence and Aeroprotechnik for 5G Towers
Millimeter-accurate Digital Twin Solution Combines Patented Dual-sensor Drone Technologies and Artificial Intelligence to Help Tower Companies Accelerate Rollouts and Enhance Decision-making EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bentley Acceleration Initiatives today announced...
Tower Engineering Professionals Optimize Workflows with OpenTower
Tower Engineering Professionals Case Study Overview Organization: Tower Engineering Professionals, Inc. Solution: Communication Towers Project Objectives: To make countless communication tower modifications quickly. Products Used: OpenTower Designer Minimizing...