Small Cells

End-to-End Small Cell Solutions

Zayo offers a complete turnkey Small Cell solutions including:

RF engineering
Flexible backhaul
Site selection and site acquisition
Existing deep metro fiber
Relationships with Municipalities & Utilities
Proven ability to build new network
A dedicated 24x7 NOC
Complete OEM selection and maintenance
Flexible financing

Small Cell deployments are complex and require the coordination of many disciplines, and Zayo’s expertise provides a one stop shop.

Small Cell RF Engineering

Combination of RF and backhaul expertise produces optimal and cost efficient solutions
Zayo expertise provides a versatile and flexible network architecture that can serve multi-band, multi-vendor, multi-operator, multi-technology solutions

Flexible Small Cell Backhaul

Dark fiber, traditional point-to-point Ethernet, and burstable Ethernet backhaul
Line-of-Site (LOS) and Non-Line-of-Site (NLOS) microwave solutions employed when necessary
Variety of network architectures, including traditional point-to-point, ring, hub & spoke, and Distributed RAN (aka D-RAN, Cloud RAN, C-RAN, and Fronthaul) available
Flexible solutions that enable customers’ unique heterogeneous network (Het-Net) requirements

Rapid Small Cell Deployment, Installation, and Testing

Dedicated team of experienced professionals who work to minimize installation time
Extensive experience constructing new fiber network
The ability to leverage deep metro fiber assets to shorten the delivery time

Processes Optimized For Small Cell Site Acquisition

Substantial experience procuring attachment rights from municipalities, utilities and private entities
Proven ability to secure ROW, conduit, power, and attachment rights

Vendor-Neutral Small Cell Deployment, Install, Testing and Management

Zayo maintains relationships with Small Cell equipment vendors and can provide recommendations depending upon customer preference
Zayo can recommend and select equipment if desired
Dedicated 24x7 NCC
300+ field personnel for emergency response, and ongoing maintenance and equipment upgrades


Zayo Group is a global provider of bandwidth infrastructure services, including dark fiber, wavelengths, SONET, Ethernet, IP services, and carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection. Zayo serves Carriers, Disaster Recovery, E-Rate & Education, Financial/Low Latency, Healthcare, Media & Digital Content, and Mobile Infrastructure. Zayo's global network includes 74,300 route miles of metro and intercity fiber connecting 11,740 on-net buildings and serving 45 states and Washington, D.C. Zayo also has 141,400 billable square feet of colocation and interconnection space.
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