Telecom towers, masts, and poles
Have you ever stopped to look at the many types of telecommunications towers, masts, or poles that line our streets, roadsides, or rooftops?
About
One of the most clearly visible parts of the telecommunications industry is the many towers, masts, and poles which adorn roadsides, roofs and hilltops. Indeed, there is a plethora of such structures ranging from the most minor mobile phone cell site to the ubiquitous telegraph pole and the iconic BT Tower.
From the days of the Armada, telecommunications towers have been used to ensure messages can be sent over many miles.
Today, they play an essential role in the delivery to consumers of radio and television programmes, telephony, and broadband while also forming an important element of national telecommunication backbone networks.
This lecture showcases the many types of telecommunications towers, masts, and poles that exist, considers their history and evolution, explains their function and why a wide variety of forms is required, highlights some unusual and little-known features and in so doing, brings to life an essential aspect of telecommunications on which our daily lives are so dependent, but which often goes unnoticed or unappreciated.
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
28 Mar 2025
11:30am - 3:30pm
Organiser
- London Local Network
Registration information
These lectures are preceded by an optional lunch where there is an opportunity to network with colleagues.
If you wish to attend this lecture, please book a place on the IET website.
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No payment for the event lunch can be made at Savoy Place.
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Terms and conditions
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Speakers
Professor Emeritus Nigel Linge
Professor Emeritus of Telecommunications - University of Salford
Nigel Linge is Professor Emeritus of Telecommunications at the University of Salford where he spent 37 years working as a member of academic staff teaching students and carrying our research in the field of data communications and networks. An electronic engineer by profession, his research work embraced 5G mobile, location and context-based services, communication protocols, the delivery of multimedia services, network design and architectures. Nigel also takes a keen interest in telecommunications heritage for which he maintains an active outreach portfolio, writes academic papers and has co-authored two books, “Thirty years of mobile phones in the UK” and “The British Phonebox”. He is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered IT Professional, a Fellow of the Institution and Engineering and Technology, British Computer Society and the Institute of Telecommunication Professionals.
Programme
11:30 Arrival for optional lunch
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12:00 Optional lunch
There is a £25 charge for the optional lunch
13:45 Arrival for lecture
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14:00 The lecture starts promptly
15:00 Questions and discussion
15:30 Optional tea/coffee in the Faraday Centre
Free for members only.
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