v3.19.2

Summary of significant accounting policies - Segment and geographic information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Primary revenue source
Number of reportable segment | segment			1
Revenue	$ 68,554	$ 59,601	$ 135,027	$ 117,760
DAS
Primary revenue source
Revenue	27,622	21,885	51,717	45,530
Military/multifamily
Primary revenue source
Revenue	24,396	16,735	50,293	32,589
Wholesale-Wi-Fi
Primary revenue source
Revenue	10,718	13,530	21,738	24,679
Retail
Primary revenue source
Revenue	3,847	4,566	7,773	9,876
Advertising and other
Primary revenue source
Revenue	$ 1,971	$ 2,885	$ 3,506	$ 5,086

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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