[Q] Random signal drops when screen is off - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I got my Nexus 5 back in January 2014. Until last month I've been running 4.4.2 stock ROM rooted with Franco kernel (r58) and Xposed installed. My signal was fine.
Last month I did a complete fresh reinstall of the OS and updated to 4.4.4 and Franco kernel r62 (Xposed also reinstalled). Ever since my phone experiences random signal drops when the screen is off. I use Llama to notify me when this happens (LED notification and sound). It appears that the signal can be lost for over 2 minutes. At such times I have tried to call my phone and indeed I get a message that the phone is out of reach. When I turn on the screen I see an empty triangle, but after 2-10 seconds the bars start to appear again, sometimes even the full number of bars. And my connection is back as it should be. This drops happen a couple of times a day.
I have flashed the 4.4.1 radio (M8974A-1.0.25.0.23) because this radio did not give me any problems when I was on 4.4.2 (as far as I know the radio did not change from 4.4.1 to 4.4.2), but the signal drops keep occurring.
I use Intelli3G but disabling this app does not fix the problem.
Anyone have any suggestions? Given the symptoms and my history with this phone I do not think it is a carrier issue.

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