The dramatic increase in the use of wireless devices and applications has accelerated the need for indoor antenna systems to strengthen the on-premises wireless signal within businesses, schools, hospitals and other facilities.  These Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) are often a significant financial investment for the wireless service providers and/or building owners.  Harris Communications provides a...

Is your place of business riddled with communication snags? Dead spots? Dropped calls? A location that is a trouble spot for communication can be both an inconvenience and a safety hazard. If yours is like most commercial businesses, then you can’t afford communication problems in your location. Harris Communications has been designing, installing and maintaining...

What is DAS? DAS stands for Distributed Antenna System, which is a system that allows for the use of cell phones and other wireless devices in areas that do not have direct access to a cell tower or power source. DAS works by receiving power from a radio frequency (RF) source, and distributing it over...

Reliable in-building cellular and wireless signals are invaluable on a campus setting.  There are many benefits to students having wireless connectivity, including guaranteed reception for campus wide alerts.

Are dropped cellular phone calls leaving your tenants and residents frustrated? If this is all too familiar for you and your tenants are not satisfied with the with the performance of wireless devices in the building, Harris Communications has solutions that will be of interest to you.   We offer single and multiple carrier designs that...

Harris Communications has worked with hospitals throughout the country to eliminate dropped calls with the installation of commercial cellular repeaters.

It is more and more common for first-responders, (Police/Fire/EMS), to demand reliable ubiquitous radio coverage to ensure the safety of the public, as well as their own.  In many instances poor in-building radio coverage has a negative impact on first responders ability to communicate effectively in a crisis situation.  The prevailing thought today is that...

Although everyone expects the voice and data capabilities of their mobile devices to simply work everywhere, there are significant technical and financial challenges to making this a reality. This post provides an overview of distributed antenna system (DAS) solutions for in-building wireless coverage for cellular voice services. It also provides a brief look at the...

How Cellular Reception Works Cell phone reception is the strength of the connection the cell phone has to its network.  There are a variety of factors that impact cellular signal, such as proximity to a tower.  Most mobile devices use a set of bars of varying heights to display the strength of the signal where...

A bi-directional amplifier (also known as a cell phone repeater or wireless cellular signal booster) is the most common way cell phone companies have been improving cellular coverage over the past few years. Nearly gone are the days when calls are dropped mid sentence. A bi-directional amplifier boosts cell phone signal by using an internal...