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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...
Sometimes cellular coverage can be hindered by some building construction material. Thicker cement with metal bracing and some roofing materials can block a cell phone signal. A cellular repeater can help get around the natural blocking of cement with metal which block radio signals and in turn hinder cellular coverage. Foil backing on foam or...
When the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia recently asked us to make their cell phones work inside the building, we knew it would be a special challenge. The walls between studios are padded with five layers of sound deadening material, which provides a great environment for music studies but a challenging one for cell...
Lives are saved every day by the quick response of emergency teams. It’s amazing and gratifying to hear of students saved by effective college notification systems, whether it’s a child whose heart is quickly restarted by a nearby defibrillator and faculty trained to use it, or students and faculty successfully evacuated from buildings in the...
Great question! Most likely, the trees between you and the tower have leafed out. We have had a few situations in which a clients reception was impacted by the trees around their office building.
It is important to be able to determine the cellular signal in and around your building for us to provide an accurate budgetary cost to you. Check out the information below that details how to put the various cellular phones in test mode. If you do not see your particular cellular phone on our list...
Came across this article when I was checking out the news in our region. The area that is referenced is long overdue for cellular coverage. This just reaffirms how much society relies on and expects quality cellular coverage: New Tower Might Help With Dropped Calls in Rural York County A new cell tower planned in...
