ALLIANCE 5G DAS: Winning at Campus-wide Mobile Coverage
Higher education leaders know that mobile connectivity on campus needs to improve to meet current and coming bandwidth requirements. Many schools have made the pivotal decision to augment current cellular and Wi-Fi service with a distributed antenna systems (DAS). Fully 45% of schools are considering technology to enhance network capacity, and 23% are considering in-building […]
How Do I Plan For 5G In My Building?
On June 12, 2019, I participated in a panel discussion at the DASpedia 5G Congress. The conversation included consideration of current and future CRE wireless network needs. At that panel some key points were discussed: Key Issues for CRE owners and managers include: When it comes to 5G wireless connectivity, it’s important to distinguish between what is […]
Active Vs Passive DAS Systems
Public safety officials understand how vital in-building wireless connectivity is during an emergency. There are numerous sobering reminders of the extreme conditions under which emergency responders must often perform their duties. Effective, uninterrupted communication is always vital. As a result, Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) require state-of-the-art radio communication systems for emergency responders. Public safety distributed […]
Responsible Emergency Communications for the Middleprise Pt. 3
Third of a Three-Part Blog Series In the first two blogs in “Responsible Communications in the Enterprise” series, I talked about the responsibility of the Middleprise to provide coverage to tenants and occupants in a building; and also to first responders. In this blog, I’ll talk about the impact of building codes and standards. The Impact […]
Responsible Emergency Communications for the Middleprise
First of a Three-Part Blog Series It is easy to think of emergencies as events that happen to other people. But times being what they are, whether you own, lease, or manage a Middleprise property, you need to understand the inherent responsibilities and comply with the requirements for handling and supporting public safety and emergency […]
Thinking Beyond the Code
Over 25 years ago a group of radio heads on the West Coast started discussing the need for “in-building” signal augmentation for first responder radio systems. This culminated into some of the first public safety radio ordinances in the United States. The oldest known ordinance was written by Dr. Richter in 1991 for the City […]