Axell Wireless has installed its largest-ever public safety wireless system at One World Trade Center.
The distributed antenna system, or DAS, was implemented by Axell and systems integrator TechMer Inc., and covers One WTC, the tallest building in the U.S. and fourth-tallest in the world (TechMer’s original . A surrounding system installed by Axell and Pinnacle Wireless covers nearby buildings including the shopping malls and transportation center for the complex, the museum and memorial.
New York City’s police, transit police and fire department will be able to use the wireless network, as well as Homeland Security and other state and federal agencies that provide emergency services.
Installation of the system involved laying more than five miles of high-capacity optical fiber to create what Axell says is the “largest public safety system in the USA.” The system underwent rigorous testing before it was installed, including more than 800 individual tests over a 38-hour period, Axell said, and “performed flawlessly in challenging operating environments” including temperatures ranging from -4 degrees to 149 degrees Fahrenheit.
Axell noted that as part of the project, it helped provide temporary installations after Hurricane Sandy destroyed all of the existing public safety infrastructure at the WTC site in October 2012.
The WTC DAS covers 88 channels for UHF, VHF and 800 MHz frequency bands.
