Nextivity adds multi-carrier support to hybrid active DAS solution
"You’ll see folks try to implement DAS, but no enterprise wants to pay $5-per-square-foot for cellular coverage they think the carrier should be paying for anyway. It’s just too much for the enterprise."
That was the message...
In the heavily populated cities of East Asia, network densification became a priority for mobile operators before it became critical for U.S. operators. South Korea's SOLiD, parent of Texas-based SOLiD Americas, is helping its American subsidiary gain experience with indoor deployments that will build...
SOLiD showcased its Genesis DAS solution this week at the Verizon Technology Users Forum in Austin, Texas. The distributed antenna system targets enterprise customers that are not large enough to attract carrier investment for a DAS.
"The enterprise is now at a point where they're...
SOLiD is the latest company to partner with New Jersey-based Cheytec, a company formed to focus exclusively on in-building wireless solutions for enterprise customers. Cheytec has unique distribution agreements with radio vendors Ericsson and Nokia, and last year the company announced a partnership with...
As the world moves toward implementing LTE Enhanced and 5G mobile wireless technologies, buildings of all types will need in-building wireless systems to provide strong coverage and capacity. While mobile operators have deployed such systems in large venues like stadiums and airports, they have...
SK Telecom used an in-building 5G relay repeater
operating in the 28 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands
Korean telecoms group SK Telecom announced the successful demonstration of essential technologies for 5G network communications in a real-world setting.
The Asian telco said that it is accelerating its research...
As carrier spend slows, how should enterprises fund in-building cellular?
Carriers have a limited pool of money to spend on in-building cellular systems. As such, that investment is targeted toward marquee venues like stadia, transportation hubs and the like, and to high-priority customers. This paradigm...
Demand for in-building cellular is pointed, but market education gap remains
By and large, a modern enterprise needs in-building cellular coverage and capacity. But in the context of commercial real estate owners and managers, there remains a gap in market education, as well as a...
From business case to technology, enterprises need in-building cellular, but how do you find the solution that's best for you?
Often referred to as the fourth utility, right up there with electricity, water and gas, in-building cellular coverage is an imperative for a modern enterprise....
Willis lays out the three Fs of in-building wireless: all-fiber, full spectrum support and future-ready
In a recent interview with RCR Wireless News, Zinwave CEO Scott Willis discussed some of the trends shaping the in-building wireless market, as well as discussed his firm's approach to...
Nearly 25 years after the introduction of mobile phones, it is still disconcertingly familiar to see people leaning against a window, holding phones in the air or rushing around as they search for the elusive indoor cellular signal. The crowds around the windows are...
When enterprises begin exploring ways to solve their indoor connectivity issues, much of their decision focuses on the bottom line – of course anyone wants to get the best bang for their buck, and for many purchases, that mainly comprises the initial layout
However, when...
Hospitality Technology calls ubiquitous cellular, like what a DAS provides, one of the 'mega-trends' in the hotel business
Christian Barb, senior vice president of global sales for DAS provider Zinwave, stressed the importance of hospitality interests providing guests with not only Wi-Fi, but also reliable...
Small-cell-as-a-service offering embraced by Chelsea Football Club
This week Ericsson announced decreasing sales across all business units including its managed services division, but Patrik Jakobson, head of network-as-a-service, a subset of the managed services unit, expects small-cell-as-a-service (ScaaS) to gain momentum in not only the...
The challenge of improving connectivity for the enterprise involves multiple stakeholders: building owners, tenants, equipment suppliers, integrators, infrastructure providers and of course wireless carriers. Successful solutions are those that can deliver a better experience for the end user and a positive ROI for the...
LAS VEGAS--Kyung Mun, principal analyst of firm Mobile Experts, told attendees of the 10th annual DAS and Small Cells Congress, that both anecdotal and U.S. Census Bureau-backed data demonstrates that there's an ongoing global construction boom that has been in an upswing since the...
Small cell deployments have lagged behind projections for years. Carriers are largely using the devices to provide pinpoint demand and capacity, but in terms of providing a multi-carrier solution, most commercially available small cells require infrastructure for each carrier. However, companies like Baicells, SpiderCloud...
The need for robust in-building wireless systems for enterprise users is well-established. The vast majority of mobile traffic originates inside buildings, and, particularly in the context of an office, retail center, hospital or other enterprise environment, the common approach of providing coverage from the...
Learn how ip.access and Baicells are addressing the need for multi-carrier small cells
Providing ubiquitous cellular coverage and capacity inside buildings is a big challenge the vendor community is working to solve. Big venues--think stadiums, transit hubs and other marquee locations--generally feature multi-carrier, multi-band distributed...
In-building wireless investment is shifting from carriers to enterprises and building owners
In a new eBook, CommScope takes a look at the ongoing transition in the in-building wireless market, which is marked by a decrease in carrier investment as enterprises and building owners take over...
Enterprises and businesses around the world are increasingly adopting small cells as they become aware of the benefits. As business becomes increasingly dependent on high quality mobile connections, organizations of all sizes are looking to deploy small cells to deliver improved coverage, capacity and...
Corning sees a move toward all-fiber backbones to support in-building cellular, Wi-Fi, building automation and more.
“It’s not really about anymore, it’s about connectivity," Chris Wixom, Corning's senior director and VP of sales and business development, told RCR Wireless News....
Current construction trends and tenant desires are somewhat at odds – at a time when building owners and lease holders increasingly view wireless as a utility, new construction geared toward energy efficiency often has the side effect of degrading wireless coverage. The obvious solution...
As business and consumer demand for mobile data connectivity continues to grow, venues around the world are working to provide in-building wireless service. In a retail setting, shoppers consider strong cellular connectivity a plus, while it enables shop owners to run a more effective...
