Report: Carriers will follow traditional DAS approach to large venues; open RAN a big opportunity for enterprise connectivity
This is by no means new information but worth repeating: Carriers almost exclusively invest in in-building wireless systems for large venues like stadiums and transit hubs. For...
SOLiD's Ken Sandfeld shares O-RAN outlook
The move towards fully-interoperable, multi-vendor radio access networks is more of a marathon than a sprint, with operators and vendors actively engaging in specification development through the O-RAN Alliance and collaborating on an assortment of trials. And while the...
Cheytec specializes in radio signal source equipment procurement and carrier coordination for in-building wireless
Deploying in-building wireless systems is a complicated process marked by numerous moving parts and the need for alignment between multiple stakeholders. And, given the size of the market opportunity, it's in...
Zinwave, SOLiD, JMA Wireless, Verizon make DAS announcements
BARCELONA—As the telecommunications industry continues its gradual shift to increasingly virtualized, streamlined hardware and software solutions, major DAS vendors are keeping pace while also continuing work to crack into an enterprise market in desperate need of cost-conscious...
In-building wireless solutions help add capacity and support IoT projects
As enterprise connectivity needs continue to evolve, cellular-based access is increasingly complementing Wi-Fi to serve new use cases including the internet of things (IoT). Consider a commercial real estate owner. Tenants, and in turn the...
Analysts highlight how acquisition allows Corning to better target the enterprise, and how the deal puts a 'target' on remaining standalone small cell outfits
Corning Wednesday made official its rumored acquisition of enterprise small cell vendor SpiderCloud Wireless, a move initially reported by RCR Wireless...
DAS, signal boosters and a small cell/DAS hybrid approach to in-building wireless for the enterprise
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...
Hybrid DAS/small cells, neutral host small cells and lower-cost DAS are helping serve the enterprise in-building wireless market
Many marquee venues like stadiums and airports already have in-building wireless connectivity systems, often an active distributed antenna system (DAS), that provides multi-band, multi-carrier support -- albeit at...
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...
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 order for first responders and other public safety officials to perform their life-saving duties they have to be able to communicate with each other. But, unlike consumer networks, public safety networks have to work all the time, meaning the network has to be...
A conversation about densification with Ken Sandfeld, president of SOLiD America
The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. Why we need them and how we can build them.”
Most of large venues have indoor infrastructure. The...
The New York City subway system is getting a big expansion to its wireless network. Solid and Transit Wireless announced 20 stations in the Bronx and 17 in upper Manhattan would be receiving wireless service.
The network will use Solid’s distributed antenna systems to bring...
AT&T's government contract, Verizon's small cell progress
1. AT&T signed a five-year contract with the U.S. Census Bureau, which will use the carrier's LTE network and "Internet of Things" services to enable census data collectors to use mobile devices. As many as 20,000 people will...
Building size, carrier involvement, return on investment among determining factors
LOS ANGELES – There are some 4.8 million buildings in the U.S. that are 25,000 square feet or less, yet have the same in-building connectivity needs as much larger spaces. So what’s the best approach...
Part of four-carrier plan to connect all 279 Metropolitan Transit Authority underground stations
Verizon Wireless will continue to expand its underground network in phases four and five of the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s plan to bring cellular and Wi-Fi into New York City’s subways.
Verizon Wireless and...
The Middleprise market ripens for in-building wireless technology adoption
As market education efforts have started to stick, venue owners are becoming acutely aware of the need for robust indoor cellular coverage to satisfy tenant and guest connectivity requirements not to mention the looming First Net...
The Sports & Entertainment Alliance in Technology hosts an annual convention for CIOs, CTOs and digital marketing experts from the sports and entertainment world. Most of these executives cannot do their jobs in venues that are not well-connected, and more to the point, many...
Verizon Wireless could not control the weather at this year's MLB All-Star Game, but the carrier did try to plan for every contingency related to mobile data use. Like the other nationwide carriers, Verizon has a distributed antenna system to keep subscribers connected at...
For better or for worse, our mobile devices have become an integral part of our lives, and when we enter a building few things can detract from our experience as much as poor connectivity. If that building is our workplace, our productivity and job...
